CONTENTS
- New Book Release:
A Wartime Necessity
- News & Notes Explores High-Energy
Astronomy in Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
- Job Opening: Archivist at Goddard Space Flight Center
New Book Release:
A Wartime Necessity, edited by Alex M Spencer
The newest book in the NASA History Series is here: be sure to check out
A Wartime Necessity: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and Other National Aeronautical Research Organizationsâ Efforts at Innovation During World War II, edited by Alex M Spencer.
World War II represented a turning point for government-industry cooperation and the role of applied research and development. While many NACA accomplishments
during the war are well known, its history has received only limited attention from a handful of scholars. Each chapter of
A Wartime Necessity has been writÂten by a recognized authority in their field and the volume covers a broad range of topics associated with aeronautical research and development during the war.
International contexts are of particular note in this publication, which includes chapters devoted to Japan and the Soviet Union. In each of the case
studies we see how research and technology were critical to the war effort, how unique contexts shaped what was possible, and how institutions were adapting to a drastically changing world.
Download the e-book: https://www.nasa.gov/history/a-wartime-necessity/
News & Notes Explores High-Energy Astronomy
in Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
The Summer 2024 edition of News & Notes is here just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
later this month. Topics covered include Marshall Space Flight Centerâs evolution into a center of excellence in high-energy astronomy, Martin Weisskopfâs lessons learned from the Chandra mission, how a proposal for an x-ray observatory has evolved, and Chandraâs
rocky ride to space on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999.
Read the Summer 2024 edition of News & Notes:
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/newsnotes-41-2.pdf
Job Opening: Archivist at Goddard Space Flight Center
The NASA History and Archives Branch is looking for an archivist to work at the Goddard Archives in Greenbelt, Maryland. If you or someone you know is
qualified and interested, please be sure to apply or pass on the posting. Act quickly: Applications are due by Monday, July 15.
Goddard Archivist Job Posting:
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/797252300
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