Manned Spaceflight

Author : Ted Spitzmiller
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780813059709

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The History of Human Space Flight by Ted Spitzmiller Pdf

Military Writers Society of America Awards, Gold Medal for History Highlighting men and women across the globe who have dedicated themselves to pushing the limits of space exploration, this book surveys the programs, technological advancements, medical equipment, and automated systems that have made space travel possible. Beginning with the invention of balloons that lifted early explorers into the stratosphere, Ted Spitzmiller describes how humans first came to employ lifting gasses such as hydrogen and helium. He traces the influence of science fiction writers on the development of rocket science, looks at the role of rocket societies in the early twentieth century, and discusses the use of rockets in World War II warfare. Spitzmiller considers the engineering and space medicine advances that finally enabled humans to fly beyond the earth's atmosphere during the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. He recreates the excitement felt around the world as Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn completed their first orbital flights. He recounts triumphs and tragedies, such as Neil Armstrong's "one small step" and the Challenger and Columbia disasters. The story continues with the development of the International Space Station, NASA's interest in asteroids and Mars, and the emergence of China as a major player in the space arena. Spitzmiller shows the impact of space flight on human history and speculates on the future of exploration beyond our current understandings of physics and the known boundaries of time and space.

Author : Carol Norberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642237256

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Human Spaceflight and Exploration by Carol Norberg Pdf

The book presents a unique overview of activities in human spaceflight and exploration and a discussion of future development possibilities. It provides an introduction for the general public interested in space and would also be suitable for students at university. The book includes the basics of the space environment and the effects of space travel on the human body. It leads through the challenges of designing life support systems for spacecraft as wells as space suits to protect astronauts during extravehicular activities. Research being carried out by humans in Earth orbit is being brought into context to other forms of space exploration. Between the end of 2007 and May 2009 ESA, the European Space Agency, carried out an astronaut recruitment process. It was the first time that astronauts had been recruited newly to the corps since its creation in 1998 and the positions were open to citizens of all of the member states of ESA. Two of the contributors to this book participated in the selection process and hence contribute to a general discussion of how one carries out such a selection programme. The book concludes with one person’s experience of flying aboard the space shuttle on a mission to map planet Earth, bringing together topics taken up in earlier parts of the book.

Author : Wiley J. Larson,Linda K. Pranke
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015053761394

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Human Spaceflight by Wiley J. Larson,Linda K. Pranke Pdf

"Human spaceflight: mission analysis and design" is for you if you manage, design, or operate systems for human spaceflight! It provides end-to-end coverage of designing human space systems for Earth, Moon, and Mars. If you are like many others, this will become the dog-eared book that is always on your desk -and used. The book includes over 800 rules of thumb and sanity checks that will enable you to identify key issues and errors early in the design processes. This book was written by group of 67 professional engineers, managers, and educators from industry, government, and academia that collectively share over 600 years of space-related experience! The team from the United States, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia worked for four-and-one-half years to capture industry and government best practices and lessons-learned from industry and government in an effort to baseline global conceptual design experience for human spaceflight. "Human spaceflight: mission analysis and design" provides a much-needed big-picture perspective that can be used by managers, engineers and students to integrate the myriad of elements associated with human spaceflight.

Author : Shayler David
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1852332255

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Disasters and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight by Shayler David Pdf

Here, Dave Shayler examines the hurdles faced by space crews as they prepare and embark on space missions. Divided into six parts, the text opens with the fateful, tragic mission of the Challenger crew in 1986. This is followed by a review of the risks that accompany every space trip and the unique environment in which the space explorer lives and works. The next four sections cover the four parts of any space flight (training, launch, in-flight and recovery) and present major historical incidents in each case. The final section looks at the next forty years beyond the Earth's atmosphere, beginning with the International Space Station and moving on to the difficulties inherent in a manned exploration of Mars.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 54,5 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 : Terry C Treadwell
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780752496788

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Stepping Stones to the Stars by Terry C Treadwell Pdf

Stepping Stones to the Stars is the story of manned spaceflight from its inception to the era of the Space Shuttle. It begins with a short history of the evolution of the rocket, before describing the first manned rocket flights by both the Americans and the Russians. There is also the little-known story of what is thought to be the earliest manned rocket flight, said to have taken place in 1933 on the island of Rügen in the Baltic under the control of the German War Ministry. The story continues through Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space and Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap for mankind' to the first space stations, Skylab, Salyut and Mir. With the development of the Shuttle, the USA moved ahead in the 'space race,' but the Americans and Russians soon realised that it was easier to co-operate than compete, and the two nations began to work together for the first time. Terry C. Treadwell's book is a non-technical history of human spaceflight, that tells the exciting and dramatic story of how we took our early steps towards the stars.

