Japanese Missions to the International Space Station Hope from the East /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: O'Sullivan, John (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Space Exploration
• Θέματα: Technology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Space sciences.; Japan-History.; Popular Science in Technology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; History of Japan.

Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laborator...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the author
• Acronyms
• Part 1: Background
• Chapter 1:Before ISS
• Chapter 2: Spacecraft
• Part 2: Missions
• Chapter 3: STS-92
• Chapter 4: STS-114
• Chapter 5: STS-123
• Chapter 6: STS-124
• Chapter 7: STS-119, Expeditions 18, 19 and 20, STS-127
• Chapter 8: Soyuz TMA-17, Expeditions 22 and 23
• Chapter 9: STS-131
• Chapter 10: Soyuz TMA-02M, Expeditions 28 and 29
• Chapter 11: Soyuz TMA-05M, Expeditions 32 and 33
• Chapter 12: Soyuz TMA-11M, Expeditions 38 and 39
• Chapter 13: Soyuz TMA-17M, Expeditions 44 and 45
• Chapter 14: Soyuz MS-01, Expeditions 48 and 49
• Chapter 15: Soyuz MS-07, Expeditions 54 and 55
• The Future
• Bibliography
• Image links
• Appendix: Japanese Missions to the ISS
• Index.