The Continuing Story Of The International Space Station

Author : Peter Bond
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05
Category : History
ISBN : 185233567X

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The Continuing Story of The International Space Station by Peter Bond Pdf

In this fascinating and well-written text Peter Bond describes the development and evolution of space stations. Particular emphasis is placed on the International Space Station, beginning with the revolution that began in 1970, when Salyut 1, the world's first space station was sent into orbit by the Soviet Union. Defeated in the race to the Moon, the Soviets redirected their efforts towards the conquest of near-Earth space. In the next three decades, their increasingly large and sophisticated structures rewrote the history books as cosmonauts continued to push back all space endurance records. In clear and concise language the book explains how the human exploitation of low-Earth orbit is about to change.

Author : Michael Sheehan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134151387

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The International Politics of Space by Michael Sheehan Pdf

The year 2007 saw the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. Space is crucial to the politics of the postmodern world. It has seen competition and cooperation in the past fifty years, and is in danger of becoming a battlefield in the next fifty. The International Politics of Space is the first book to bring these crucial themes together and provide a clear and vital picture of how politically important space has become, and what its exploitation might mean for all our futures. Michael Sheehan analyzes the space programmes of the United States, Russia, China, India and the European Space Agency, and explains how central space has become to issues of war and peace, international law, justice and international development, and cooperation between the worlds leading states. It highlights the significance of China and India’s commitment to space, and explains how the theories and concepts we use to describe and explain space are fundamental to the possibility of avoiding conflict in space in the future.

Author : David J. Shayler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319497693

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Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations by David J. Shayler Pdf

How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked? Docking technologies had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations, but thesewere postponed until the Mir station became available, while plans for getting a new U. S. space station underway were stalled. In Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations, the author delves into the rich history of the Space Shuttle and its connection to these early space stations, culminating in the nine missions to dock the shuttle toMir. By 1998, after nearly three decades of planning and operations, shuttle missions to Mir had resulted in: • A proven system to link up the space shuttle to a space station• Equipment and hands-on experience in handling tons of materials• An infrastructure to support space station assembly and resupply Each of these played a pivotal role in developing the skills and procedures crucial to the creation of the later, much larger and far more complex International Space Station, as described in the companionvolume Assembling and Supplying the ISS: The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission.

Author : David J. Shayler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319404431

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Assembling and Supplying the ISS by David J. Shayler Pdf

The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the Space Shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. Assembling and Supplying the ISS is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the Shuttle became the platform which enabled the construction and continued operation of the primary scientific research facility in Earth orbit. Fulfilling an objective it had been designed to complete decades before, 37 Shuttle missions carried the majority of the hardware needed to build the ISS and then acted as a ferry and supply train for early resident crews to the station. Building upon the decades of development and experience described in the companion volume Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations: Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation, this book explores • a purpose-built hardware processing facility • challenging spacewalking objectives • extensive robotic operations • undocking a unmanned orbiter The experience and expertise gained through these missions allows space planners to improve space construction skills in advance of even more ambitious plans in the future.

Author : Brian Harvey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387713540

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The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program by Brian Harvey Pdf

This, fifty years after Sputnik, is the definitive book on the Russian space program. The author covers all the key elements of the current Russian space program, including both manned and unmanned missions. He examines the various types of unmanned applications programs as well as the crucial military program, and even analyzes the infrastructure of production, launch centres and tracking. You’ll also find discussion of the commercialization of the program and its relationship with western companies. Russia’s current space experiment is also put in a comparative global context. Strong emphasis is placed on Russia’s future space intentions and on new programs and missions in prospect.

Author : Greg Whitesides
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108420440

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Science and American Foreign Relations since World War II by Greg Whitesides Pdf

Chronicles the critical role the sciences have played in American foreign relations since World War II.

