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  • 1
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK | Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9781137526588 , 9781137526571
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 205 p. 15 illus., 12 illus. in color)
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Physics ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Cosmology ; Private international law ; Conflict of laws ; International law ; Comparative law ; Aerospace engineering ; Astronautics ; Sociology
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    New York, NY : Praxis
    ISBN: 9780387776408 , 9780387776392
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Harris, Philip R., 1926 - Space enterprise
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Animal behavior ; Astrophysics ; Astronomy ; Astronautics ; Animal behavior ; Astronautics ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Science (General) ; Space colonies ; Space industrialization ; Outer space Exploration ; Weltraum ; Siedlung ; Industrialisierung
    Abstract: Dedication In Memory of the Shuttle Crews, Challenge and Columbia -- Acknowledgements -- List of Exhibits -- Foreward -- Prologue -- Toward Global Space Vision, Ethos, and Enterprise -- Human Space Exploration and Settlement -- Space Habitability and the Environment -- Cultural Implications of Space Enterprise -- High Performing Spacefarers -- Orbital Pesonnel Deployment and Tourism -- Macrothinking in Strategic Space Planning -- Macromangement of Space Enterprise -- Challenges in Offworld Private Enterprise -- Lunar Enterprise and Development -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- About the Case Study Contributors -- Governance Issues in Space Societies -- Space-based Energy - Lunar Solar Power -- Space Tourism Enterprise -- Learning from Space Entrepreneurs -- Health Services Aloft - Space Nurses -- Resources -- References and Websites -- Index -- About the Author
    Abstract: In Space Enterprise - Living and Working Offworld, Dr Philip Harris provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources, as well as pursuing lunar industrialization and establishing offworld settlements. As a management/space psychologist, Dr. Harris presents a behavioral science perspective on space exploration and enterprise. In this his 45th book, Phil has completely revised and updated the two previous editions of this classic, placing new emphasis on the need for more synergy and participation by the private sector. He not only provides a critical review of what is happening in the global space community, but offers specific strategies for lunar economic development. The author analyzes the human factors in contemporary and future space developments, especially relative to the deployment of people aloft. This user-friendly volume offers numerous photographs, diagrams, exhibits, and case studies
    Description / Table of Contents: CONTENTS; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Foreword by David G. Schrunk, M.D; List of exhibits; List of abbreviations and acronyms; About the contributors; About the author; Prologue; 1 Toward a global space vision, ethos, and enterprise; 1.1 Space visions of humankind; 1.2 North American space case study: U.S.A., Canada, Mexico; 1.3 Russian space case study; 1.4 European space case study; 1.5 Asian space case study; 1.6 Other nations in space; 1.7Conclusions on global space vision, ethos, and enterprise; 1.8 References; 2 Human space exploration and settlement
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.1 Leaving Earth's cradle: joint venturing2.2 Emerging space settlement issues; 2.3 Interdisciplinary contributions to space habitation; 2.4 Redirecting knowledge and workforces upward; 2.5 Space is a place for synergy; 2.6 Conclusions: synergizing space exploration and settlement; 2.7 References; 3 Space habitability and the environment; 3.1 Space habitability and life sciences; 3.2 Behavioral analysis of life aloft; 3.3 Anthropology and space habitation; 3.4 Psychology and space habitation; 3.5 Sociology and space habitation; 3.6 Living systems and space habitation
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.7 Habitability and the space environment3.8 Conclusions on future research directions; 3.9 References; 4 Cultural implications ofspace enterprise; 4.1 Culture: a coping strategy; 4.2 Emergence of a new space culture; 4.3 Cultural influences on aerospace organizations; 4.4 Cosmic cultures; 4.5 Conclusions on emerging space culture; 4.6 References; 5 High-performing spacefarers; 5.1 Extending human presence aloft; 5.2 Learning from human offworld performance; 5.3 Crew system productivity; 5.4 Orbital team performance; 5.5 Human/Machine interface aloft
