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  • 1
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    The Story of Space Station Mir (2005)
    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd
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    ISBN: 9780387739779
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXV, 424 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Harland, David M., 1955 - The story of Space Station Mir
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    ZO 8050
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Mir ; Geschichte ; Sowjetunion ; Raumstation ; Geschichte 1971-2001 ; Mir
    Abstract: Getting started -- Routine operations -- A step towards continuous occupancy -- A base block for modular construction -- An astrophysical laboratory -- A microgravity laboratory for hire -- Expansion or abandonment? -- Shuttle-Mir -- The final chapter -- In retrospect
    Abstract: This successor edition picks up the story where the first edition left off in 1997, and runs through to Mir’s de-orbiting in March 2001, providing the definitive account of the Mir Space Station. The book reviews the origins of the Soviet space station programme, in particular the highly successful Salyuts 6 and 7, describes Mir’s structure, environment, power supply and maneuvering systems, and provides a comprehensive account of how it was assembled and how it operated in orbit. Tells how the Soviet Union's experience with a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir, which was assembled in space, piece by piece, between 1982 and 1996 and became an international research laboratory whose technology went on to form the 'core modules' of the International Space Station
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-413) and index
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73977-9
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    The First Men on the Moon : The Story of Apollo 11 (2007)
    New York, NY : Praxis
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    ISBN: 9780387495446
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (400 p, digital)
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    Series Statement: Humanities, Social Science and Law
    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Harland, David M., 1955 - The first men on the moon
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Apollo 11 ; Mondlandung
    Abstract: Part I. The decision to go the Moon -- The Apollo spacecraft -- CSM -- LM -- The Saturn V launch vehicle -- Ground support -- Mission Control -- MSFN -- Precursor missions -- Gemini -- Apollo 8 -- Apollo 9 -- Apollo 10 -- Selecting a landing site -- Apollo operational constraints -- Lunar Orbiter reconnaissance -- Surveyor surface investigation -- The mascon issue -- Site shortlist -- Part II. The men of Apollo 11 -- The crew rotation system -- Neil Armstrong -- Buzz Aldrin -- Michael Collins -- Training -- Simulators -- Geology training -- Surface experiments -- Preparations -- Stacking -- The crawler -- Suiting up -- Witnesses -- The ticking clock -- Setting off -- Ascent -- Activities in parking orbit -- Translunar injection -- Through the radiation belts -- Coasting -- TD and E -- Coasting in passive thermal roll -- Navigational checks -- Crossing the neutral point -- Arrival -- Behind the Moon -- Lunar orbit insertion -- Circularisation -- Viewing the landing site -- Preparations -- Separation -- Descent -- Descent orbit insertion -- Initiation of powered descent -- Touchdown -- Tranquillity Base -- Post-landing activities -- EVA preparations -- On the ladder -- ‘One small step’ -- The flag ceremony -- Collecting rocks -- Ingress, sleep and preparations to leave -- Coming home -- Liftoff and rendezvous -- TEI -- In-flight press conference -- Entry, splashdown, recovery, BIG suits and quarantine trailer -- Home -- Part III. The lunar samples -- Follow-on missions -- The next two -- The lunar field geologists -- Budget cuts and lost opportunities -- Life after Apollo 11 -- Reflections
    Abstract: On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. One month later, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out. On 16 July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin set off in Apollo 11 to attempt this audacious mission, and succeeded magnificently. This book tells the story of Apollo 11, starting with crew selection and training, the choice of the landing site, and the assembly of the space vehicle, then a detailed account of the mission, featuring the lunar landing and moonwalk, and a review of how our knowledge of the Moon's history was revolutionised as a result. The story is enlivened by dialogue between the astronauts in space and the flight controllers in Mission Control
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-49544-6
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    Space Exploration 2008 (2008)
    New York, NY : Praxis
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    ISBN: 9780387739977
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 184 p, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Harland, David M., 1955 - Space exploration ; 2
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics
    Abstract: The Epic Journey Continues.. -- The Epic Journey Continues.. -- Prepare for Lift-off!.. -- Prepare for Lift-off!.. -- Stepping Out into the Solar System.. -- Stepping Out into the Solar System.. -- Long-Duration Spaceflight.. -- Long-Duration Spaceflight.. -- Another Giant Leap.. -- Another Giant Leap.. -- Beyond the Solar System.. -- Beyond the Solar System.. -- Reviving the Old, Introducing the New.. -- Reviving the Old, Introducing the New.. -- Return to the Moon -- Paving the Way for Future Exploration.. -- NASA’s New Robotic Lunar Program.. -- And When We’re Back on the Moon, What Next?.. -- Solar System Log -- Probing the Mysteries of Our Nearest Star.. -- Focusing on the Red Planet.. -- Fire and Water.. -- Report from the Ringed Planet
