Human Spaceflight and Exploration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Norberg, Carol (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.