ISBN: 0801849020

[SR: 2278488], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780801849022], The Johns Hopkins University Press, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Book, [PU: The Johns Hopkins University Press], The Johns Hopkins U… Mehr…

[SR: 2278488], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780801849022], The Johns Hopkins University Press, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Book, [PU: The Johns Hopkins University Press], The Johns Hopkins University Press, When President Kennedy issued his well-known challenge to reach the moon and return safely before the end of the 1960s, the immediate responsibility for undertaking the task fell to 54-year-old NASA director James E. Webb. Eight years later, when the Apollo 11 spacecraft splashed down safely in the Pacific and the screens in NASA's Mission Control at Houston flashed the words "Task Accomplished," it was Webb who deserved much of the credit. In Powering Apollo, W. Henry Lambright explores Webb's leadership role in NASA's spectacular success--success that is rare in ambitious government policies and programs.A North Carolina native and Congressional staff member, Jim Webb had served in Congress, worked in the Truman administration, and risen to high office in the defense and energy industries by 1961 when Kennedy named him to head the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Examining Webb's role as both Washington insider and government program director, Lambright probes the skills and experience that equipped him to handle his enormous responsibilities. He also shows how Webb's performance reflected important changes in twentieth century public life, including the concentration of political power in Washington; expansion of the federal bureaucracy; the rise of big science; and visions of cooperation among government, industry, and higher education., 2395, United States, 9681303011, American Revolution, 465246, Civil War, 9681307011, US Presidents, 2376, Historical, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 2426, Scientists, 2419, Professionals & Academics, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 300961, Travelers & Explorers, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 4853, United States, 4867, African Americans, 4868, Civil War, 4869, Colonial Period, 6343225011, Immigrants, 4871, Revolution & Founding, 14278871, State & Local, 4808, Americas, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11935, Aviation, 107156011, Airport, 11937, Commercial, 107154011, Helicopters, 11941, History, 11943, Pictorial, 745504, Piloting & Flight Instruction, 11945, Repair & Maintenance, 11934, Transportation, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 7921644011, Astronautics & Space Flight, 226498, Aerospace, 173515, Engineering, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 13441, Aeronautics & Astronautics, 13439, Astronomy & Space Science, 75, Science & Math, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 14637, History of Technology, 14631, Technology, 75, Science & Math, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 5571255011, Politics & Government, 5571256011, Elections & Political Process, 11088, Ideologies & Doctrines, 11093, International & World Politics, 16022621, Political Science, 5571275011, Public Affairs & Policy, 5571258011, Specific Topics, 16023071, United States, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

1995, ISBN: 9780801849022

Johns Hopkins University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 296 Seiten, Publiziert: 1995-07-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.32 kg, Wissenschaftler, Profis & Akademiker, Biografien & Erinnerun… Mehr…

Johns Hopkins University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 296 Seiten, Publiziert: 1995-07-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.32 kg, Wissenschaftler, Profis & Akademiker, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Luft- & Raumfahrttechnik, Ingenieurwissenschaften, Fachbücher, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995<

1995, ISBN: 9780801849022

Hard cover, Used, good, Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities., [PU: J… Mehr…

Hard cover, Used, good, Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities., [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press]<

ISBN: 9780801849022

Hardcover book. 288 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press Media > Book, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press]