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Seedhouse, Erik |
Prepare for Launch |
I05480 |
2010 |
eBook |
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| 512 |
Furniss, Tim |
Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006 |
I05478 |
2007 |
eBook |
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| 513 |
Haubold, Hans J |
Proceedings of the Third UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science |
I05469 |
2010 |
eBook |
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| 514 |
Thomas, Kenneth S |
U. S. Spacesuits |
I05437 |
2012 |
eBook |
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| 515 |
Lang, Kenneth R |
Parting the Cosmic Veil |
I05400 |
2006 |
eBook |
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| 516 |
Flury, Jakob |
Future Satellite Gravimetry and Earth Dynamics |
I05399 |
2005 |
eBook |
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| 517 |
Schmitt, Harrison |
Return to the Moon |
I05397 |
2006 |
eBook |
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| 518 |
Kremser, G |
X-Ray Measurements in the Auroral Zone from July to October 1964 |
I05371 |
1965 |
eBook |
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| 519 |
Lang, Kenneth R |
Sun, Earth and Sky |
I05362 |
1995 |
eBook |
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| 520 |
Kaiser, N |
The Post-Recombination Universe |
I05250 |
1988 |
eBook |
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| Title | Prepare for Launch : The Astronaut Training Process |
| Author(s) | Seedhouse, Erik |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Praxis, 2010. |
| Description | XXXV, 246 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | To be an astronaut is the dream of thousands of young - and not so young - people. But is the life as glamorous as we think it is? First, each applicant must navigate a protracted application and selection process, submit to lengthy medicals, take dozens of aptitude tests, and face an interview panel. If successful, the wannabe spacefarer is then subjected to a guantlet of instruction. From being strapped into centrifuges to experiencing microgravity onboard NASA's aptly named 'vomit comet,' the astronaut candidate's (Ascan) trainging is as relentless as it is arduous. In addtion to covering more than two hundred classroom subjects, as Ascan will complete over fifteen hundred hours of instruction, including training in high-performance jets, sea survival, emergency evacuation preparation, and surgery in microgravity. Prepare for Launch provides a unique insight into the astronaut application, selection, and training process. It chronicles the intense, highly technical and sophisticated training necessary to forge a flight crew capable of responding to any conceivable emergency and capable of expertly executing hundreds of mission tasks. This book uniquely explores the preparation required to apply and train for the most challenging and demanding job in the world |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441913500 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006 |
| Author(s) | Furniss, Tim;David, Shayler;Shayler, Michael D |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2007. |
| Description | XXXVI, 830 p. 400 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Praxis Log of Manned Spaceflight 1961-2006 will open with a section entitled: Quest for Space, which will provide an explanation of the methods employed to get in and out of orbit and brief overviews of the different international space programmes. It will be a complete chronological log of all attempted orbital manned spaceflights, including the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s that only achieved an altitude of c. 50 miles and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There will be an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travellers and basic flight data. The main text will be a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including those strange facts and humorous stories that are connected to every mission. By targeting publication in September 2006, the return to flight of the Shuttle, two more Soyuz TMA launches and, quite possibly, a second Chinese manned mission. The resulting book will be a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, and their roles and accomplishments. Recent announcements of a return to the Moon and eventual manned flights to Mars, as new hardware and procedures are developed to support these long-range programs, emphasizes the case for future updates of this book |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387739809 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
6. Astronomy???Observations
7. Automotive engineering
8. EBOOK
9. EBOOK - SPRINGER
10. Observations, Astronomical
11. Popular Science in Astronomy
12. SPACE SCIENCES
13. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Proceedings of the Third UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science : National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
| Author(s) | Haubold, Hans J;Mathai, A.M |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. |
| Description | VIII, 190 p. 17 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book represents Volume II of the Proceedings of the UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science, hosted by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo, 18 - 22 June, 2007. It covers two programme topics explored in this and past workshops of this nature: (i) non-extensive statistical mechanics as applicable to astrophysics, addressing q-distribution, fractional reaction and diffusion, and the reaction coefficient, as well as the Mittag-Leffler function and (ii) the TRIPOD concept, developed for astronomical telescope facilities. The companion publication, Volume I of the proceedings of this workshop, is a special issue in the journal Earth, Moon, and Planets, Volume 104, Numbers 1-4, April 2009 |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642033254 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Mathematical Methods in Physics
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. PHYSICS
10. PLANETOLOGY
11. SPACE SCIENCES
12. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | U. S. Spacesuits |
| Author(s) | Thomas, Kenneth S;McMann, Harold J |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2012. |
| Description | XXXV, 472 p. 284 illus., 124 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Spacesuits are far more than garments. They are a personalized spacecraft that allows direct contact and interaction with everything beyond our world, and a last refuge for survival in a disaster. Creating safe, reliable, and comfortable spacesuits is an ongoing challenge that has spanned over four decades. "U. S. Spacesuits, 2nd Edition" by Kenneth S. Thomas and Harold J. McMann details the technical evolution of U. S. spacesuits from their roots in high altitude aviation and vacuum tube development to present day, with an additional look into the future. This primary source of spacesuit information explains the functions, historical development, and use of spacesuits from a worldwide perspective. In this new edition, the authors update the story of U.S. spacesuit development and efforts, from the design challenges modern engineers face to the latest roles of spacesuits in space exploration. The book also provides a close up look at NASA's new Constellation Space Suit System as well as Apollo prototype configurations that have been discovered since 2005. Also not in the earlier edition is a prototype and model of the Gemini pressure suit and an explanation of its development. Finally, there are new insights into the suits used for the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station missions |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441995667 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Parting the Cosmic Veil |
| Author(s) | Lang, Kenneth R |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2006. |