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.6 Human resource development of spacefarers5.7 Space ergonomics and ecology; 5.8 Space performance research issues; 5.9 Conclusions on spacefarers' performance; 5.10 References; 6 Orbital deployment systems and tourism; 6.1 Terrestrial analogs; 6.2 Space personnel deployment strategies; 6.3 SPDS stages; 6.4 Transforming space development through tourism; 6.5 Conclusions on space personnel deployment and tourism; 6.6 References; 7 Macrothinking in strategic space planning; 7.1 Understanding macrothinking and planning; 7.2 Macrothinking examples from the past
    Description / Table of Contents: 7.3 Mini case studies of macrothinking7.4 Macrothinking perils; 7.5 Current macrothinking illustrations; 7.6 Future macrothinking; 7.7 Macrothinking conclusions; 7.8 References; 8 Macromanagement ofspace enterprise; 8.1 Management challenges for the space era; 8.2 The Apollo heritage of innovative management; 8.3 The impact of organizational culture; 8.4 Emerging space roles of Earth-based managers; 8.5 Management in orbit; 8.6 Macromanagement for/in outer space; 8.7 Space management in the future; 8.8 Space Station case study; 8.9 ISS learnings in macromanagement
    Description / Table of Contents: 8.10 Conclusions on space macromanagement
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    London : Springer
    ISBN: 9781846287602
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VII, 139 S.) , Ill., graph. Darst
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2007 Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Moore on Mercury
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Merkur
    Abstract: Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for amateur astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. For the same reason, it is also one of the most fascinating and strange planets. Mercury is not much larger that our Moon, but orbits the Sun at an average distance of only 58 million km, compared to the Earth's 150 million km. On its sunlit side, Mercury's surface temperature can exceed 450C while the night side freezes at --180C. Mercury has been the target of professional astronomers through the ages, and then of space probes, the most recent of which -- MESSENGER (MErc
    Abstract: Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for amateur astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. For the same reason, it is also one of the most fascinating and strange planets. Mercury is not much larger that our Moon, but orbits the Sun at an average distance of only 58 million km, compared to the Earth`s 150 million km. On its sunlit side, Mercury`s surface temperature can exceed 450C while the night side freezes at -180C. Amateur astronomers can see Mercury and its ever-changing phases all year, and sometimes watch it transit the Sun - the next transit is in November 2006, followed by one in May 2016. In his inimitable, easy-going style, Patrick Moore describes Mercury, the professional astronomers who have observed it over the centuries, amateur observations, and the past, present and future space missions to this extraordinary world. TOC:Lift-off.- Elusive Planet.- Messenger of the Gods.- Mercury in the Solar System.- Crossing the Sun - Mercury`s Transits.- The Movements of Mercury.- Ghost Planet.- Through the Telescope.- Mapping Mercury.- The Flight of Mariner 10.- Around Mercury.- Return to Mercury: the Messenger Project.- Life on Mercury?- Travel to Mercury.- Mercurian Base.- Appendices.
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    New York, NY : Springer New York
    ISBN: 9780387489407
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIV, 492 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Heiken, Grant On the moon
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Astronomy ; Popular Science ; Mondlandung ; Apollo-Programm ; USA ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Geschichte ; Mondlandung ; Apollo-Programm
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    New York, NY : Praxis
    ISBN: 9780387495446
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (400 p, digital)
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    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
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    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK
    ISBN: 9780387684888
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVIII, 170 p, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Baker, Philip The story of manned space stations
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astrophysics ; Astronomy ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Astrophysics ; Astronomy ; Raumstation ; Geschichte ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Geschichte ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Raumstation ; Geschichte
    Abstract: 1928-1970: How it all began -- 1971: Salyut 1-Triumph and Disaster -- 1970-1979: Skylab-NASA Dips its Toe -- 1973-1974: Salyut 2 and Salyut 3-Limited Success -- 1974-1977: Salyut 4, 5, and ASTP -- Salyut 6: Space Station Operations Defined -- Salyut 7 and Spacelab -- Mir: For All Mankind? -- Freedom: The U.S. Strikes Back -- Shuttle-Mir: Real co-operation -- The International Space Station..at last -- The Future for Manned Space Stations
