To Orbit And Back Again

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461409830

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To Orbit and Back Again by Davide Sivolella Pdf

The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have been able to do so before. The author describes the structures and systems of the Space Shuttle, and then follows a typical mission, explaining how the structures and systems were used in the launch, orbital operations and the return to Earth. Details of how anomalous events were dealt with on individual missions are also provided, as are the recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle. Many photographs and technical drawings illustrate how the Space Shuttle functions, avoiding the use of complicated technical jargon. The book is divided into two sections: Part 1 describes each subsystem in a technical style, supported by diagrams, technical drawings, and photographs to enable a better understanding of the concepts. Part 2 examines different flight phases, from liftoff to landing. Technical material has been obtained from NASA as well as from other forums and specialists. Author Davide Sivolella is an aerospace engineer with a life-long interest in space and is ideally qualified to interpret technical manuals for a wider audience. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the topic including the evolution of given subsystems, reviewing the different configurations, and focusing on the solutions implemented.

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319549460

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The Space Shuttle Program by Davide Sivolella Pdf

This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle in its many different roles as orbital launch platform, orbital workshop, and science and technology laboratory. It focuses on the technology designed and developed to support the missions of the Space Shuttle program. Each mission is examined, from both the technical and managerial viewpoints. Although outwardly identical, the capabilities of the orbiters in the late years of the program were quite different from those in 1981. Sivolella traces the various improvements and modifications made to the shuttle over the years as part of each mission story. Technically accurate but with a pleasing narrative style and simple explanations of complex engineering concepts, the book provides details of many lesser known concepts, some developed but never flown, and commemorates the ingenuity of NASA and its partners in making each Space Shuttle mission push the boundaries of what we can accomplish in space.Using press kits, original papers, newspaper and magazine articles, memoirs and interviews, this book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of the shuttle’s many missions and will refocus interest on a remarkable flying machine and space program that is often pushed to the background.

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031196539

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The Untold Stories of the Space Shuttle Program by Davide Sivolella Pdf

In September 1969, several months after the Apollo 11 lunar landing, President Richard M. Nixon established the Space Task Force to chart NASA’s path for the decades to come. This imaginative vision was shattered less than six months later when, on January 13, 1970, NASA Administrator Dr. Thomas Paine announced that, owing to funding cuts, only the reusable Space Shuttle could be afforded -- there would be no space station, no return to the Moon, and no missions to Mars. This is a story never before told about the missions and technologies that NASA had begun to plan but never fully realized. The book is a companion to the author’s previous two works on the Space Shuttle. Whereas the first two books showed how the Space Shuttle flew in space and what the program accomplished, this book explains what more the Space Shuttle could have achieved and how the space transportation system could have further matured if circumstances had been otherwise. A final chapter also discusses how some of these plans might be resurrected in future programs.

Author : Kenneth W. Iliff,Curtis Peebles
Publisher : History Office
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UIUC:30112065968544

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From Runway to Orbit by Kenneth W. Iliff,Curtis Peebles Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last NASA SP 2004-4109. NASA History Series. Presents the memoirs of Dr. Kenneth W. Iliff, the retired Chief Scientist of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. He worked at NASA from 1962-2002. Related products: Commercial Orbital Transportation Services: A New Era in Spaceflight is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01367-1 Reference Guide to the International Space Station is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01373-6 Other products produced by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550"

Author : Ed Engle
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493118274

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To North Vietnam and Back Again by Ed Engle Pdf

This is an autobiography of Edward C. Engle. It tells the story of his childhood and education and eventual migration to the Navy as a bombardier/navigator in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. He explains the systems, the tactics, and the ordnance used against an implacable enemy over Laos, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and Cambodia. After he returned, the book continues with his life in further assignments, eventual career change to aeronautical engineering duty officer, his participation in the Cold War and European Theater operations as part of the National Space Program, and the closing assignments of his career working on developing the requirements for the Navys Force Network Concept.

Author : Glen Arnold,Deborah S. Lewis
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 1836 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Corporations
ISBN : 9781292140483

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Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold,Deborah S. Lewis Pdf

Explore how finance theory works in practice with Corporate Financial Management, 6th edition. Find out how financial decisions are made within a firm, how projects are appraised to make investment decisions, how to evaluate risk and return, where to raise finance from and how, ultimately, to create value. Need extra support? Join over 10 million students benefiting from Pearson MyLabs. This title is supported by MyLab Finance, an online homework and tutorial system which can be used by students for self-directed study or instructors can choose to fully integrate this eLearning technology into.

Author : Piers Bizony
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781627885478

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New Space Frontiers by Piers Bizony Pdf

Take a journey into the New Space Frontier! It is easy to imagine that the space shuttle's retirement has edged the Space Age toward closure, at least in terms of human flight beyond the bounds of earth. In fact, there are more people-carrying ships being constructed now than at any time since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space half a century ago. Some are already servicing the International Space Station - which, incidentally, has ensured a permanent human presence in space for the last two decades, and is set to continue and expand for decades yet to come. What's more, NASA is no longer the only big player in the space game. Commercial, non-governmental space exploration is becoming a reality rather than just a pipe dream. What orbital adventures await us in the next five decades? Will humans ever again head into deep space, as the Apollo astronauts once did? NASA's new hardware is aimed toward asteroid missions, and ultimately, Mars, but there is a significant chance that a government funded space agency will not be the only - or even the first - organization to send humans across the solar system. Get ready to experience the excitement of adventure with New Space Frontier. Through gorgeous photography and engaging writing, noted space and science author Piers Bizony speculates beyond just today's hardware and explores what might be possible for the next generation.

