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This small satellite also achieved a significant scientific result, as its instruments enabled American space scientist James Van Allen to present the case that Earth was circled by radiation belts. What is less well known is that the Explorer program in its various forms continues to the present day, making it the longest running program of scientific space exploration in history. At this stage, 92 Explorer-class satellites have been launched, and more are promised for the coming years. They are the principal instrument for American space discovery in near-Earth orbit.
The importance of the humble Explorer program may have been overlooked by more high profile large, scientific missions e. Few, if any, have chronicled the Explorer series of missions, its scientific results over sixty years, and the value of such small spacecraft as instruments of scientific discovery. Harvey summarizes the personalities key to the ongoing Explorer operations and the achievements of the series as a whole; the difficulties and problems that arose; and how the program evolved over time. The books looks at the principal scientific outcomes, their impact on our knowledge of near-Earth space and the value of small spacecraft as instrument of space exploration.
Benaroya details how today's technology enables us to construct practical habitats now on the Moon and elsewhere. Including a historical roundup of structural concepts for building on the Moon, the author shows that it is within society's technological and economical reach to begin to create the infrastructure needed for this project, and explains what steps are involved. This book offers a much needed broad perspective on what we can do to evolve into a spacefaring nation.
Lunar structures can, using current knowledge and technologies, be engineered to protect explorers and settlers in the severe environment of Earth's natural satellite. This is the first step in learning how to live in space and prepare for the exploration and settlement of Mars and the rest of the Solar System. Structural analysis and design is coupled with in-situ resource utilization and 3D printing possibilities, creating a new paradigm for exploration and settlement.
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 the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its radioisotope thermoelectric generator to its fiendishly complex sample handling system. Its lavishly illustrated text explains how all the instruments work -- its cameras, spectrometers, sample-cooking oven, and weather station -- and describes the instruments' abilities and limitations.
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It tells you how the systems have functioned on Mars, and how scientists and engineers have worked around problems developed on a faraway planet: And it explains the grueling mission operations schedule that keeps the rover working day in and day out. In this pre-Apollo stage, the vehicle's ability to move in space was demonstrated, and the dawn of a new era of operational activities in Earth orbit commenced. When Gemini 3 became the first manned flight of the highly successful series of ten missions the spring of , it paved the way for Apollo to reach the Moon later in the decade.
Tasked with addressing key objectives and challenges in order to gain experience and knowledge from living and working in space, as opposed to just surviving the ride, Gemini also afforded NASA with the skills that remain relevant 50 years later, on time launches, rendezvous and docking, EVA, long duration flight, and completing the flight with a safe and accurate recovery. Often in the shadow of its famous pioneering predecessor Mercury, or lost in the glory of Apollo, the two man Gemini flights provided the vital link between proving humans could survive in space for a few hours and being able to accomplish useful work during missions of up to two weeks.
Building upon the success of Project Mercury, Gemini 3 provided the first step in a program that gave NASA the confidence that America could reach the Moon with Apollo by the end of the decade. This book continues the Pioneers in Early Spaceflight series to examine each flight in the Mercury and Gemini series. Despite the challenges, Gemini 4 and its two-man crew undertook a huge gamble, and one which fortunately paid off.
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The mission was also the first time the mission control center at the Manned Spacecraft Center, near Houston, Texas, was utilized for monitoring the mission, commencing a tradition that continues today with the International Space Station program. Shayler This second book on the Gemini mission offers a detailed account of the Gemini 4 mission which saw the first extra vehicular activity by an American astronaut.
The mission also attempted a station keeping exercise with the spent upper state of the Titan launch vehicle and extended the US duration record to four days. This was as important as the EVA in that it was a significant step in increasing the orbital experience of American astronauts from a few hours on earlier missions to a few days, something the Soviet cosmonauts had demonstrated two years previously. On Gemini 4 this was only the first step to gradually increasing the duration to eight and then to fourteen days by the end of The flight of Gemini 4 in June stands as a bold step by NASA to push the endurance of their missions, and the pictures of Ed White conducting his short spacewalk remain iconic images from the early space program.