    Abstract: The aim of the Space Exploration annuals is to provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual will cover space exploration from a variety of angles, looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and detailing those planned for the future, and encompassing both manned and unmanned spaceflight. The invited contributions, authored by leading figures in astronomy and space exploration and which make up the bulk of the annual each year, will cover a variety of topics and are written to appeal to a wide readership. One feature introduced in the first volume ‘Solar System Log’ featuring the very latest in the exploration of the planets, their moons and small Solar System bodies, will be retained for Space Exploration 2008, and will comprise seven chapters. In addition, there will be a special additional section entitled, ‘Return to the Moon’ containing three chapters
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73997-7
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    Water and the Search for Life on Mars (2005)
    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd
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    ISBN: 9780387293721
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIX, 239 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Harland, David M., 1955 - Water and the search for life on Mars
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    US 8400
    Keywords: Popular Science ; Science (General) ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Astrobiology ; Science (General) ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Astrobiology ; Space Flight history ; Evolution, Planetary ; Exobiology history ; Extraterrestrial Environment chemistry ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Mars ; Water ; Außerirdisches Leben ; Mars ; Wasser ; Mars ; Wasser ; Außerirdisches Leben ; Viking ; Mars ; Wasser ; Außerirdisches Leben ; Viking
    Abstract: Peering at Mars -- A close look -- The Vikings -- What is life? -- A multiplicity of missions -- The water dilemma -- Spirit -- Opportunity -- Future prospects
    Abstract: "Why explore Mars? The simple answer is, we’re going to Mars to search for life. We’re following the water because on Earth where you find liquid water, organic material, and energy, you find life." u find life" Ed Weiler, NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Science Ear where you find liquid water, A century ago, the world was enthralled by Percival Lowell’s vision of a Mars criss-crossed with the canals of a dying civilization distributing water from the polar caps. Later, Mars was thought to have been cold, dead and dry for eons, but striking new evidence suggests the planet was relatively warm and wet in geologically recent times, and that even now there are reserves of water frozen beneath the planet’s surface. Today, robot spacecraft maneuver across the Martian surface while others orbit overhead seeking evidence of water, ice, and landing sites for further exploration. In recent years, the very possibilities for life have dramatically expanded as discoveries by biologists and oceanographers have revealed bizarre life forms where none would have been expected. And as the growing evidence that water flowed on Mars becomes indisputable, more spacecraft are soon to follow. This highly absorbing book relates how NASA and ESA have sought evidence of life on Mars. ‘Follow the water’ with noted science writer David Harland as he assembles and weighs the evidence in this timely and compelling book. It contains what you need to know behind today’s, and possibly tomorrow’s, headlines, including details of the Mariner, Viking, and Pathfinder missions and evolving theories of Martian geology and climate. It explains how the search accelerates with the Mars Orbiter and Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Harland sets this within the broader perspective of the likely nature of life on Mars as compared to primitive life on Earth. Finally, he analyzes the implications of there being life on both planets. Join the scientific adventure of a lifetime in this well-researched and thoroughly engrossing true account
    Note: Includes index
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-29372-1
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    Robotic Exploration of the Solar System : Part 1: The Golden Age 1957–1982 (2007)
    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd
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    ISBN: 9780387739830
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (LX, 536 p, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Ulivi, Paolo, 1971 - Robotic exploration of the solar system ; pt. 1: The Golden Age 1957 - 1982
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Sonnensystem ; Weltraumforschung ; Geschichte 1957-1982 ; Sonnensystem ; Erforschung ; Raumfahrzeug ; Geschichte 1957-1982
    Abstract: Introduction -- The beginning -- Of landers and orbiters -- The grandest tour -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Appendices -- Chapter references -- Further reading -- Index
    Abstract: Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in Robotic Exploration of the Solar System a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System. As in their previous book Lunar Exploration, the subject will be treated wherever possible from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations will be provided. Scientific results will be discussed in considerable depth, together with details of mission management. The book will be comprehensive, covering missions and results from the 1950s until the present day, and some of the latest missions and their results will appear in a popular science book for the first time. The authors will also cover many unflown missions, providing an indication of the ideas that proved to be unfulfilled at the time but which may still be proven and useful in the future. The project will deliver three volumes totaling over 1000 pages, providing comprehensive coverage of the topic
