PDF-(EBOOK)-To Touch the Face of God: The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Space Program,

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earthIn 1968 the world watched as Earth rose over the moonscape televised from the orbiting Apollo 8 mission capsule Radioing back to Houston on Christmas Eve astronauts recited the first ten verses from the book of Genesis In fact many of the astronauts found space flight to be a religious experience To Touch the Face of God is the first booklength historical study of the relationship between religion and the US space programKendrick Oliver explores the role played by religious motivations in the formation of the space program and discusses the responses of religious thinkers such as Paul Tillich and C S Lewis Examining the attitudes of religious Americans Oliver finds that the space program was a source of anxiety as well as inspiration It was not always easy for them to tell whether it was a godly or godless ventureGrounded in original archival research and the study of participant testimonies this book also explores one of the largest petition campaigns of the postwar era Between 1969 and 1975 more than eight million Americans wrote to NASA expressing support for prayer and biblereading in space Olivers study is rigorous and detailed but also contemplative in its approach examining the larger meanings of mankinds first adventures in the heavens. Space Technology Programs. Dr. Steven Meier, Director, Crosscutting. Capability Demonstration Division. February 8, 2011. Space . Technology: An Investment in Our Future. Through NASA, America Continues to Dream Big: . Tabu. &Sacred. What Is the Sacred or Holy?. People Have Proposed Many Definitions. Holy = What Belongs to God. . (But, how can we tell what . that. is?) . Holy. = Also What Suggests . Mokşa. Chinese Used Rockets in Battle. In 1232 AD the Chinese used rockets against the Mongols. An arrow with a tube of gunpowder produced an arrow of flying fire. Historical Discoveries. Johannes Kepler. A presentation by Tyler Anderson and Jared Wright . Introduction. Sociology as a positivist science . Understanding the fundamental characteristics of religion. Durkheim is trying to take an objective view of religious belief which can be applied to all religions. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER . NASA Technology Transfer . Program Overview. . NASA Technology Transfer Portal (T2P) . – . NASA's . Technology Transfer Program ensures that technologies developed for missions in exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing the benefit to the . DEKE SLAYTON (MR.)NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED)PERSONAL DATA:Born March 1, 1924, in Sparta, Wisconsin. Died June 13, 1993. He is survived by wife, Bobbie, and son, Kent.EDUCATION:Graduated from Sparta Behaviour. Claudia Maria . Rumende. (2015031018). David . Rimartha. . Parsaulian. (. 2015061045). Understanding Culture. Budaya. . adalah. . kumpulan. . dari. . makna. , ritual, . norma. , . dan. protonsina"concentratedsolutionofFe(NO3)3"wasreportedtobeoftheorderof10'toIO-5s,somefiveordersofmagnitudeshorterthanTIforprotonsinpurewater.Shortlythereafter,Bloembergenetal.(1948)developedaquantitati Chronicles all of the details of the space shuttle Columbia\'s first five flights. Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation. The Shuttle\'s internal layout and systems are explained, including the operation of life support, electrical power production, cooling, propulsion, flight control, communications, land and avionics systems. In High-Speed Dreams, Erik M. Conway constructs an insightful history that focuses primarily on the political and commercial factors responsible for the rise and fall of American supersonic transport research programs. Conway charts commercial supersonic research efforts through the changing relationships between international and domestic politicians, military/NASA contractors, private investors, and environmentalists. He documents post-World War II efforts at the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics and the Defense Department to generate supersonic flight technologies, the attempts to commercialize these technologies by Britain and the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, environmental campaigns against SST technology in the 1970s, and subsequent attempts to revitalize supersonic technology at the end of the century. High-Speed Dreams is a sophisticated study of politics, economics, nationalism, and the global pursuit of progress. Historians, along with participants in current aerospace research programs, will gain valuable perspective on the interaction of politics and technology. GEMINI was the intermediate manned space flight program between America\'s first steps into space with Mercury and the amazing and unprecedented accomplishments achieved during the manned lunar expeditions of Apollo. Because of its position between these two other efforts, Gemini is probably less remembered. Still, it more than had its place in man\'s progress into this new frontier. Gemini accomplishments were manyfold. They included many firsts: first astronaut-controlled maneuvering in space first rendezvous in space of one spacecraft with another first docking of one spacecraft with a propulsive stage and use of that stage to transfer man to high altitude first traverse of man into the Earth\'s radiation belts first extended manned flights of a week or more in duration first extended stays of man outside his spacecraft first controlled reentry and precision landing and many more. These achievements were significant in ways one cannot truly evaluate even today, but two things stand out: (1) it was the time when America caught up and surpassed the Soviet Union in manned space flight, and (2) these demonstrations of capability were an absolute prerequisite to the phenomenal Apollo accomplishments then yet to come. PROJECT Gemini is now little remembered, having vanished into that special limbo reserved for the successful intermediate steps in a fast-moving technological advance. Conceived and approved in 1961, the second major project in the American manned space flight program carried men into orbit in 1965 and 1966. Gemini thus kept Americans in space between the path-breaking but limited Earth-orbital missions of Project Mercury and the far more ambitious Project Apollo, which climaxed in 1969 when two men first set foot on the Moon. This book is a detailed history of the failures and victories of the Gemini program. This version of the book includes an overview of Project Gemini and a number of photos from NASA’s project files. 596 pages, color illustrations and photos. How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-exploration program? Stephen B. Johnson here explores the answer—systems management—in a groundbreaking study that involves Air Force planners, scientists, technical specialists, and, eventually, bureaucrats. Taking a comparative approach, Johnson focuses on the theory, or intellectual history, of systems engineering as such, its origins in the Air Force\'s Cold War ICBM efforts, and its migration to not only NASA but the European Space Agency.Exploring the history and politics of aerospace development and weapons procurement, Johnson examines how scientists and engineers created the systems management process to coordinate large-scale technology development, and how managers and military officers gained control of that process. Those funding the race demanded results, Johnson explains. In response, development organizations created what few expected and what even fewer wanted—a bureaucracy for innovation. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them. Take a tour of the universe with this breathtaking collection of photographs from the archives of NASA. Astonishing images of Earth from above, the phenomena of our solar system, and the celestial bodies of deep space will captivate readers and photography lovers with an interest in science, astronomy, and the great beyond. Each extraordinary photograph from the legendary space agency is paired with explanatory text that contextualizes its place in the cosmic ballet of planets, stars, dust, and matter—from Earth\'s limb to solar flares, the Jellyfish Nebula to Pandora\'s Cluster. Featuring a preface by Bill Nye, this engaging volume offers up-close views of our remarkable cosmos, and sparks wonder at the marvels of Earth and space.