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brief history of Project Orion
Title
A brief history of Project Orion.
Creator
Ferguson, Reuben David., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description
A Brief History of Project Orion describes the research and development of an interplanetary spacecraft which was to use atomic bombs as its propulsive force. Initiated in the late 1950s, the project involved some of the most brilliant scientists of the time. The concept of using atomic detonations for spacecraft propulsion was extremely attractive because of the vastly greater energy available as opposed to conventional chemical propellants; atomics produce in the range of one million times...
Show moreA Brief History of Project Orion describes the research and development of an interplanetary spacecraft which was to use atomic bombs as its propulsive force. Initiated in the late 1950s, the project involved some of the most brilliant scientists of the time. The concept of using atomic detonations for spacecraft propulsion was extremely attractive because of the vastly greater energy available as opposed to conventional chemical propellants; atomics produce in the range of one million times as much energy as chemicals. The project was headed by Theodore Taylor (later by Frederick de Hoffman) and included Freeman Dyson as a theoretical physicist and mathematician. Project Orion was ultimately canceled because of funding problems and the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban treaty in 1963.
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Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12881
Subject Headings
Project Orion (United States. Air Force)--History., Nuclear rockets--Research--United States--History., Nuclear explosions--Research--United States--History.
Format
Document (PDF)
Interview with Kenneth Ellingsworth – ca. 2004
Title
Interview with Kenneth Ellingsworth – ca. 2004.
Creator
Ellingsworth, Kenneth (Interviewee), Randolph, Terry (Interviewer)
Date Issued
2004-02-24
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT76778
Subject Headings
Delray Beach, (Fla.), World War, 1939-1945, United States Air Force, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Delray Beach City Commission, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
Format
Set of related objects
Interview with Lieutenant Colonel David Clifton – ca. 2001
Title
Interview with Lieutenant Colonel David Clifton – ca. 2001.
Creator
Clifton, David, Riley, Charles
Date Issued
2001-06-12 & 06-28, 2001-07-19 & 07-28
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78770
Subject Headings
United States Air Force, World War, 1939-1945, Pompano Beach (Fla.), B 17 bomber, Pilot, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
Format
Set of related objects
economic analysis of the Community College of the Air Force
Title
An economic analysis of the Community College of the Air Force.
Creator
Kilbride, Wade Robert., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Purpose of the study. The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) is an innovative concept which combines technical Air Force education and training with traditional college courses from civilian institutions to produce Air Force career-relevant Associate of Applied Science degrees. In the developmental stage, CCAF was criticized as being an economically inefficient method of achieving the educational goals established by the Air Force. This study investigates various methods of...
Show morePurpose of the study. The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) is an innovative concept which combines technical Air Force education and training with traditional college courses from civilian institutions to produce Air Force career-relevant Associate of Applied Science degrees. In the developmental stage, CCAF was criticized as being an economically inefficient method of achieving the educational goals established by the Air Force. This study investigates various methods of microeconomic analyses that could be used to determine the degree of economic efficiency of CCAF. Methodology. The use of the cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and cost-utility methods of analysis were considered but dismissed as being inappropriate because of the difficulty in assigning monetary values to the benefits of CCAF. Also, these methods are usually applied to assist the decision maker in comparing alternative approaches. It was determined that there were no direct alternatives to CCAF. The economic method of analysis used in this study is the breakeven analysis which compares costs and revenues--the breakeven point being the point at which costs and benefits are equal. The cost function was developed using the costs of the administrative center of CCAF. The revenue function was determined by the student credit hours generated and the average cost of a student credit hour. Conclusion. The analysis indicates that in measuring CCAF's productivity either by total student credit hours generated or by the number of hours used by graduates in obtaining the associate degree, the CCAF concept and operation is economically efficient. As a corollary, it is determined that CCAF not only does not cause a loss in revenue to the civilian sector of education, it generates substantial additional revenue. Recommendation. Because of the success that the Air Force has experienced in motivating students to complete career-relevant Associate degree programs and the economic efficiency of the CCAF concept, the Department of Defense should consider having the Army and Navy join the Air Force in a Community College of the Armed Forces (CCAF).
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Date Issued
1988
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11916
Subject Headings
Community College of the Air Force, Community colleges--Economic aspects--United States, Business and education, Economic development--Effect of education on
Format
Document (PDF)