Author : Luc van den Abeelen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319444727

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Spaceplane HERMES by Luc van den Abeelen Pdf

This is the first comprehensive book on the European Hermes program. It tells the fascinating story of how Europe aimed for an independent manned spaceflight capability which was to complement US and Soviet/Russian space activities. In 1975, France decided to expand its plans for automated satellites for materials processing to include the development of a small 10 ton spaceplane to be launched on top of a future heavy-lifting Ariane rocket. This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. The European Space Agency backed the proposal. Unfortunately, after detailed studies, the project was cancelled in 1993. If Hermes had been introduced into service, it could have become the preferred "space taxi" for ferrying crews to and from the International Space Station. But that opportunity was lost. This book provides the first look of the complete story of and reasons for the demise of this ambitious program. It also gives an account which pieces of Hermes survived and are active in the 2nd decade of the 21st century. This fascinating story will be a great read for space enthusiasts. But it will also serve as a comprehensive documentation of an important episode in the history of manned spaceflight.

Author : Louis Friedman
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816531462

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Human Spaceflight by Louis Friedman Pdf

Human Spaceflight lays out a new model for the future of humans in space, where robotic technologies extend human presence beyond the solar system. Louis Friedman argues for settlement of Mars, serving as a base for humans to explore the rest of the universe with an expanding arsenal of technology.

Author : Tim Furniss,Shayler David,Michael D. Shayler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387739809

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Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006 by Tim Furniss,Shayler David,Michael D. Shayler Pdf

This flagship work charts a complete chronological log of orbital manned spaceflight. Included are the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s, and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every mission. The resulting book is a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names of astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, their roles and accomplishments.

Author : Hong Yang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811548987

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Manned Spacecraft Technologies by Hong Yang Pdf

This book offers essential information on China’s human spacecraft technologies, reviewing their evolution from theoretical and engineering perspectives. It discusses topics such as the design of manned spaceships, cargo spacecraft, space laboratories, space stations and manned lunar and Mars detection spacecraft. It also addresses various key technologies, e.g. for manned rendezvous, docking and reentry. The book is chiefly intended for researchers, graduate students and professionals in the fields of aerospace engineering, control, electronics & electrical engineering, and related areas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428922334

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Round trip to orbit : human spaceflight alternatives : special report. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.),Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Astronauts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113725829

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Results of the Second U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 24, 1962 by Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.),Malcolm Scott Carpenter Pdf

"This document presents the results of the second United States manned orbital space flight conducted on May 24, 1962. The performance discussions of the spacecraft and launch systems, the modified Mercury Network, mission support personnel, and the astronaut, together with analyses of observed space phenomena and the medical aspects of the mission, form a continuation of the information previously published for the first United States manned orbital flight, conducted on February 20, 1962, and the two manned sub-orbital space flights."--P. iii.

Author : Brian Harvey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1852335661

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China's Space Program - From Conception to Manned Spaceflight by Brian Harvey Pdf

This book is designed for publication straight after the launch of China's first manned spacecraft. The precursor mission, Shenzhou, flew unmanned in November 1999, in line with the predictions of The Chinese Space Programme: From Conception to Future Capabilities (1998) the first edition of this retitled book. China's Space Program: From Conception to Manned Spaceflight builds on the 1998 title to take account of the first manned flight in October 2003. It also brings the reader up to date with other developments in the Chinese space programme over from 1998 to the manned flight and looks forward to China's future plans and ambitions.

Author : Vladimir Suvorov,Alexander Sabelnikov
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1560724021

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The First Manned Spaceflight by Vladimir Suvorov,Alexander Sabelnikov Pdf

This book is about the early era of the Russian space challenge. It is based on the notes of Vladimir Suvorov, a distinguished chief documentary cinematographer, who eyewitnessed and described in his top secret diary all these events from 1959 to 1969. He and his team made 35 films on the Russian conquest of space. He worked closely with the key scientists including Chief Designer Sergey Korolev, the President of the Academy of Sciences Mstislav Keldish and other high ranking military officers who were in charge of the Soviet space program. Many cosmonauts, especially the first ones like Yuri Gagarin, German Titov, et al., became his friends. This book is the first close up and personal account of these remarkable events.

Author : Joseph A. Angelo
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438108919

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Human Spaceflight by Joseph A. Angelo Pdf

Presents an introduction to human space exploration, discussing the evolution of space technology that has allowed the human race to go from merely orbiting the Earth to landing on the Moon and living for months in a space station.