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Russian Planetary Exploration
History, Development, Legacy and Prospects
Av Brian Harvey
Häftad, 2007
406 kr
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Russia’s accomplishments in planetary space exploration were not achieved easily. Formerly, the USSR experienced frustration in trying to tame unreliable Molniya and Proton upper stages and in tracking spacecraft over long distances. This book will assess the scientific haul of data from the Venus …
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
Part 2: Hiatus and Renewal, 1983-1996
Av Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
456 kr
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Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in "Robotic Exploration of the Solar System" a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System As in their previous book Lunar Exploration, the subject will be treated wherever possible from an engineering and scientific standpoint. …
Apollo Guidance Computer
Architecture and Operation
Häftad, 2010
507 kr
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The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer. In the 1960s most computers filled an entire room, but the spacecraft’s computer was required to be compact and low power. Although people today find it difficult to accept that it was possible to …
How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor
Av Colin Tucker
Häftad, 2020
307 kr
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Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that question. It’ll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of the engineering, reactor history, different …
How Apollo Flew to the Moon
Häftad, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
698 kr
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Stung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in particular, Gagarin being the first man in space, the United States gathered the best of its engineers and set itself the goal of reaching the Moon within a decade. In an expanding 2nd edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, David …
Design and Engineering of Curiosity
How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job
Häftad, 2018
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
367 kr
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This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to …
Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration
Av Brian Harvey
Häftad, 2006
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
556 kr
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When, in July 1969, the Americans decisively beat the Soviet Union in the race to put an astronaut on the moon, this event had profound historical, scientific and political implications. This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the reconsideration of …
SpaceX
Starship to Mars – The First 20 Years
Häftad, 2022
337 kr
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Learn about commercial spaceflight’s most successful startup in this fully updated book, which follows the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and positioned it as the most likely candidate for transporting humans …
Handbook of Sidescan Sonar
Häftad, 2014
2734 kr
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Seafloor surveying with acoustic remote sensing has become a powerful tool for researchers and professionals seeking knowledge about the structure and behavior of the seafloor. In particular, sidescan sonar is proving to be the preeminent technique, but its data is often difficult to interpret due …
Europe's Space Programme
To Ariane and Beyond
Av Brian Harvey
Häftad, 2003
507 kr
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In Europe's Space Programme - to Ariane and Beyond, author Brian Harvey begins with the fledgling European rocket effort of the 1930s and the key pioneers of the period, examining the significance of the V-2 and the technological advances represented by its development. He shows how the Russians …
Solar Surveyors
Observing the Sun from Space
Av Peter Bond
Häftad, 2022
407 kr
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This is the story of humankind’s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun.Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with the simple observations of …
From Apes to Cyborgs
New Perspectives on Human Evolution
Av Claudio Tuniz, Patrizia Tiberi Vipraio
Häftad, 2020
368 kr
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This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies. It provides a holistic view of human history and social evolution by drawing on the latest evidence from a wide range of disciplines …
First City on Mars: An Urban Planner’s Guide to Settling the Red Planet
Häftad, 2023
444 kr
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Hundreds of novels, films, and TV shows have speculated about what it would be like for us Earthlings to build cities on Mars. To make it a reality, however, these dreamers are in sore need of additional conceptual tools in their belt—particularly, a rich knowledge of city planning and design.Enter …
Saturn V F-1 Engine
Powering Apollo into History
Häftad, 2008
755 kr
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When the mighty Rocketdyne F-1 engine was conceived in the late 1950s for the U.S. Air Force, it had no defined mission and there was no launch vehicle it could power. It was a bold concept to push the technological envelope of rocket propulsion in order to put massive payloads into Earth orbit. …
Star Atlas Companion
What you need to know about the Constellations
Häftad, 2012
557 kr
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Conventional star atlases are great for locating constellations and individual stars but The Star Atlas Companion goes one step further and describes the physical properties of more than 1,100 stars. With the aid of scale diagrams, the reader can get a real sense of the sizes, shapes, distances, …
Space Shuttle Challenger
Ten Journeys into the Unknown
Av Ben Evans
Häftad, 2006
336 kr
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Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event. I was nine years old. My parents were, at the time, midway through moving house and, luckily, the TV was one of the few domestic items still to be packed. I watched the entire …
X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60
An Illustrated History
Av Michael H. Gorn, Giuseppe De Chiara
Inbunden, 2021
307 kr
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Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we …
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
Part 3: Wows and Woes, 1997-2003
Av Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland
Häftad, 2012
605 kr
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Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in Robotic Exploration of the Solar System a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System. The subject is treated from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and …
Lunar Outpost
The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon
Häftad, 2008
406 kr
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Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be constructed and also addresses major topics such as …
Sundials
Design, Construction, and Use
Av Denis Savoie
Häftad, 2009
485 kr
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Sundials, which decorate church walls, public plazas, and elegant gardens, are first and foremost astronomical instruments. Before understanding how sundials work, one must first understand the apparent motion of the Sun in the sky. In this book, Denis Savoie presents the basics of astronomy …
Apocalypse When?
