Human Spaceflight and Exploration

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Norberg, Carol (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

·         Covers the history of human spaceflight and exploration; ·         Reviews the challenges that the space environment poses on space missions; ·         Assesses spacesuit designs and their future development; ·         Details the selection and training of astronauts; ·         Discusses t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• History of Human Spaceflight
• Space Exploration
• The effects of spaceflight on the human body and mind
• Life support systems
• Space suits
• Astronaut selection and training
• Mapping our world, the flight of European astronaut Gerhard Thiele on STS-99.