Jax Wright and the Monumental Mars Mission
Jax Wright and the Monumental Mars Mission

Author: William Marcy

Publisher:

Published: 2016-03-07

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780692663714

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Jax, Ginny and Bobby invent a new propulsion system and at the same time the United States Mars Mission has a disaster in space! So the gang does the only thing possible, they build a spaceship out of junkyard parts and set off to save the doomed Astronauts. Along the way, they acquire two large junkyard dogs, a junkyard owner accomplice and make friends with a suspicious Chinese Spaceship crew. Will they make it to Mars in time to find the fuel the United States Mars Mission astronauts need to be saved? Will their home built Junkyard Spaceship survive a direct meteor strike? What happened when Jax tripped? (much more than you can imagine!) Jax Wright and the Monumental Mars Mission is an exciting romp through space, with kids who solve problems that would leave most adults gasping for air. Jax the budding scientist, Ginny the amazing programmer and Bobby who can build just about anything, including a spaceship.

The Birth of NASA
The Birth of NASA

Author: Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 3319284282

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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 for the U. S. space program. Then they boldly built hardware and facilities to accomplish those missions. The group existed only three years before they were transferred to the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, in 1962, but their organization left a large mark on what would follow.Von Ehrenfried's personal experience with the STG at Langley uniquely positions him to describe the way the group was structured and how it reacted to the new demands of a post-Sputnik era. He artfully analyzes how the growing space program was managed and what techniques enabled it to develop so quickly from an operations perspective. The result is a fascinating window into history, amply backed up by first person documentation and interviews.

AU-18 Space Primer
AU-18 Space Primer

Author: Air Command Staff College

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781478393559

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The US National Space Policy released by the president in 2006 states that the US government should "develop space professionals." As an integral part of that endeavor, "AU-18, Space Primer", provides to the joint war fighter an unclassified resource for understanding the capabilities, organizations, and operations of space forces. This primer is a useful tool both for individuals who are not "space aware"-unacquainted with space capabilities, organizations, and operations-and for those who are "space aware," especially individuals associated with the space community, but not familiar with space capabilities, organizations, and operations outside their particular areas of expertise. It is your guide and your invitation to all the excitement and opportunity of space. Last published in 1993, this updated version of the Space Primer has been made possible by combined efforts of the Air Command and Staff College's academic year 2008 "Jointspacemindedness" and "Operational Space" research seminars, as well as select members of the academic year 2009 "Advanced Space" research seminar. Air university Press.