    Abstract: Philip Baker charts the history of manned space stations from the very beginning in a logical, chronological order. He tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASTP, Shuttle-Mir, and the ISS, and includes programs that rarely get mentioned - the US Manned Orbiting Laboratory, and the Soviet Almaz station, both military backed projects. The Mir space station was one of the greatest human achievements in modern history, and a thorough telling of its story is essential to this book. During its life it grew and evolved into a truly international outpost, with visitors from all over the world taking advantage of the only permanent space station in orbit at that time. This book will be the only one of its kind to tell the whole story of the manned space stations from both nations, from the very beginning, to the current ISS story, and to the possibilities beyond. Each chapter of this book will contain interviews with many of the primary participants, including the astronauts, cosmonauts, designers, mission controllers, doctors and managers most directly involved in the flights. The author paints a vivid picture of two competing nations slowly coming together to form an alliance that is shaky and uncertain to begin with, but grows from fierce competition into solid collaboration
    Description / Table of Contents: CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of color plates; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1 1928-1970: How it all began; 2 1971: Salyut 1?triumph and disaster; 3 1970-1979: Skylab?NASA dips its toe; 4 1973-1974: Salyut 2 and Salyut 3?limited success; 5 1974-1977: Salyut 4, 5, and ASTP; 6 Salyut 6: Space station operations defined; 7 Salyut 7and Spacelab; 8 Mir: For all mankind?; 9 Freedom: The U.S. strikes back; 10 Shuttle-Mir: Real co-operation; 11 The International Space Station...at last; 12 The future for manned space stations
    Description / Table of Contents: Appendix A Flight schedule and International Space Station crewingAppendix B Mission patches; Index
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    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK
    ISBN: 9780387739762
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXII, 317 p, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Harvey, Brian, 1953 - Soviet and Russian lunar exploration
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Astronomy ; Sowjetunion ; Mondflug ; Geschichte ; Russland ; Mondflug ; Geschichte ; Sowjetunion ; Mondflug ; Russland ; Mondflug
    Abstract: Origins of the Soviet lunar programme -- The first moon probes -- Planning the lunar landing -- The soft- landers and orbiters -- The first cosmonauts to the moon -- Around the moon -- Samplers, rovers and orbiters -- Return to the moon -- List of all Soviet moon probes (and related missions) -- Bibliographical note and bibliography
    Abstract: Little is known of Soviet and Russian lunar exploration although, in fact, the Soviet Union/Russia: Sent the first spaceships past the moon, the first to hit the moon and the first to circle the moon Was first to soft land on and orbit the moon Was first to send a spaceship around the moon and recover it on Earth Came very close to sending a cosmonaut around the moon first Built and successfully tested, in Earth orbit, a lunar lander Pioneered sophisticated, precise high-speed reentries into the Earth's atmosphere Came close to perfecting a giant moon rocket, the N-1 Retrieved three sets of rock samples from the moon by automatic spacecraft Landed advanced roving laboratories that explored the moon for months on end, traveling 48km Designed long-term lunar bases. These were remarkable achievements requiring a considerable level of engineering sophistication and have a place in the contemporary story of astronautics. Recent landings on Mars use, essentially, the very techniques developed by Russia to land on and explore the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. As an acknowledged expert and author of several books on the Soviet and Russian space programme, Brian Harvey is ideally suited to cover not only the engineering and scientific side but also the human stories of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme. These include those of the cosmonaut squad that trained to land on the moon, but was stood down, and of the designers who tried to realise the dream of a Russian moon, from Tikhonravov to Mishin: a Soviet lunar programme was first proposed by designer Mikhail Tikhonravov in a children’s magazine in 1951 and he persuaded a sceptical Soviet leadership of the value of a moon programme. Following Sputnik, the first lunar flights quickly achieved the key goals of hitting, circling and photographing the moon in 1959. The Soviet Union achieved all the early ‘firsts’ in lunar exploration, such as soft landing and orbiting the moon, and Brian Harvey will recount the frantic efforts to rival America’s Apollo and the dramatic hours of 21st July 1969, when Russia tried to soft land Luna 15 in the Sea of Crises even as Armstrong and Aldrin explored the moon in the nearby Sea of Tranquility