| Description | XVII, 229 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Parting the Cosmic Veil describes our gradual awareness of a vast, previously concealed Universe. It is a story of expanding horizons and the discovery of invisible worlds, made possible with new technology and novel telescopes that have broadened our range of perception and sharpened our vision. Spacecraft have carried men to the Moon, and traveled throughout the Solar System, obtaining close-up views that have transformed the moons and planets from moving points of light to fascinating, diverse worlds. Modern technology has also enabled the detection of giant planets around other stars, taking us one step closer to the possible detection of life outside the Earth. Astronomers have used telescopes, operating at the visible wavelengths that we see with our eye, to reveal the true extent of the Milky Way and discover billions of remote galaxies that are rushing away from us in an expanding Universe. Each of these galaxies contains billions of stars wheeling around their massive central hub. Radio waves and X-rays, which lie beyond the range of visual perception, are used to detect a violent Universe, from exploding stars to gamma ray bursts and the Big Bang itself, with the associated discoveries of pulsars, black holes and quasars. Radio astronomers have also shown that the dark spaces between the stars contain vast tracts of cold hydrogen atoms and a host of molecules. Dark invisible matter has been discovered residing outside the shining stars and galaxies, outweighing them all. And a mysterious dark energy has also been found, which fills the nooks and crannies of seemingly empty space. The Cosmos is evolving, participating in ongoing processes of creation, destruction, and re-birth. But even though we are pushing the boundaries of knowledge closer to an understanding of the origins and destinies, of either the Universe or Life, the ultimate answers to these grand questions still lie hidden behind the Cosmic Veil. |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387333663 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. GRAVITATION
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Future Satellite Gravimetry and Earth Dynamics |
| Author(s) | Flury, Jakob;Rummel, Reiner |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2005. |
| Description | VI, 164 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Currently, a first generation of dedicated satellite missions for the precise mapping of the Earth???s gravity field is in orbit (CHAMP, GRACE, and soon GOCE). The gravity data from these satellite missions provide us with very new information on the dynamics of planet Earth. In particular, on the mass distribution in the Earth???s interior, the entire water cycle (ocean circulation, ice mass balance, continental water masses, and atmosphere), and on changes in the mass distribution. The results are fascinating, but still rough with respect to spatial and temporal resolution. Technical progress in satellite-to-satellite tracking and in gravity gradiometry will allow more detailed results in the future. In this special issue, Earth scientists develop visions of future applications based on follow-on high-precision satellite gravimetry missions |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387331850 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. GEOPHYSICS
4. Geophysics/Geodesy
5. SPACE SCIENCES
6. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Return to the Moon : Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space |
| Author(s) | Schmitt, Harrison |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2006. |
| Description | XVI, 336 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon???to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human colonies there in a kind of stepping stone community on the way to deeper space. With governments playing a supporting role???just as they have in the development of modern commercial aeronautics and agricultural production???Schmitt believes that a fundamentally private enterprise is the only type of organization capable of sustaining such an effort and, eventually, even making it pay off |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387310640 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Popular Science in Astronomy
7. SPACE SCIENCES
8. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | X-Ray Measurements in the Auroral Zone from July to October 1964 |
| Author(s) | Kremser, G;Keppler, E;Bewersdorff, A;Saeger, K. H;Pfotzer, G;Riedler, W;Legrand, J. P |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1965. |
| Description | I, 121 p : online resource |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662134481 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EARTH SCIENCES
2. Earth Sciences, general
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. SPACE SCIENCES
6. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Sun, Earth and Sky |
| Author(s) | Lang, Kenneth R |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1995. |
| Description | XVI, 282 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book was written for my daughter, Julia; her love and comfort have helped sustain me. It is a pleasure to watch Julia noticing details of every?? thing around her. Children and other curious people perceive worlds that are invisible to most of us. Here we describe some of these natural unseen worlds, from the hid?? den heart of the Sun to our transparent air. They have been discovered and explored through the space-age extension of our senses. A mere half-century ago astronomers were able to view the cosmos only in visible light. Modern technology has now widened the range of our perception to include the invisible realms of subatomic particles, magnetic fields, radio waves, ultraviolet radiation and X-rays. They are broadening and sharpening our vision of the Sun, and providing a more complete description of the Earth's environment. Thus, a marvelous new cosmos is now unfolding and opening up, as new instruments give us the eyes to see the invisible and hands to touch what cannot be felt |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642578526 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. GEOPHYSICS
6. Geophysics/Geodesy
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | The Post-Recombination Universe |
| Author(s) | Kaiser, N;Lasenby, A.N |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1988. |
| Description | 408 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume consists of invited talks and contributed papers presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute "The Post Recombination Universe" which was held in Cambridge in the summer of 1987. There have, in recent years, been numerous meetings devoted to problems in observational cosmology. The attention given reflects the exciting rate of de?? velopment of the subject, and a survey of the proceedings from these symposia reveals that a great deal of emphasis has been given to consideration of the very early universe on the one hand, and to large scale structure in the universe at the present epoch on the other. The theme of this meeting was chosen to comple?? ment these efforts by focussing on the state of the universe at quite early times, but at those epochs which are still accessible to direct observations. The meet?? ing provided a broad coverage of the post recombination universe by drawing on experts from a wide variety of fields covering theory, background radiation fields and discrete sources at high redshift. Events in the moderately early universe will have left their mark in a great range of wavebands, from X-rays to the microwave region, and the evolution of the universe can be revealed by studies of the inter?? galactic medium, gravitational lensing and the abundance and clustering of high redshift sources. All of these subjects received much attention at the meeting, and the papers demonstrate the rich interplay between these areas in the rapidly expanding world of observational cosmology |
| ISBN,Price | 9789400930353 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GRAVITATION
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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