Ben Evans: At Home in Space | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781441988096 | At Home in Space | The Late Seventies into the Eighties | Ben Evans

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Beschreibung

This volume, like the others, not only focuses upon the individual missions within the decade but also upon key challenges facing human space exploration at specific points within those years - from the problems of simply breathing and eating in space to the challenges of venturing outside in a pressurized spacesuit, the development of newer and better space toilets, and the difficulties of locomotion on the Moon. The Eighties was a time when traveling into space far more commonplace. Examining in detail the American and Soviet fronts, Ben Evans gives a comprehensive analysis of the varying fortunes of the U.S. space shuttle in the Eighties, including its early test flights and commercial flights, its problems, the 51L tragedy and its aftermath, and the resumption of operations with STS-26. The U.S. story ends with STS-37 in April 1991. In the Soviet sphere, two pivotal space station efforts - Salyut 7 and its succesor, Mir - are considered, showing how they were alike and different.

Über den Autor

Ben Evans is an accomplished and experienced space writer ideally qualified to chronicle the epic story of human space exploration. In addition to writing five books for Springer/Praxis, including the first book in this series: Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and Sixties (2009) and the most recent Foothold in the Heavens - The Seventies (2010), he has published numerous space and astronomy related articles in such journals as Spaceflight, Countdown, and Astronomy Now.

Zusammenfassung

Continues the History of Human Space Exploration miniseries by Evans, which commemorates over 50 years of humans in space

Provides a detailed account of the goals, missions, setbacks, and achievements of those who ventured into space in the Eighties, particularly the Russian and Americans

Provides complete coverage of the space shuttle program and the Russian Salyut and Mir space stations

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents.- Illustrations.- Author's Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1: Unlikely partners.- Chapter 2: A home after Apollo.- Chapter 3: A tale of science, sickness and the Sun.- Chapter 4: Red stars in the East.- Chapter 5: Dreams and nightmares.- Bibliography.- Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Raumfahrttechnik
Genre:	Importe , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xiii 481 S. 16 s/w Illustr. 49 farbige Illustr. 481 p. 65 illus. 49 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9781441988096
ISBN-10:	1441988092
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	80015555
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Evans, Ben
Hersteller:	Springer New York Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	240 x 168 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	Ben Evans
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.09.2011
Gewicht:	0,824 kg

Artikel-ID: 107151996