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    Chichester : Praxis Publishing Ltd
    ISBN: 9780387685472
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXV, 305 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Young, Anthony H. Lunar and planetary rovers
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Engineering ; Astronautics ; Planetology ; Astronomy ; Science (General) ; Apollo-Programm ; Mondfahrzeug ; Geschichte 1961-1972 ; Marsfahrzeug ; Marsflug ; Geschichte ; Apollo-Programm ; Mondfahrzeug ; Geschichte 1961-1972 ; Marsfahrzeug ; Marsflug ; Geschichte
    Abstract: From concept to reality -- The Lunar Roving Vehicle subsystems -- Training for the Moon -- To the Hadley Plains -- Mysterious and unknown Descartes -- Destiny at Taurus-Littrow -- The quest for Mars -- The Vision for Space Exploration
    Abstract: The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes with a description of the new designs of rovers planned for The New Vision for Exploration now underway at NASA. The book provides extensive quotes from the astronauts who drove the LRV on the Moon from interviews conducted especially for the book. It also details new material from interviews of engineers and managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory covering the robotic rovers, Sojourner, Sprit and Opportunity. The Foreword is written by David R. Scott, Commander of Apollo 15. Chapter 1: From Concept to Reality; Chapter 2: Lunar Roving Vehicle Subsystems; Chapter 3: Training for the Moon; Chapter 4: To the Hadley Plains; Chapter 4: Mysterious and Unknown Descartes; Chapter 5: Destiny at Taurus-Littrow; Chapter Six: The Quest for Mars-Chapter Seven: The New Vision of Exploration
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    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK
    ISBN: 9780387739809
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXXVI, 836p. 400 illus, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Furniss, Tim Praxis manned spaceflight log 1961 - 2006
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Engineering ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Geschichte 1961-2006 ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Geschichte 1961-2006
    Abstract: From the contents: The Profile of Manned Spaceflight -- Methods of Leaving Earth -- Methods of Spaceflight -- Methods of Returning to Earth -- 2. Manned Spaceflight Programmes -- X-15 Rocket Research Aircraft and the X-20 Dyna Soar -- Vostok and Voskhod -- Mercury -- Gemini and the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory -- Apollo and Skylab -- Soyuz and Zond -- Salyut and Almaz -- Mir -- Shuttle and Spacelab -- Buran And Hermes -- International Space Station -- 3. Quest for Space -- X-15 Astro Flights 1962-1968 -- Mercury Sub Orbital Missions 1961 Mercury 3 and Mercury 4 -- Apollo 1 Pad Fire In January 1967 -- Launch Pad Aborts Including The 1983 Soyuz Pad Explosion and Various -- Shuttle Pad Aborts -- 4. Manned Spaceflight Log -- 1961 - 2006 -- Appendix -- World Manned Space Missions 1961-2006 -- World Space Explorers 1961-2006 -- World Spaceflight Experience 1961-2006 -- Bibliography and References -- Index
    Abstract: Praxis Log of Manned Spaceflight 1961-2006 will open with a section entitled: Quest for Space, which will provide an explanation of the methods employed to get in and out of orbit and brief overviews of the different international space programmes. It will be a complete chronological log of all attempted orbital manned spaceflights, including the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s that only achieved an altitude of c. 50 miles and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There will be an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travellers and basic flight data. The main text will be a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including those strange facts and humorous stories that are connected to every mission. By targeting publication in September 2006, the return to flight of the Shuttle, two more Soyuz TMA launches and, quite possibly, a second Chinese manned mission. The resulting book will be a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, and their roles and accomplishments. Recent announcements of a return to the Moon and eventual manned flights to Mars, as new hardware and procedures are developed to support these long-range programs, emphasizes the case for future updates of this book