His experiences on that short journey together with those of subsequent Gemini spacewalkers raised confidence that EVA would be possible during Apollo in the vacuum conditions on the lunar surface. This mission also discovered that developing the techniques of rendezvous with another object in space would not be so straightforward as originally hoped for, that living in a small spacecraft for four days was a challenge in itself, and indicating what might be expected on future planned long flights.
Mysteries of Mars by Fabio Vittorio De Blasio This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the latest knowledge on its history, its surface processes such as impact cratering, volcano formation, and glaciation, and its atmosphere and climate.
In addition, a series of ten intriguing open issues are considered in a more advanced way. Springer Praxis Books Paperback Publisher: The logistics of getting there and complex operations of Antarctica's McMurdo Station echo the kinds of strategies that future explorers will undertake as they set up settlements on Mars and beyond. This exciting popular-level book explores the arduous environment of Antarctica and how it is similar to other icy worlds in the Solar System.
Apollo Mission Control The Making of a National Historic Landmark Manfred von Ehrenfried - Publication coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing in July - Includes anecdotes by flight controllers about their duties and time on-console during historic Apollo missions - Contains appendices with details of the history, photos, quotes, names and the work of the people involved in designing, operating and later restoring the Apollo Control Center - Explains the ongoing work of the Manned Spaceflight Operations Association, organized to oversee the restoration project Much of the television coverage of the Apollo era featured the famous Mission Operation Control Room MOCR in the Houston Mission Control Center.
Throughout this "Golden Age" of human spaceflight, the flight controllers stationed at the room's tiered rows of consoles played as important a role as the spacecraft and crews. This book details how the concept of flight and mission operations came to be and chronicles the origins of the facility. The book goes on to explain the effort to preserve, rehabilitate, restore, and reconstruct the MOCR and surrounding support rooms and facilities. In particular, it describes the research, contracting, raising of funds, and industrial team needed to turn the site into a national landmark. War in Space - The Science and Technology Behind Our Next Theater of Conflict Linda Dawson - Presents a vivid scenario of a region under attack in space where the ability to communicate or provide military surveillance leaves countries vulnerable - Provides a historical perspective of aggression in outer space while keeping the focus on the technology of outer space satellites and other space weapons - Discusses the required technologies for both offense and defense in space wars - Investigates the exploration and usage of outer space resources As spaceflight and satellite launches occur more and more often, the region of outer space has become populated by vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government.
But what would happen if these capabilities were disrupted or even destroyed? How would we react if faced with a full-scale blackout of satellite communications?
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What can and has happened following the destruction of a satellite? Immediately, the aftermath would send thousands of fragments orbiting Earth as space debris. In the longer term, the ramifications of such an event on Earth and in space would be alarming, to say the least. This book takes a look at such crippling scenarios, and how countries around the world might respond in their wake.
It describes the aggressive actions that nations could take, and the technologies that could be leveraged to gain power and control over assets as well as to initiate war in the theater of outer space. The ways that a country's vital capabilities could be disarmed in such a setting are investigated.
In addition, the book discusses our past and present political climate, including which countries currently have these abilities and who the aggressive players already are. Finally, it addresses promising research and space technology that could be used to protect Earth from those interested in destroying a country's vital systems. October 12, Springer: Donc uniquement en anglais. Personellement je fais mon shopping en comparant l'offre Amazon USA parfois ils offrent des rabais substantiels et Springer en francs suisses. Oui mais cela ne touche que la Suisse et ses petits. Springer-Praxis est anglais me semble-t-il.
Perso je me suis mis des alertes sur google et ebay pour SP. Springer est allemand https: Spaceman Nombre de messages: Papy Domi Donateur Nombre de messages: C'est incroyable les prix de certains maintenant. Astro-notes Donateur Nombre de messages: Corse du Sud Date d'inscription: Le Mans Date d'inscription: Pline Nombre de messages: It is a step in the right direction and provides a balancing view to a propaganda generated by publications hailing NASA as the only winer in cosmic space.
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In this way it's a very refreshing read. Next, I would like to see a story about Lunochod Russian automated lunar explorer I find the language a bit "wooden", which might be a result of a direct translation from Russian documentation. Also, I've had an overwhelming impression that the author had not done much research in astronautic terms, and one can see semantic void encompassing scientific data included in the book. See all 3 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway.
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