Letters From Mir An Astronausts Letters To His Son

Author : Jerry M. Linenger
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780071423328

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Letters from MIR: An Astronausts Letters to His Son by Jerry M. Linenger Pdf

An inspiring, deeply moving testament to the timelessness of paternal love Dr. Jerry Linenger's 132 days aboard the decaying Russian space station Mir were beset by power outages that left the crew in total darkness and tumbling out of control, poisonous chemical leaks, and near collisions with space debris. Most terrifying of all was a raging fire that, in a matter of minutes, nearly destroyed the station and all on board. It was with that last event, when, with the crew cut off from the world below and locked in a battle for survival, Linenger's letters to his son changed from a routine chronicle of daily events into the eloquent, deeply moving serial narrative presented in Letters from Mir. Combining wise meditations on life, destiny, and the future of space exploration with wryly playful observations on everyday life, this openended conversation between a father and his beloved son is as contemporary as the latest Mars Explorer mission, yet as timeless as the paternal sentiments they express.

Author : Barbara G. Kanki,Jean-Francois Clervoy,Gro Sandal
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780081018705

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Space Safety and Human Performance by Barbara G. Kanki,Jean-Francois Clervoy,Gro Sandal Pdf

Space Safety and Human Performance provides a comprehensive reference for engineers and technical managers within aerospace and high technology companies, space agencies, operators, and consulting firms. The book draws upon the expertise of the world’s leading experts in the field and focuses primarily on humans in spaceflight, but also covers operators of control centers on the ground and behavior aspects of complex organizations, thus addressing the entire spectrum of space actors. During spaceflight, human performance can be deeply affected by physical, psychological and psychosocial stressors. Strict selection, intensive training and adequate operational rules are used to fight performance degradation and prepare individuals and teams to effectively manage systems failures and challenging emergencies. The book is endorsed by the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS). Provides information on critical aspects of human performance in space missions Addresses the issue of human performance, from physical and psychosocial stressors that can degrade performance, to selection and training principles and techniques to enhance performance Brings together essential material on: cognition and human error; advanced analysis methods such as human reliability analysis; environmental challenges and human performance in space missions; critical human factors and man/machine interfaces in space systems design; crew selection and training; and organizational behavior and safety culture Includes an endorsement by the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS)

Author : Alexander Chouker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642222726

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Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space by Alexander Chouker Pdf

Stress of either psychological or physical nature can activate and/or paralyse humans’ innate and adaptive immunity. However, adequate immunity is crucial to the maintenance of health on earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology and health are challenged by complex environmental stressors which might be at their most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. While previous publications have addressed the physiological changes that occur during space flight, this book goes further, by adopting an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the complex interaction of living conditions in space, the immune system, and astronauts’ health. It is explained how such analysis of the consequences of stress for the immune system may help in preventing, diagnosing, and counteracting immune-related alterations in health on earth as well as in space

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300396

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Manned Spaceflight by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

Space travel is a familiar concept. Such was not the case in the early 20th century, when the United States and the former Soviet Union were locked in a race to send humans into orbit. This book details the history of manned spaceflight, from the development of rockets to the advent of space tourism. Readers also are introduced to the men and women who have been willing to soar into the great unknown.

Author : Jerry M. Linenger
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055832250

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Letters from Mir by Jerry M. Linenger Pdf

Dr. Linenger's 132 days as an astronaut aboard the decaying Russian space station "MIR" were an opportunity for him to pen this inspiring, deeply moving testament to the timelessness of paternal love.

Author : Susan R. Friedland
Publisher : Oxford Symposium
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781903018668

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Vegetables by Susan R. Friedland Pdf

Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cooking 2008 on the subject of Vegetables.

