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Focusing on NASA's robotic spacecraft missions, the book explores the intricate relationship between scientific teams and their organizational dynamics. Through a decade of ethnographic research, it compares two missions from the early 2000s, revealing how remote control and collaboration shape knowledge production about distant worlds. Janet Vertesi highlights the impact of both formal structures and informal practices within teams, illustrating how social organization influences scientific outcomes and the overall mission planning process.
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Shaping Science, Janet Vertesi
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