Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

(Part of the New Series in NASA History Series)

by Howard E. McCurdy

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In Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Howard E. McCurdy examines NASA's recent efforts to save money while improving mission frequency and performance. McCurdy details the sixteen missions undertaken during the 1990s--including an orbit of the moon, deployment of three space telescopes, four Earth-orbiting satellites, two rendezvous with comets and asteroids, and a test of an ion propulsion engine--which...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801877490

ISBN13:9780801877490

Release Date:October 2003

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Aerospace Astronautics & Space Flight Engineering Politics & Government Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Technology

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