Inventing a Space Mission: The Story of the Herschel Space Observatory

2017 | Business & Finance

This book describes a particularly good example of 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, focusing on the various processes of innovation. In particular, it addresses the key question raised by these processes in our modern society, i.e.: is knowledge management of innovation useful 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.

Vincent Minier (Author)

R.M. Bonnet (Author)

Vincent Bontems (Author)

Matt Griffin (Author)