Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Title | Societal Impact of Spaceflight PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Dick |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 704 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Astronautics |
ISBN | 9780160867170 |
Historical Studies in the Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Title | Historical Studies in the Societal Impact of Spaceflight PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Dick |
Publisher | |
Pages | 686 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Astronautics |
ISBN |
Historical Studies in the Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Title | Historical Studies in the Societal Impact of Spaceflight PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Dick |
Publisher | |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 2019-07-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781082091490 |
This volume presents a series of in-depth studies on the mutual interaction of space exploration and society--part of a larger need to understand the relationships between science, technology, and society. After beginning with a study of public attitudes toward space over time, it then moves on to specific case studies of potential "spinoffs" from NASA's space program in the areas of medical technology, integrated circuits, and the multibillion-dollar industry today known as MEMS (microelectromechanical systems). These studies explicitly raise the difficult questions of what can be considered spinoff and how much of any particular claimed spinoff can be attributed to NASA. Beyond spinoffs, the final part of the volume considers broader issues of space and society, including the controversy over the use of nuclear components in spacecraft, the relationship between NASA and the environment, the impact of applications satellites, and the impact of the Apollo program. Space exploration has also spawned entirely new disciplines, including astrogeology, astrochemistry, and even astrotheology. The final chapter explores the budding discipline of astrosociology.
Spinoff 2012
Title | Spinoff 2012 PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Coleman |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2013-02-06 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780160916960 |
NP 2012-11-912-HQ. Provides an in-depth look at how NASA's initiatives in aeronautics and space exploration have resulted in beneficial commercial technologies in the fields of health and medicine, transportation, public safety, consumer goods, environmental protection, computer technology and industrial productivity
Taming Liquid Hydrogen
Title | Taming Liquid Hydrogen PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Parker Dawson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Centaur rocket |
ISBN |
Way Station to Space
Title | Way Station to Space PDF eBook |
Author | Mack R. Herring |
Publisher | |
Pages | 510 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Aeronautics |
ISBN |
Managing NASA in the Apollo Era
Title | Managing NASA in the Apollo Era PDF eBook |
Author | Arnold S. Levine |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |