Contents: List of Boxes Acknowledgments 1 - The Reform 2 - The Nature of the Challenge 3 - Cost Control 4 - The Philosophy 5 - Mars Pathfinder 6 - Organization 7 - Technology 8 - Risk and Reliability 9 - Future Implications Notes Index
Howard McCurdy is an exceptionally talented scholar who has made many seminal contributions to aerospace history. His new book, Faster, Better, Cheaper, is the first scholarly attempt to explore NASA's transformation from one in which large-scale space science projects were the norm into one in which projects that are smaller, less expensive, and generally less expansive rule the day. McCurdy offers an excellent introduction to NASA's new management approach and points to further understanding and evolution. It will become required reading for NASA managers and engineers, and it will find a significant audience among space scientists and aerospace leaders around the globe. -- Roger D. Launius, Chair of the Space History Division, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Howard E. McCurdy is a professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University.
This excellent summary of an important part of NASA's history is recommended for all readers. Choice Readers interested in either the management or economics of complex organizations will find a wealth of material in this well-written exposition. Fans of space travel, like the author himself, will also enjoy the behind-the-scenes look at NASA's operation. -- Michael N. Geselowitz Enterprise and Society An excellent overview of Goldin's initiative and of the scholarly literature that bears on the topic. Technology and Culture It is an engaging story, and the book itself is small enough for bedtime reading. Satellite Evolution Group
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