SPECIAL NOTICE
T -- PUBLISHING OF NASA SHUTTLE BOOK
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511130
— Book Publishers
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BJ
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NASA-SHUTTLE-BOOK
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Dawn Alexander, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-244-7689, Fax 281-244-0995, Email dawn.alexander-1@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Dawn Alexander
(dawn.alexander-1@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- Recently a NASA Shuttle Book focusing on the scientific and engineering legaciesand accomplishments was developed. This book will be provided to the Government PrintingOffice (GPO) for printing and dissemination of a limited number of copies. Therefore,NASA/JSC is seeking interested parties to publish and disseminate additional books andpublications, at their own expense, utilizing the Shuttle Book contents, in full or inpart. The content/material in the Shuttle Book will not be copyrighted and will be madeavailable though a NASA web site. Interested parties are requested to submit the following details: - Are you interested in publishing the book material in full or in part?- What forums would you use to market the material; i.e., scientific or technicalpublications, education, etc.- Please provide samples of your previously published scientific or engineering booksincluding color graphics.Upon review of the data received in response to this Request, NASA may contact theinterested parties to engage in further discussions and plans.NASA may send samples ofthe material captured within the Shuttle Book, if so requested.The Following is an excerpt of the Shuttle Books Table of Contents: Legacy of the Space Shuttle Program - Table of ContentsiiEditorial BoardiiiDedicationivForewordJohn Young and Robert CrippenvPreface and AcknowledgementsviTable of ContentsixPoemWitnessing the Launch of the Shuttle AtlantisxIntroductionCharles Bolden1 1Magnificent Flying Machine - A Cathedral to Technology11 11The Historical Legacy12Major Milestones32The Accidents42National Security5353Description of the Shuttle and its Operations54The Space Shuttle74Processing the Shuttle for Flight96Flight Operations112Extravehicular Activity Operations and Advancements132Shuttle Builds the International Space Station15555Engineering Innovations156Propulsion184Thermal Protection Systems206Materials and Manufacturing232Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics Innovations250Avionics, Navigation, and Instrumentation264SoftwareXXXStructures288Robotics and AutomationXXXSystems Engineering for Life Cycle of Complex Systems31515Major Scientific Discoveries316The Space Shuttle and Great Observatories340Atmospheric Observations and Earth Imaging356Mapping the Earth: Radars and Topography366Human Health and Performance404The Space Shuttle: A Platform that Expanded the Frontiers of Biology416Microgravity Research in the Space Shuttle Era440Space Environments501Social, Cultural, and Educational Legacies502NASA Reflects Americas Changing Opportunities; NASA Impact US Culture512Education: Inspiring Students as Only NASA Can52727Commercial Developments528Aerospace Industry532Spin Offs54039The Shuttle Continuum, Role of Human Spaceflight541President George H.W. Bush542Pam Leestma and Neme Alperstein, Elementary School Teachers544Norman Augustine, Former President and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation546John Logsdon, Former Director of Space Policy Institute, Georgetown University548Canadian Space Agency551General John Dailey, Director of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum552Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, PurdueUniversity554Mike Griffin, Former NASA Administrator55959Appendix560Flight Number InformationXXXTest FlightsXXXDepartment of DefenseXXXMilitary astronautsXXXInternational Payloads and Astronauts571Education Payloads and Student-Teacher InteractionsXXXEarth Science PayloadsXXXSpace Science PayloadsXXXMicrogravity Sciences PayloadsXXXSpace Biology PayloadsXXXLife and Medical Sciences PayloadsXXXCommercial Satellites Launch and RepairXXXCommercial PayloadsXXXEngineering TestsXXXConstruction of International Space StationXXXProgram ManagersXXXBibliographyXXXGlossary, Definition of Terms, AcronymsXXXContributors BiographiesXXXAcknowledgementsXXXIndexThis synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as acommitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. TheGovernment does not intend to fund any resulting activities associated with this request.Your response is requested not later than August 31, 2010 Any questions you may have are to be submitted in writing to the POC listed below, andcan be mailed or e-mailed. The Mailing Address is: NASA/JSCMail Code BJ5 Dawn Alexander2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058
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