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73983-0
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    Cassini at Saturn : Huygen Results (2007)
    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd
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    ISBN: 9780387739786
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXII, 403 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Harland, David M., 1955 - Cassini at Saturn
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Saturn ; Cassini ; Saturn ; Exploration ; Saturn ; Cassini
    Abstract: List of Figures -- Author’s preface -- Acknowledgements -- Saturn from afar -- First close look -- Saturn revealed -- The Titans -- Cassini-Huygens -- Notes -- Acronyms -- Facts and figures -- Further reading -- Index
    Abstract: Cassini At Saturn - Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn June 2004 so this update includes 8 months of scientific data available for review, including the most spectacular images of Saturn, its rings and satellites ever obtained by a space mission. As the Cassini spacecraft approached its destination in spring 2004, the quality of the images already being returned by the spacecraft clearly demonstrated the spectacular nature of the close-range views that will be obtained. The book contains a 16-page colour section, comprising a carefully chosen selection of the most stunning images to be released during the spacecraft’s initial period of operation. The Huygens craft, released by Cassini, parachuted through the clouds of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in January 2005. David Harland tells the exciting story of the this craft’s journey to the surface of one of the most enigmatic bodies on the Solar System, the only moon to have a dense atmosphere and possibly lakes of liquid gas at -190ºC on its surface. Titan is considered to be an early Earth in deep freeze, possibly with the building blocks of life in its atmosphere. There will undoubtedly be enormous interest in the first results and images of Titan’s surface, and this book is the first incisive summary of this groundbreaking material
    Description / Table of Contents: Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 350; Pages:351 to 375; Pages:376 to 400; Pages:401 to 425; Pages:426 to 435
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73978-6
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    Exploring the Moon : The Apollo Expeditions (2008)
    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd., Chichester, UK
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    ISBN: 9780387746418
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXIV, 404 p. 176 illus., 16 illus. in color, online resource)
    Edition: Second Edition
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Harland, David M., 1955 - Exploring the moon
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    Keywords: Project Apollo US ; Popular works ; History ; Planetology ; Observations, Astronomical ; Astronomy Observations ; Space sciences ; Astronomy ; Aerospace engineering ; Astronautics ; Popular Science ; Science (General) ; Science History ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Space flight to the moon
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Two columns to the page
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74641-8
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    Robotic Exploration of the Solar System : Part 2:Hiatus and Renewal 1983–1996 (2009)
    New York, NY : Praxis
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    ISBN: 9780387789057
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIX, 535 p. 210 illus, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Ulivi, Paolo, 1971 - Robotic exploration of the solar system ; 2: Hiatus and renewal 1983 - 1996
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Astronautics ; Sonnensystem ; Weltraumforschung ; Geschichte 1983-1996
    Abstract: The Decade of Halley -- The Era of Flagships -- Faster Cheaper Better -- Glossary -- Acronyms -- Various lists of facts and figures -- Sources -- Further reading
    Abstract: Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in "Robotic Exploration of the Solar System" a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System As in their previous book Lunar Exploration, the subject will be treated wherever possible from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations will be provided. Scientific results will be discussed in considerable depth, together with details of mission management. The books will cover missions from the 1950s until the present day, and some of the latest missions and their results will appear in a popular science book for the first time. The authors will also cover many unflown projects, providing an indication of the ideas that proved to be unfulfilled at the time but which may still be proven and useful in the future. Just like Lunar Exploration, these books will use sources only recently made available on the Soviet space program, in addition to some obscure and rarely used references on the European space program. The project will deliver three volumes totaling over 1000 pages that will provide comprehensive coverage of the topic with thousands of references to the professional literature that should make it the 'first port of call' for people seeking information on the topic
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-78905-7
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