Erik Seedhouse: Tourists in Space

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Beschreibung

Forget Hawaii or the Mediterranean. Soon ¿ very soon ¿ yoüll be able to add a much more exotic stamp to your passport: space. How will you get there, what will the trip be like and how much training will you need? All you need to know is right here in this guide. Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide supplies all the advice and information you need to make your spaceflight the most rewarding experience of your life. This definitive, real-world guide is packed with helpful facts and suggestions on everything from training, equipment, safety and in-flight procedures to techniques for avoiding space motion sickness and bone demineralization. Yoüll also find: ¿ Advice on choosing your training agency ¿ Techniques for minimizing the risk of space motion sickness ¿ Information you need to prepare for your medical examination, training and flight ¿ Tips on activities near your training location and much more.

Über den Autor

Dr. Erik Seedhouse is an associate professor in spaceflight operations and a research scientist specializing in space life sciences and physiology, the subject in which he obtained his PhD while working for the European Space Agency between 1996 and 1998. In 2009, he was one of the final candidates for selection as an astronaut in the CSA's Astronaut Recruitment Campaign. Through the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences and he he completed his suborbital scientist astronaut certification and hopes to fly on a suborbital vehicle in the near future. Between 2008-13, Seedhouse was Director of Canada's Manned Centrifuge and Hypobaric Chamber Operations. He works as an associate professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a manned spaceflight consultant, triathlon coach, occasional Hollywood consultant, author and public speaker.

Zusammenfassung

Updates the first edition with the new players in the field, comprehensive medical information about spaceflight health requirements and a thorough explanation of the current drivers of the new space frontier

Addresses potential space tourists who may be contemplating spaceflight in the near future now that the market has advanced

Describes the specifications of current vehicles in development and how the space tourism market will evolve in the next 5, 10 and 25 years

Describes the generic academic and practical training modules required by suborbital, orbital and lunar tourists

Explains the physiological consequences of suborbital and orbital flight for space tourists

Describes a typical suborbital and orbital space tourism spaceflight experience from start to finish

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Space Tourism Industry.- Space Tourism: A Short History.- Market and Industry.- Spaceports.- Suborbital Missions.- Suborbital Operators.- Suborbital Vehicles.- Medical and Training Requirements.- Orbital and Beyond Orbit Missions.- Orbital Operators.- Missions.- Medical and Training Requirements.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Springer Praxis Books
Inhalt:	xxiv 281 S. 4 s/w Illustr. 100 farbige Illustr. 281 p. 104 illus. 100 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319050379
ISBN-10:	3319050370
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	86293193
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Seedhouse, Erik
Auflage:	2nd edition 2014
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing AG Springer Praxis Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	240 x 168 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Erik Seedhouse
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.06.2014
Gewicht:	0,582 kg