Ben Evans: Foothold in the Heavens

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Beschreibung

Foothold in the Heavens, the second volume in the A History of Human Space Exploration series, focuses upon the 1970s, the decade in which humanity established real, longterm foothold in the heavens with the construction and operation of the first space stations. It marked a transitional phase between the heady, race-to-the-Moon days of the Sixties and efforts to make space travel more economical, more frequent and more 'routine.' Space exploration in the Seventies, although dominated by Soviet achievement, saw the first efforts of mankind to really 'live' and work in space, producing results of direct benefit to humans on Earth. The emphasis changed from the gung-ho, 'strap-it-on-and-go' pioneers of the Sixties to the more practical exploitation of space for science, medicine, and technology. This book focuses on each mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space station to the end of operations of Salyut 6, and from the expanded, lengthy exploration of the Moon on Apollo 15 to the first flight of the Shuttle.

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. He has published numerous space and astronomy related articles in such journals as Spaceflight, Countdown, and Astronomy Now.

Zusammenfassung

Details the stories of missions, the crews and their progreess to mankind's progress in Space in the Seventies

Provides a balanced account of the aspirations, frustrations and achievements of early human spaceflight

Illustrates the early contributions of space exploration for science, medicine, and technology

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

New directions.- Luna incognita.- At home, above.- Luna cognita.- End of the beginning.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Raumfahrttechnik
Genre:	Importe , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xv 533 S.
ISBN-13:	9781441963413
ISBN-10:	1441963413
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Evans, Ben
Hersteller:	Praxis Springer Praxis
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	240 x 168 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Ben Evans
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.08.2010
Gewicht:	0,914 kg