Author : John Elkington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136326899

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The Zeronauts by John Elkington Pdf

A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm. Just as our species broke the Sound Barrier during the 1940s and 1950s, a new breed of innovator, entrepreneur, and investor is lining up to break the Sustainability Barrier. In this book, John Elkington introduces the Zeronauts – a new breed of innovator, determined to drive problems such as carbon, waste, toxics, and poverty to zero – as well as creating the first Zeronaut Roll of Honor, spotlighting 50 pioneers in the field of zero. Zeronauts are innovating in an astonishing range of areas, tackling hugely diverse economic, social, environmental, and governance challenges. To give a sense of progress to date, we zero in on five key challenges (the 5Ps): population growth, pandemics, poverty, pollution, and proliferation. The power of zero has been trumpeted, notably in relation to zero defects. This book spotlights key lessons learned in the field of total quality management – and introduces a five-stage "Pathways to Zero" model, running through from the Eureka! discovery moment to the point where a new way of doing things becomes endemic in the economy. In order to move from incremental to transformative change, we must embrace wider framings, deeper insights, higher targets, and longer time scales. This book investigates some ways in which leading Zeronauts are pushing change in relevant directions, with cases drawn from a spectrum of human activity – from water profligacy to human genital mutilation. If we learn from these pioneers, the twenty-first century could be our best yet.

Author : Sara Martín
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781527559301

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Representations of Masculinity in Literature and Film by Sara Martín Pdf

How are men represented on the printed page, the stage and the screen? What do these representations say about masculinity in the past, the present, and the future? The twelve essays in this volume explore the different ways in which men and masculinity have been represented, from the plays of William Shakespeare to the science fiction of Richard K. Morgan, passing through classic fiction by Emily Brontë and Charles Dickens, and popular favourites by Terry Pratchett and Isaac Asimov, without forgetting the Star Wars saga. Collectively, these essays argue that, although much has been written about men, it has been done from a perspective that does not see masculinity as a specific feature in need of critical appraisal. Men need to be made aware of how they are represented in order to alter the toxic patriarchal models handed down to them and even break the extant binary gender models. For that, it is important that men distinguish patriarchy from masculinity, as is done here, and form anti-patriarchal alliances with each other and with women. This book is, then, an invitation to men’s liberation from patriarchy by raising an awareness of its crippling constraints.

Author : Alexander Choukèr
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030169961

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Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space by Alexander Choukèr Pdf

This book explains how stress – either psychological or physical – can activate and/or paralyse human innate or adaptive immunity. Adequate immunity is crucial for maintaining health, both on Earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology is specifically challenged by complex environmental stressors, which are most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book identifies the impact of these stressors – the space exposome – on immunity as a result of (dys-)functions of specific cells, organs and organ networks. These conditions (e.g. gravitation changes, radiation, isolation/confinement) affect immunity, but at the same time provide insights that may help to prevent, diagnose and address immune-related health alterations. Written by experts from academia, space agencies and industry, the book is a valuable resource for professionals, researchers and students in the field of medicine, biology and technology. The chapters “The Impact of Everyday Stressors on the Immune System and Health”, “Stress and Radiation Responsiveness” and “Assessment of Radiosensitivity and Biomonitoring of Exposure to Space adiation” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 076147546X

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Explorers and Exploration by Anonim Pdf

"Contains a total of 177 articles ... that cover the entire history of exploration from ancient times to the present day"--Page 12.

Author : Michael P. Belfiore
Publisher : Lucent Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1590184602

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Life Aboard a Space Station by Michael P. Belfiore Pdf

Isolated from the rest of humanity, and freefalling in an airless void, space station inhabitants face unique challenges to their survival in one of the harshest environments known to humans--and enjoy the benefits of a dwelling that is truly out of this world.

Author : Clay Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112032829282

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Shuttle-Mir by Clay Morgan Pdf

Author : K. Lee Lerner
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0787675547

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Science by K. Lee Lerner Pdf

Contains color-illustrated, cross-referenced, alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on topics from all major areas of science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and the medical and health sciences, and includes a comprehensive index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Space flight
ISBN : IND:30000117413298

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Quest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ron Jolly
Publisher : Petoskey Co-Pub
Page : 1300 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114122877

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Northern Michigan Almanac by Ron Jolly Pdf

A huge compendium of fascinating and little-known facts about Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula