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Author Pyle, Rod. Author.

Title Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success / Pyle, Rod. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Imprint [Place of publication not identified] : McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.
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Description 1 online resource (256 pages)
Note Electronic book.
Summary -- -- -- -- -- -- "From building rocket engines to exploring Mars and beyond, Rod Pyle has written a very readable and eminently practical volume that documents the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned from NASA's storied history. To read it is to be inspired to recreate in today's challenging world NASA's daring, boldness and passion.""Fuel your inspiration with this fascinating book explaining the key lessons of NASA's innovation and exploration of space. Pyle's meaingful insights willimprove your business."--LUKAS VIGLIETTI, President, Swissapollo, Swiss Space Association
Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Foreword by Lori Garver -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1: Curiosity: Seven Minutes of Terror -- CHAPTER 2: Red Moon -- CHAPTER 3: Riding the Fire: The X-15 -- CHAPTER 4: First to Mars: Mariner 4 -- CHAPTER 5: Swimming in Space -- CHAPTER 6: The Day NASA Grew Up: Apollo 1 -- CHAPTER 7: The Bug -- CHAPTER 8: Taming the Dragon: The F-1 Rocket Engine -- CHAPTER 9: The Big Squeeze: The Saturn V's Incredible Second Stage -- CHAPTER 10: A Daring Gambit: Apollo 8 -- CHAPTER 11: Apollo 11: Center of Gravity
CHAPTER 12: Tomorrowland: Saving Skylab -- CHAPTER 13: Project Viking: Looking for Life on Mars -- CHAPTER 14: Into the Great Darkness: Voyager's Incredible Journey -- CHAPTER 15: Compromise 101: The Space Shuttle-Doing More for Less -- CHAPTER 16: Buck Rogers: The International Space Station -- CHAPTER 17: NewSpace: Capitalism Shining Bright -- CHAPTER 18: Coming Home: Bringing NASA's Lessons to Your Business -- Index
Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Technological innovations -- Case studies.
Creative thinking -- Case studies.
Innovations -- Études de cas.
Creative thinking
Technological innovations
Genre Case studies
History
Added Author 3M Company.
Other Form: Print version: Pyle, Rod. Innovation the NASA way 9780071829137 (DLC) 2013049760 (OCoLC)857402111
ISBN 9780071829144 (electronic bk.)
0071829148 (electronic bk.)
(alk. paper)
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