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Author : Charles A. Dempsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Aviation medicine
ISBN : UIUC:30112057544410
Author : Charles A. Dempsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Aviation medicine
ISBN : UOM:39015029869354
Author : Timothy P. Schultz
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 9781421424798
Introduction -- The pathology of flight -- Engineering the human machine -- Flying blind -- The changing role of the human component -- Flight without flyers -- The modern pilot, redefined -- New horizons of flight -- Conclusion: the past and future of pilots
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112063911959
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Government publications
ISBN : OSU:32437010623466
Author : Martha Ackmann
Publisher : Random House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588360373
For readers of The Astronaut Wives Club, The Mercury 13 reveals the little-known true story of the remarkable women who trained for NASA space flight. In 1961, just as NASA launched its first man into space, a group of women underwent secret testing in the hopes of becoming America’s first female astronauts. They passed the same battery of tests at the legendary Lovelace Foundation as did the Mercury 7 astronauts, but they were summarily dismissed by the boys’ club at NASA and on Capitol Hill. The USSR sent its first woman into space in 1963; the United States did not follow suit for another twenty years. For the first time, Martha Ackmann tells the story of the dramatic events surrounding these thirteen remarkable women, all crackerjack pilots and patriots who sometimes sacrificed jobs and marriages for a chance to participate in America’s space race against the Soviet Union. In addition to talking extensively to these women, Ackmann interviewed Chuck Yeager, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, and others at NASA and in the White House with firsthand knowledge of the program, and includes here never-before-seen photographs of the Mercury 13 passing their Lovelace tests. Despite the crushing disappointment of watching their dreams being derailed, the Mercury 13 went on to extraordinary achievement in their lives: Jerrie Cobb, who began flying when she was so small she had to sit on pillows to see out of the cockpit, dedicated her life to flying solo missions to the Amazon rain forest; Wally Funk, who talked her way into the Lovelace trials, went on to become one of the first female FAA investigators; Janey Hart, mother of eight and, at age forty, the oldest astronaut candidate, had the political savvy to steer the women through congressional hearings and later helped found the National Organization for Women. A provocative tribute to these extraordinary women, The Mercury 13 is an unforgettable story of determination, resilience, and inextinguishable hope.
Author : C.G. Sweeting
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476619460
Seven decades after World War II, we now know that the margin between Allied victory and defeat was often narrower than many realized. The decisive actions of leaders, generals and war heroes have been well documented, but less well known are the technological developments that made victory possible and laid the groundwork for postwar progress. Based on more than ten years of research, this book describes how American airmen became the best-outfitted aviators of the war, tracing the development of virtually every piece of personal equipment used by United States air forces. Drawing on original sources including formerly classified documents, the author details the myriad types of respirator equipment, parachutes, body armor, pressure suits and other flying and survival gear that were instrumental in making U.S. pilots and air crews effective. Personal anecdotes bring to life the design and testing of combat flight equipment. More than 160 photographs are included, most published here for the first time.
Author : Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : UIUC:30112055139478
Author : Margaret A. Weitekamp
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0801883946
space program and the rise of the women's movement in America.
Author : Maura Phillips Mackowski
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781683403128
A little-known yet critical part of NASA history Life in Space explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA’s research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in histories of the space agency. Maura Mackowski details NASA’s work in this field from spectacular promises made during the Reagan era to the major new directions set by George W. Bush’s Vision for Space Exploration in the early twenty-first century. At the first flight of NASA’s space shuttle in 1981, hopes ran high for the shuttle program to achieve its potential of regularly transporting humans, cargo, and scientific experiments between Earth and the International Space Station. Mackowski describes different programs, projects, and policies initiated across NASA centers and headquarters in the following decades to advance research into human safety and habitation, plant and animal biology, and commercial biomaterials. Mackowski illuminates these ventures in fascinating detail by drawing on rare archival sources, oral histories, interviews, and site visits. While highlighting significant achievements and innovations such as space radiation research and the Neurolab Spacelab Mission, Mackowski reveals frustrations—lost opportunities, stagnation, and dead ends—stemming from frequent changes in presidential administrations and policies. For today’s dreams of lunar outposts or long-term spaceflight to become reality, Mackowski argues, a robust program in space life sciences is essential, and the history in this book offers lessons to help prevent leaving more expectations unfulfilled.
Author : Dennis R. Jenkins
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0160901103
"Since its earliest days, flight has been about pushing the limits of technology and, in many cases, pushing the limits of human endurance. The human body can be the limiting factor in the design of aircraft and spacecraft. Humans cannot survive unaided at high altitudes. There have been a number of books written on the subject of spacesuits, but the literature on the high-altitude pressure suits is lacking. This volume provides a high-level summary of the technological development and operational use of partial- and full-pressure suits, from the earliest models to the current high altitude, full-pressure suits used for modern aviation, as well as those that were used for launch and entry on the Space Shuttle. The goal of this work is to provide a resource on the technology for suits designed to keep humans alive at the edge of space."--NTRS Web site.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Department of the Air Force
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112059867488
This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War, and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and impact of civil wars suggests that these conflicts reflect and are also a driving force for major societal change. In this sense, "Understanding Civil War: Continuity and Change in Intrastate Conflict" argues that the nature of civil war is not fundamentally changing in nature. The book includes a thorough consideration of patterns and types of intrastate conflict and debates relating to the causes, impact, and changing nature of war. A key focus is on the political and social driving forces of such conflict and its societal meanings, significance and consequences. The author also explores methodological and epistemological challenges related to studying and understanding intrastate war. A range of questions and debates are addressed. What is the current knowledge regarding the causes and nature of armed intrastate conflict? Is it possible to produce general, cross-national theories on civil war which have broad explanatory relevance? Is the concept of civil wars empirically meaningful in an era of globalization and transnational war? Has intrastate conflict fundamentally changed in nature? Are there historical patterns in different types of intrastate conflict? What are the most interesting methodological trends and debates in the study of armed intrastate conflict? How are narratives about the causes and nature of civil wars constructed around ideas such as ethnic conflict, separatist conflict and resource conflict? This book will be of much interest to students of civil wars, intrastate conflict, security studies and IR in general.
Author : John A. Wise,V. David Hopkin,Daniel J. Garland
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781420063578
A complete examination of issues and concepts relating to human factors in simulation, this book covers theory and application in space, ships, submarines, naval aviation, and commercial aviation. The authors examine issues of simulation and their effect on the validity and functionality of simulators as a training device. The chapters contain in d
Author : Emma J. H. Dyson,Dean A. Herrin,Amy E. Slaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : UCR:31210024862375
Author : Gilles Clément,K. Slenzka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387379401
This book examines the effects of spaceflight at cellular and organism levels. Research on the effects of gravity - or its absence - and ionizing radiation on the evolution, development, and function of living organisms is presented in layman's terms. The book describes the benefits of space biology for basic and applied research to support human space exploration and the advantages of space as a laboratory for scientific, technological, and commercial research.