3%OFF

Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Mission Control
Michael Peter Johnson
€ 24.99
€ 24.31
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Mission Control
Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 black & white images. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Brave astronauts, flaring rockets, and majestic launches are only one side of the story of spaceflight. Any mission to space depends on years—if not decades—of work by thousands of dedicated individuals on the ground. These are the people whose voices offer a friendly link to Earth in the void of space, whose hands maneuver rovers across the face of planets, and whose skills guide astronauts home. This book is a long-overdue history of three major centers that have managed important missions since the dawn of the space age.
In Mission Control, Michael Johnson explores the famous Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany—each a strategically designedmicro-environment responsible for the operation of spacecraft and the safety of passengers.
Johnson explains the motivations behind the location of each center and their intricate design. He shows how the robotic spaceflight missions overseen in Pasadena and Darmstadt set these centers apart from Houston. He argues that the type of spacecraft and the missions they controlled—not the nations they represented—defined how the centers developed, yet they played vital national roles as space technology became a battleground for international power struggles in the Cold War years and even after.
In Mission Control, Michael Johnson explores the famous Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany—each a strategically designedmicro-environment responsible for the operation of spacecraft and the safety of passengers.
Johnson explains the motivations behind the location of each center and their intricate design. He shows how the robotic spaceflight missions overseen in Pasadena and Darmstadt set these centers apart from Houston. He argues that the type of spacecraft and the missions they controlled—not the nations they represented—defined how the centers developed, yet they played vital national roles as space technology became a battleground for international power struggles in the Cold War years and even after.
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813061504
SKU
V9780813061504
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-99
About Michael Peter Johnson
Michael Peter Johnson is former director of the Skylab Oral History Project.
Reviews for Mission Control