The Birth of NASA The Work of the Space Task Group, America's First True Space Pioneers /

• Main Author: von Ehrenfried, Dutch (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; History.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; History of Science.

This is the story of the work of the original NASA space pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into the Space Task Group. A relatively small group, they developed the initial mission concept plans and procedures fo...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Introduction
• The Sputnik Reaction
• The President
• The National Security Council
• The Congress
• Department of Defense/Other
• Part II Creating the Space Team
• Creation of the STG
• The AVRO Canadians
• The Astronauts and Aeromedical
• The Need for More People
• Contractors & Representatives
• The STG Organization
• The End of the STG on November 1, 1961
• Summary of Key Project Mercury Decisions/Lessons Learned
• Part III Achievements
• Facilities Created for Project Mercury
• Mission Designs and Concepts
• The Impact of the STG on History
• APPENDICES
• Bibliography
• Credits
• Glossary
• About the Author
• Index.