Inventing A Space Mission: The Story Of The Herschel Space Observatory (issi Scientific Report Series)
by Roger-Maurice Bonnet /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book describes prominent technological achievements within a
very successful space science mission: the Herschel space
observatory. Focusing on the various processes of innovation it
offers an analysis and discussion of the social, technological
and scientific context of the mission that paved the way to its
development. It addresses the key question raised by these
processes in our modern society, i.e.: how knowledge management
of innovation set the conditions for inventing the future? In
that respect the book is based on a transdisciplinary analysis of
the programmatic complexity of Herschel, with inputs from space
scientists, managers, philosophers, and engineers.
This book describes prominent technological achievements within a
very successful space science mission: the Herschel space
observatory. Focusing on the various processes of innovation it
offers an analysis and discussion of the social, technological
and scientific context of the mission that paved the way to its
development. It addresses the key question raised by these
processes in our modern society, i.e.: how knowledge management
of innovation set the conditions for inventing the future? In
that respect the book is based on a transdisciplinary analysis of
the programmatic complexity of Herschel, with inputs from space
scientists, managers, philosophers, and engineers.
This book is addressed to decision makers, not only in space
science, but also in other industries and sciences using or
building large machines. It is also addressed to space engineers
and scientists as well as students in science and management.
This book is addressed to decision makers, not only in space
science, but also in other industries and sciences using or
building large machines. It is also addressed to space engineers
and scientists as well as students in science and management.