Author : David J. Shayler,Michael D. Shayler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461445777

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Manned Spaceflight Log II—2006–2012 by David J. Shayler,Michael D. Shayler Pdf

“Manned Spaceflight Log” discusses over 40 recent spaceflights from September 2006 through September 2012, a time of great change in human spaceflight history. Following on from “Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006,” the authors continue the story until the end of September 2012, with new chapters detailing the development and accomplishments of human spaceflight, expanded tables and additional photographs, many in color, throughout. The book opens with a new foreword by Colonel Alfred M. Worden, USAF Retired, NASA Astronaut and CMP of Apollo 15, which reflects on the changing history of human spaceflight and the prospects for future operations. The first chapter explains how human spaceflight has approached the different challenges of exploring space and provided the hardware to meet those challenges. This chapter also describes the various attempts to reach orbital flight and the often confusing distinction between ballistic, sub-orbital, and so-called ‘astro-flights’ of the X-15 rocket research aircraft program. Chapter 2 recalls key historic moments and missions across five decades of human spaceflight. Each decade has provided useful lessons for the next and a foundation for future achievement. The new mission entries are collected in the third section in chronological order. A review of the next steps in human spaceflight, including plans to occupy the International Space Station well into the 2020s and the growth of the Chinese manned space program including a large space station and planned base on the Moon, is discussed in Chapter 4. The tables provide a complete up-to-date overview of human spaceflight operations and experience from April 1961 to September 2012 and a selected chronology of important milestones from those years. Completing the book is a comprehensive bibliography that lists all the major Springer-Praxis human spaceflight titles and other important works that provide the reader with a resource to continue further research.

Author : Shayler David,Ian A. Moule
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781846280788

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Women in Space - Following Valentina by Shayler David,Ian A. Moule Pdf

* This is the only book that provides the full story of the role of women in space exploration. * Previously unpublished photographs of various aspects of training and participation in spaceflights are included. * Personal interviews with female cosmonauts and astronauts. * Traces the history of female aviation milestones from the early part of the 20th Century to the current space programme.

Author : Tim Furniss,Shayler David,Michael D. Shayler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387341750

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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 : Shayler David
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387739960

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Space Rescue by Shayler David Pdf

Looks forward to the completion of the ISS, possibility of return to the moon, manned flights to Mars, and the prospect of safety and rescue far beyond. Describes the role of Mission Control and recovery forces in ensuring the support from the ground to the crew in space. Provides a unique range of historic archive of material on the Russian programme. Presents a review of the Columbia accident, its investigation and various proposed rescue scenarios. Details escape systems devised for rocket research aircraft, early manned spacecraft, abort and recovery options from Earth orbit, and from lunar distance. Demonstrates that crew safety has been a factor in planning and mounting on all manned spaceflights.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : NYPL:33433067573547

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NASA Historical Data Book: NASA launch systems, space transportation, human spaceflight, and space science, 1989-1998 by Anonim Pdf

Author : David M. Harland
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387739779

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The Story of Space Station Mir by David M. Harland Pdf

* Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir. * Depicts Mir’s assembly piece by piece, in space, between 1982 and 1996. * Describes how Mir became an international research laboratory. * Advises how Mir technology went on to form the ‘core modules’ of the ISS. * The definitive account of Mir throughout its life through to de-orbiting in March 2001.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000124465091

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NASA Historical Data Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chris Jones
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781770890732

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Out of Orbit by Chris Jones Pdf

In February 2003, American astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Budarin were on a routine fourteen-week mission maintaining the International Space Station. But then the space shuttle Columbia exploded far beneath them. With the launch program suspended indefinitely, these astronauts had suddenly lost their ride back to earth. Out of Orbit chronicles the efforts of the beleaguered mission controls in Houston and Moscow as they worked frantically against the clock, ultimately settling on a plan that felt, at best, like a long shot. Latched to the side of the space station was a Russian-built Soyuz TMA-1 capsule, the rocket equivalent of a 1976 Gremlin. Despite the inherent danger, the Soyuz became the only hope to return Bowersox, Budarin, and Pettit home. Their harrowing journey back to earth is a powerful reminder that space travel remains an incredibly dangerous pursuit.

Author : Renato Dicati
Publisher : Springer
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319207568

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Stamping the Earth from Space by Renato Dicati Pdf

This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space. It covers all areas of research in which artificial satellites have contributed in designing a new image of our planet and its environment: the atmosphere and ionosphere, the magnetic field, radiation belts and the magnetosphere, weather, remote sensing, mapping of the surface, observation of the oceans and marine environments, geodesy, and the study of life and ecological systems. Stamping the Earth from Space presents the results obtained with the thousands of satellites launched by the two former superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, and also those of the many missions carried out by the ESA, individual European countries, Japan, China, India, and the many emerging space nations. Beautifully illustrated, it contains almost 1100 color reproductions of philatelic items. In addition to topical stamps and thematic postal documents, the book provides an extensive review of astrophilatelic items. The most important space missions are documented through event covers and cards canceled at launch sites, tracking stations, research laboratories, and mission control facilities.