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Doing the Impossible George E springer.com Arthur L. Slotkin Doing the Impossible George E. Mueller and the Management of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program Series: Space Exploration Presents a fascinating insight into the management of NASA's Apollo Program Explains how a single indivdual, George E. Mueller, introduced new approaches to NASA Gives historical perspectives of the Apollo program and details of systems management of large projects Shows how President Kennedy's goal of landing an astronaut on the Moon and returning him safely was achieved Apollo was known for its engineering triumphs, but its success also came from a disciplined management style. This excellent account of one of the most important personalities in early American human spaceflight history describes for the first time how George E. Mueller, the 2012, XXV, 306 p. 20 illus., 9 illus. in color. system manager of the human spaceflight program of the 1960s, applied the SPO methodology and other special considerations such as “all-up”testing, resulting in the success Printed book of the Apollo Program. Wernher von Braun and others did not readily accept such testing or Softcover Mueller’s approach to system management, but later acknowledged that without them NASA 39,99 € | £34.99 | $49.99 would not have landed astronauts on the Moon by 1969. While Apollo remained Mueller’s [1]42,79 € (D) | 43,99 € (A) | CHF priority, from his earliest days at the agency, he promoted a robust post-Apollo Program which 47,50 resulted in Skylab, the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. As a result of these eBook efforts, Mueller earned the sobriquet: “the father of the space shuttle.” Following his success at 32,09 € | £27.99 | $39.99 NASA, Mueller returned to industry. Although he did not play a leading role in human [2]32,09 € (D) | 32,09 € (A) | CHF spaceflight again, in 2011 the National Air and Space Museum awarded him their lifetime 38,00 achievement trophy for his contributions. Following the contributions of George E. Mueller, in Available from your library or this unique book Arthur L. Slotkin answers such questions as: exactly how did the methods springer.com/shop developed for use in the Air Force ballistic missile programs get modified and used in the MyCopy [3] Apollo Program? How did George E. Mueller, with the help of others, manage the Apollo Program? How did NASA centers, coming from federal agencies with cultures of their own, Printed eBook for just adapt to the new structured approach imposed from Washington? George E. Mueller is the € | $ 24.99 ideal central character for this book. springer.com/mycopy Error[en_EN | Export.Bookseller. MediumType | SE] Order online at springer.com / or for the Americas call (toll free) 1-800-SPRINGER / or email us at: [email protected]. / For outside the Americas call +49 (0) 6221-345-4301 / or email us at: [email protected]. The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated with [1] include VAT for books; the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the €(A) includes 10% for Austria. Prices indicated with [2] include VAT for electronic products; 19% for Germany, 20% for Austria. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. [3] No discount for MyCopy. Part of .
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