The last of the great observatories : Spitzer and the era of faster, better, cheaper at NASA /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rieke, G. H. (George Henry)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Space Infrared Telescope Facility (U.S.)
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Management.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
1900-1999
Geschichte 1985-2003.
Astronomical observatories > United States > History > 20th century.
Infrared astronomy > History > 20th century.
Observatoires astronomiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Astronomie infrarouge > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SCIENCE / General
Astronomical observatories.
Infrared astronomy.
Management.
Spitzer Space Telescope
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Acronyms
  • Preface
  • 1. Friday the Thirteenth
  • 2. 1985-1989: Marking Time
  • 3. 1990: A New Decade Brings New Hope
  • 4. 1992: Faster, Better, Cheaper
  • 5. 1993-1994: Picking Ourselves Up off the Floor
  • 6. ISO Shows the Way
  • 7. Getting Under Way
  • 8. Success Breeds Success
  • 9. 1996-1997: The June Deal
  • 10. Learning to Manage
  • 11. Preliminary Design Review
  • 12. New Problems for a New Manager
  • 13. The First Hardware Is Delivered
  • 14. Finishing the Dewar
  • 15. 2000: The Rules Change
  • 16. 2000-2001: A Christmas Problem
  • 17. 2000: Selecting Some Science
  • 18. New Problems
  • 19. Test as You Fly
  • 20. 2002: ""Just in Time"" Management
  • 21. 1999-2002: How Do We Drive This Thing?
  • 22. Completing SIRTF
  • 23. Launching Proves Difficult
  • 24. August-December 2003: Checking Things Out
  • 25. Our Coming-Out Party
  • 26. Our First Year in Orbit
  • Appendix A: Technical Aspects of Spitzer
  • Appendix B: What Spitzer Demonstrated about Building Space Missions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Additional Reading
  • Index

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