DEMS 3701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Flash Fire, First Man: The Life Of Neil A. Armstrong, Situation Two
21 Dec 2018
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Lecture 9: Organizational Risk and Space Shuttle #1
Weather Advisory:
• Not the worst snow you can see
• 1st significant snow
First Man made satellite in 1957:
• Named “Sputnik”
• A polished sphere with 4 antennas
Risk and Space: Man-made satellites
• Risk of these objects
• Can accidents happen-yes
• EX: blow up on launch pad or fall back to earth
• But the risk are low compared to manned space flight
First Man in Space EVER: Yuri Gagarin
• April 12, 1961
• First manned spaceflight
• Orbits earth for 108 minutes
• Example of Soviet technological achievement
First man in Space: American
• Alan Sheppard
• May 5, 1961
• Sub-orbital flight
• Example of Americans trying to keep up with the Soviets
Risk and Space: Spaceflight with men
• Risk of these activities
• Can accidents happen-yes
• Now not just machines at risk but now human lives
• A much higher risk activity
• Remember, spaceflight is experimental
The Space Race: 1960s
• Competition between the US and Soviet Union
• Who will make the first science and engineering advances?
• Who will get to the moon first?
• Metaphor for global dominance, driven by politics, nationalism, and fears
• Russians plan to get their first
President Kennedy’s Bold Challenge: May 25, 1961
• Achieve this goal because the decade is out, landing a man on the moon and return safe to
Earth
• Dream big- do the impossible
Document Summary
Lecture 9: organizational risk and space shuttle #1. Weather advisory: not the worst snow you can see, 1st significant snow. First man made satellite in 1957: named sputnik , a polished sphere with 4 antennas. Risk and space: man-made satellites: risk of these objects, can accidents happen-yes, ex: blow up on launch pad or fall back to earth, but the risk are low compared to manned space flight. First man in space ever: yuri gagarin: april 12, 1961, first manned spaceflight, orbits earth for 108 minutes, example of soviet technological achievement. First man in space: american: alan sheppard, may 5, 1961, sub-orbital flight, example of americans trying to keep up with the soviets. Risk and space: spaceflight with men: risk of these activities, can accidents happen-yes, now not just machines at risk but now human lives, a much higher risk activity, remember, spaceflight is experimental.