    Description / Table of Contents: Pages:1 to 42; Pages:43 to 84; Pages:85 to 126; Pages:127 to 168; Pages:169 to 210; Pages:211 to 252; Pages:253 to 294; Pages:295 to 336; Pages:337 to 378; Pages:379 to 420; Pages:421 to 462; Pages:463 to 504; Pages:505 to 546; Pages:547 to 588; Pages:589 to 630; Pages:631 to 672; Pages:673 to 714; Pages:715 to 756; Pages:757 to 798; Pages:799 to 840; Pages:841 to 856
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    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd
    ISBN: 9780387493879
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XLV, 543 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Shayler, David J., 1955 - NASA's scientist-astronauts
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Astronautics ; Science (General) ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics
    Abstract: The Wrong Stuff -- Scientists as Astronauts -- The Scientific Six -- School for Scientists -- The Excess Eleven -- “Flying Is Just Not My Cup of Tea” -- A Geologist on the Moon -- Laboratories in the Sky -- Shuttling into Space -- The Long Wait -- Ending of Eras -- Science Officers on ISS
    Abstract: Mounting pressure in the early 1960s from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study ways of expanding the role of astronauts to conduct science on future space missions led to NASA’s conclusion that flying scientifically trained crewmembers would generate greater returns from each mission. NASA and industry studies continued investigating possibilities that could lead to the eventual creation of the first space stations using surplus Apollo hardware, through the Apollo Applications Programme (AAP). There was also a growing interest within the military to create their own manned space station programme, conducting on-orbit experiments and research with strategic advantages for national security. In October 1964 the Soviets launched Voskhod 1 whose 3-man crew were identified as the first ‘scientific passengers’ in space. A few days later NASA and the NAS had completed joint studies into the possibility of using scientists in the manned space programme, and invited scientists to apply for astronaut training. In selecting the first group of scientist-astronauts, NASA had one firm requirement; any person accepted into the programme would have to qualify as a military jet pilot. While the second group of scientists were completing their academic, survival and flight training programme, the remaining members of the first scientist-astronaut group were involved in supporting the developing Apollo Applications programme and the Apollo lunar programme
    Description / Table of Contents: Front Matter; The Wrong Stuff; Scientists as Astronauts; The Scientific Six; School for Scientists; The Excess Eleven; "Flying Is Just Not My Cup of Tea"; A Geologist on the Moon; Laboratories in the Sky; Shuttling into Space; The Long Wait; Ending of Eras; Science Officers on ISS; Back Matter
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [527] - 531) and index
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    Chichester : Praxis Publishing Ltd
    ISBN: 9780387496795
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVIII, 290 p, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Evans, Ben, 1976 - Space Shuttle Challenger
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astronautics ; Engineering ; Astronomy ; Science (General) ; USA ; Space-shuttle ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Space-shuttle ; Columbia ; Geschichte
    Abstract: Author's preface -- Acknowledgements -- The Geritol Bunch: The Development of the Shuttle, History of Challenger's Design, and Her First Mission -- Ride, Sally Ride: The Flight of STS 7 -- Weightlifters: the Flight of STS 8 -- A Heck of a Big Leap: the Flights of STS 41B, 41C, and 41G -- The Untouchables: the Flights of STS 51B, 51F, and 61A -- Don't Break our Airplane: the Disaster and Aftermath, including Rogers inquiry -- Appendix: Challenger's Planned Missions during 1986 and 1987 -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index
    Abstract: Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event. I was nine years old. My parents were, at the time, midway through moving house and, luckily, the TV was one of the few domestic items still to be packed. I watched the entire horror unfold live on all of the network stations. Admittedly, my fascination with rockets and astronauts, stars and planets had begun several years earlier, but Challenger's destruction turned it from an occasional hobby to a fascination which has remained with me ever since. In September 1988, aged 11,1 came home from school to watch STS-26 return the Shuttle fleet to orbital operations. Five years later, I gave a speech on the STS-51L disaster to my teacher as part of my GCSE English assessment. Another decade passed and, now a teacher myself, I returned to my school one cold Monday morning to explain to my pupils what had happened to Challenger's sister ship, Columbia, a few days earlier. In some ways, the loss of Columbia affected me more deeply than Challenger