Calculating How Long the Human Race Will Survive
Häftad, 2009
315 kr
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This book will be a key trailblazer in a new and upcoming field. The author’s predictive approach relies on simple and intuitive probability formulations that will appeal to readers with a modest knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and statistics. Wells’ carefully erected theory stands on a sure …
Space Shuttle Columbia
Her Missions and Crews
Av Ben Evans
Häftad, 2005
367 kr
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On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space programme unfolded with horrifying suddenness in the skies above north central Texas. The Space Shuttle Columbia – the world’s first truly reusable manned spacecraft – was lost during her return to …
Space Systems Failures
Disasters and Rescues of Satellites, Rocket and Space Probes
Av David M. Harland, Ralph Lorenz
Häftad, 2005
585 kr
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In the 1960s and 1970s deep space missions were dispatched in pairs in case one was lost in launch or failed during its journey. Following the triumphs of the Viking landings on Mars in 1976 and both Voyagers spacecraft successfully surveying the outer giant planets of the Solar System, it was …
Russia's Cosmonauts
Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center
Av Rex D. Hall, Shayler David m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
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418 kr
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With the aid of unique photographs, first-hand interviews and historical resources, Rex Hall, Dave Shayler and Bert Vis explain, for the very first time, how Russian citizens have been selected and trained to fly in space, and how these procedures have changed during the past 40 years. The authors …
NASA's Scientist-Astronauts
Av Shayler David, Colin Burgess m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
456 kr
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Mounting pressure in the early 1960s from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study ways of expanding the role of astronauts to conduct science on future space missions led to NASA’s conclusion that flying scientifically trained crewmembers would generate greater returns from each mission. …
Story of Space Station Mir
Häftad, 2005
514 kr
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This successor edition picks up the story where the first edition left off in 1997, and runs through to Mir’s de-orbiting in March 2001, providing the definitive account of the Mir Space Station. The book reviews the origins of the Soviet space station programme, in particular the highly successful …
Water and the Search for Life on Mars
Häftad, 2005
315 kr
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Mars has long been believed to have been cold, dead and dry for aeons, but there is now striking new proof that not only was Mars a relatively warm and wet place in geologically recent times, but that even today there are vast reserves of water frozen beneath the planet’s surface. As well as …
Cassini at Saturn
Huygens Results
Häftad, 2007
386 kr
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Cassini At Saturn – Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn June 2004 so this update includes 8 months of scientific data available for review, including the most …
Sky at Einstein's Feet
Häftad, 2005
306 kr
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The impact of Einstein’s relativity is perhaps most dramatic in astronomy, radically altering our interpretation of the observations of the stars and galaxies. Astronomers now encounter challenging phenomena that Einstein never lived to see, in which the bizarre effects of relativity played out on …
In Search of Dark Matter
Av Ken Freeman, Geoff McNamara
Häftad, 2006
456 kr
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The dark matter problem is one of the most fundamental and profoundly difficult to solve problems in the history of science. Not knowing what makes up most of the known universe goes to the heart of our understanding of the Universe and our place in it. In Search of Dark Matter is the story of the …
