A Passion for Space : Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
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Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in the 70s and 80s, when it was far from an easy path. Dyson relates the first five space shuttle flights from the personal perspective of mission planning and operations in Houston at the Johnson S ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | A Passion for Space : Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller / by Marianne J. Dyson. - 1st ed. 2016. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016. - XVI, 381 p. 97 ill., 72 ill. in color ; online resource. - (Springer Praxis Books) |
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Preface: The Moon Landing, July 20, 1969 -- Space Girl Grows Up -- Welcome to Houston -- NASA Employee -- Shuttle Procedures & Training -- STS-1 Timeliner -- Preparation for STS-2 -- STS-2 Timeliner -- Preparation for STS-3 -- Lead Timeliner STS-3 -- Secret Preparations -- STS-4 Flight Activities Officer -- Welcome to Operations -- STS-5 Fire in Mission Control -- Family Planner -- New Mother -- Working Mother -- Aerospace Consultant -- The Challenger Disaster -- Space For Everyone -- Appendix A: First Women Flight Controllers -- Appendix B: First 25 Space Shuttle Flights -- Appendix C: As-Flown Timelines for STS-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 -- Index of Names. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319202570
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