Author : Danielle Bannister
Publisher : Bannister Books
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781490930978

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Pulled Back Again by Danielle Bannister Pdf

What if the love of your life was taken from you? What would you be willing to risk to get them back? Jada and Tobias thought moving away from their former predatorial friend, Hawk, would keep them safe. They were wrong. Join Twin Flames, Tobias and Jada, as they fight to keep their love burning bright. Get Pulled Back Again into a love story that has no end.

Author : George Greenstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780521192590

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Understanding the Universe by George Greenstein Pdf

A student-active introduction to the key topics in astronomy, emphasizing inquiry learning so students will clearly understand our universe and the scientific method. 'Nature of Science' sections in each chapter encourage students to take on the role of a scientist and within-text questions require critical thinking through astronomy-based problems.

Author : Robert Zubrin
Publisher : Crown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307450111

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How to Live on Mars by Robert Zubrin Pdf

Thinking about moving to mars? Well, why not? Mars, after all, is the planet that holds the greatest promise for human colonization. But why speculate about the possibilities when you can get the real scientific scoop from someone who’s been happily living and working there for years? Straight from the not-so-distant future, this intrepid pioneer’s tips for physical, financial, and social survival on the Red Planet cover: • How to get to Mars (Cycling spacecraft offer cheap rides, but the smell is not for everyone.) • Choosing a spacesuit (The old-fashioned but reliable pneumatic Neil Armstrong style versus the sleek new—but anatomically unforgiving—elastic “skinsuit.”) • Selecting a habitat (Just like on Earth: location, location, location.) • Finding a job that pays well and doesn’t kill you (This is not a metaphor on Mars.) • How to meet the opposite sex (Master more than forty Mars-centric pickup lines.) With more than twenty original illustrations by Michael Carroll, Robert Murray, and other renowned space artists, How to Live on Mars seamlessly blends humor and real science, and is a practical and exhilarating guide to life on our first extraterrestrial home.

Author : Chris Jones
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,9 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 : Nicole Peeler
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316201247

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Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler Pdf

Nothing says "home" like being attacked by humans with very large guns, as Jane and Anyan discover when they arrive in Rockabill. These are professionals, brought into kill, and they bring Anyan down before either Jane or the barghest can react. Seeing Anyan fall awakens a terrible power within Jane, and she nearly destroys herself taking out their attackers. Jane wakes, weeks later, to discover that she's not the only thing that's been stirring. Something underneath Rockabill is coming to life: something ancient, something powerful, and something that just might destroy the world. Jane and her friends must act, striking out on a quest that only Jane can finish. For whatever lurks beneath the Old Sow must be stopped. . .and Jane's just the halfling for the job.

Author : Gordon L. Dillow
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501187759

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Fire in the Sky by Gordon L. Dillow Pdf

This “accessible and always entertaining” (Booklist) combination of history, pop science, and in-depth reporting offers a fascinating account of the asteroids that hit Earth long ago and those streaming toward us now, as well as how prepared we are against asteroid-caused catastrophe. One of these days, warns Gordon Dillow, the Earth will be hit by a comet or asteroid of potentially catastrophic size. The only question is when. In the meantime, we need to get much better at finding objects hurtling our way, and if they’re large enough to penetrate the atmosphere without burning up, figure out what to do about them. We owe many of science’s most important discoveries to the famed Meteor Crater, a mile-wide dimple on the Colorado Plateau created by an asteroid hit 50,000 years ago. In his masterfully researched Fire in the Sky, Dillow unpacks what the Crater has to tell us. Prior to the early 1900s, the world believed that all craters—on the Earth and Moon—were formed by volcanic activity. Not so. The revelation that Meteor Crater and others like it were formed by impacts with space objects has led to a now accepted theory about what killed off the dinosaurs, and it has opened up a new field of asteroid observation that is brimming with urgency. Dillow looks at great asteroid hits of the past and modern-day asteroid hunters and defense planning experts, including America’s first Planetary Defense Officer. Satellite sensors confirm that a Hiroshima-scale blast occurs in the atmosphere every year, and a smaller, one-kiloton blast every month. While Dillow makes clear that the objects above can be deadly, he consistently inspires awe with his descriptions of their size, makeup, and origins. Both a riveting work of popular science and a warning to not take for granted the space objects hurtling overhead, Fire in the Sky is, ultimately, a testament to our universe’s celestial wonders.

Author : Pat Murphy
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812541723

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There and Back Again by Pat Murphy Pdf

Bailey was heading home in his steam-powered rocket when he found a message pod. It was only by luck that he spotted it, disabled and drifting in an eccentric orbit around a large M-type asteroid. Strange to find a message pod so far from interstellar trade routes, drifting through the Asteroid Belt around Old Sol. Bailey picked up the message pod, and notified its owners that he had it. And that was the beginning of the adventure. The next thing he knew, the legendary Gitana, adventurer extraordinaire, was arriving at Bailey's asteroid home, and then he was on a starship, heading for the center of the galaxy!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : WISC:89094311677

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The Microcosm by Anonim Pdf