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    New York, NY : Springer New York
    ISBN: 9780387271491
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (X, 454p. 235 illus, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Chien, Philip Columbia
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; USA ; Space-shuttle ; Absturzunfall ; Geschichte 2003
    Abstract: A Modest Mission -- A Modest Mission -- Mission Makers -- Rick Husband: The Boy from Amarillo -- Willie McCool: Running Man -- Dave Brown: Pilot, Doctor, Gymnast -- Kalpana Chawla: The Girl from India -- Mike Anderson: The Kid Who Wanted to Fly -- Laurel Clark: Submarine Doctor, Mother -- Ilan Ramon: Israel’s First Space Traveler -- Dodging Bullets: The Astronauts Who Weren’t Selected -- It Isn’t Just the Astronauts -- The Long Road to Launch -- A NASA Primer -- The Eighteen Delays -- Training for the Mission -- Presenting NASA to the World -- Prequel: STS-112 and STS-113 -- Preparing for Launch -- Launch Day -- Behind the Scenes -- Living in Space -- Sixteen Days in Space -- Flight Day 2: MEIDEX, Phab4, ARMS, Ascent Video -- Flight Day 3: Calcium Kinetics, Press Interviews -- Flight Day 4: LSP, Spacehab Problems -- Flight Day 5: VCD, MPFE -- Flight Day 6: Ariel Sharon Call, Internet Questions -- Flight Day 7: MGM, Astroculture -- Flight Day 8: SOFBALL, CIBX -- Flight Day 9: S*T*A*R*S, FREESTAR -- Flight Day 10: BDS, BRIC, OSTEO -- Flight Day 11: ZCG, Biopack -- Flight Day 12: Ship-to-Ship Call, FRESH -- Flight Day 13: Mist, Biotube, Challenger Anniversary -- Flight Day 14: Press Conference -- Flight Day 15: MEIDEX, External Spacehab Payloads -- Flight Day 16: Automated Payloads, Preparing to Come Home -- February 1, 2003 -- Reentry -- The Accident -- Mission Control on Landing Day -- What Should Have Happened -- The Media’s Coverage of STS-107 -- The First Hours After the Accident -- Viewing Columbia’s Reentry -- Where Were You ..? -- The Public’s Reaction -- Aftermath -- The Search for Debris -- Other Evidence -- Completing the Investigation -- Kooks and Myths -- Was a Rescue Possible? -- Memorials -- Legacy: The Science Not Lost
    Abstract: In ‘Columbia: Final Voyage’ aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years’ experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insight into the crew members who lost their lives in the Columbia disaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew members several times and got to know them as individuals. He reviews in detail their training, their scientific work and other activities during their successful 16-day flight, the background of the accident itself and a detailed first-hand account of what happened that fateful day in February 2003. The author provides a comprehensive and personal look at both the Columbia astronauts and the STS-107 mission, together with a behind-the-scenes account of other people involved in the mission and their personal reactions to the accident. Forward by Jonathan B. Clark, widower of Columbia astronaut Laurel Clark Introduction by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin
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    ISBN: 9780387310640
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: SpringerLink
    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Schmitt, Harrison, 1935 - Return to the moon
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Astrophysics ; Mond ; Bemannte Raumfahrt ; Zukunft
    Abstract: Apollo: The Legacy -- Energy: The Global Future -- Booster: Moon Rocket Economics -- Fusion: Helium-3 Power Economics -- Resources: Lunar Helium-3 Economics -- Settlement: Helium-3 Production Economics -- Approaches: Organizatonal Options for a Return -- Management: Lessons from Apollo -- NASA: Restructuring for Deep Space -- Investors: The Best Approach -- Law: Space Resources -- Humans: Roles in Space -- Implications
    Abstract: Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon-to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human colonies there in a kind of stepping stone community on the way to deeper space. With governments playing a supporting role-just as they have in the development of modern commercial aeronautics and agricultural production-Schmitt believes that a fundamentally private enterprise is the only type of organization capable of sustaining such an effort and, eventually, even making it pay off
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    New York, NY : Praxis Publishing Ltd
    ISBN: 9780387739779
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXV, 424 p, online resource)
    Series Statement: Springer Praxis Books
    Series Statement: SpringerLink
    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Harland, David M., 1955 - The story of Space Station Mir
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    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
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