Operating the ISS: Cultural and leadership challenges

International Astronautical Federation - 56th International Astronautical Congress 2005

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 89-99

  Clement Jr , James L ^a   Ritsher, Jennifer B ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; NASA;

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES; SPACE CREWS;

SPACE STATIONS;

EID: 34250852226     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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