Background
McCurdy, Howard Earl was born on December 18, 1941 in Atascadero, California, United States. Son of Howard Earl and Jo Janeleen (Test) McCurdy.
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The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History) by McCurdy, Professor Howard E. (1990) Hardcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011W9ZXGI/?tag=2022091-20
The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History)
( Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Alth...)
Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Although building a space station has been an extraordinary challenge for America's scientists and engineers, the securing and sustaining of presidential approval, congressional support, and long-term funding for the project was an enormous task for bureaucrats. The Space Station Decision examines the history of this controversial initiative and illustrates how bureaucracy shapes public policy. Using primary documents and interviews, Howard E. McCurdy describes the events that led up to the 1984 decision to build a permanently occupied, international space station in low Earth orbit. As he follows the trail of the space station proposal through the labyrinth of White House policy review, McCurdy explains the evolution of the presidential budget review process, the breakup of the cabinet system, the proliferation of subcabinets and Executive Office interagency, the involvement of White House staff in framing issues for presidential review, and the role of bureaucracy in advancing administration legislation on Capitol Hill. Comparing the space station decision to earlier decisions to go to the moon and to build the space shuttle, McCurdy shows how public officials responsible for long-term science and technology policy maneuvered in a political system that demanded short-term flexibility.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801887496/?tag=2022091-20
The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History) by McCurdy, Howard E. (2007) Paperback
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011SJZGEQ/?tag=2022091-20
Howard Earl McCurdy
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, University Washington, 1962. Master of Arts, University Washington, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1969.
Career
Legislation aide Washington State Legislature, Olympia, 1963-1965. Management analyst Office of Management & Budget, Washington, 1966-1967. Professor American University, since 1968, director public administration programs, 1976-1981.
Fulbright-Hays lecturer United States Government, University Zambia, Lusaka, 1978. Member history advisory committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1990-1992.
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The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History)
( Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Alth...)
- The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History) by McCurdy, Professor Howard E. (1990) Hardcover
- The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History) by McCurdy, Howard E. (2007) Paperback
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The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice (New Series in NASA History)
Membership
Vice president Brookmont (Maryland) Civic Association, 1977-1978, member executive board, 1981-1988. Member American Society Public Administration, Canoe Cruisers Association.
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Married Margaret Mary Hurley, June 27, 1970.
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Roman Catholic