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How Apollo
Flew to the Moon (Springer Praxis Books / Space
Exploration) (Paperback)
by W. David Woods (Author)
 (February 2008)
David Woods tells the
exciting story, starting from Americas post war
astronautical research facilities, that used the V-2 for
the development of Saturn V launcher. He describes the
initial launches through manned orbital spaceflights,
comprehensively detailing each step, including computer
configuration, the role of ground control, trajectory
planning, lunar orbiting, separation of the lander,
walking and working on the Moon, retrieval of the lunar
astronauts and returning to Earth in this massive
technical accomplishment.
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Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel
(Hardcover) by Giovanni Vulpetti (Author), Les
Johnson (Author), Gregory L. Matloff (Author)
(May 2008) Solar sailing is a topic of
growing popular and media interest. Solar sail propulsion
will make space exploration more affordable and offer
access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar
system that are currently beyond our reach. This book
describes solar sails, how they work and what they will be
used for in the exploration of space in an easily readable
manner which does not necessitate any prior knowledge of
physics or solar sailing. It discusses current plans for
solar sails and also describes how advanced technology,
such as nanotechnology, might enhance solar-sail
performance. Much has been accomplished recently to make
solar sail technology very close to becoming an
engineering reality and it will soon be used by the worlds
space agencies in the exploration of the solar system and
beyond.
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Salyut - The
First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy
by Grujica S. Ivanovich (April 2008)
Insight into the people involved in
the development of the Salyut space station and the crews
assigned to operate it. It describes the rotation between
the crews, analyses the decision to send the back-up crew
on Soyuz 11 and recounts the intrigues and difficult
relationships between all the personalities involved -
politicians, CKBEM managers, designers, generals and
cosmonauts. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are
published for the first time in English and the longest
manned space mission of the time is described before
Grujica Ivanovich gives a unique summary of the most
tragic day in the Soviet/Russian manned space program. An
investigation into the cause of the tragic deaths of the
Soyuz 11 cosmonauts precedes a description of the
post-Salyut era, showing how the legacy of the first space
station has survived for decades.
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Preludes to U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology: Goddard
Rockets to Minuteman III (Paperback) by J.D.
Hunley (Author)
For nearly fifty years, a wide range of missiles and
rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into
the sky. J. D. Hunley's two-volume work traces the
evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard's
research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan
missiles and launch vehicles in the 1960s to the
refinement of the space shuttle in the 1980s.With the
first book devoted primarily to military hardware and the
second to launch vehicle hardware, Hunley offers a
sweeping overview of these impressive engineering
innovations as well as insights into the dynamic
personalities responsible for them. Together, the two
volumes offer a unique, invaluable history of rocketry
that should appeal to a wide range of scholars and space
buffs.
U.S. Space Launch-Vehicle Technology: Viking to Space
Shuttle (Paperback)
by J.D. Hunley (Author)
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Digital Apollo: Human and Machine
in Spaceflight by David A. Mindell (Author) (May 2008)
This book looks at how human pilots
and automated systems worked together to achieve the
ultimate in flight - the lunar landings of NASA's Apollo
program. As Apollo 11's Lunar Module descended toward the
moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the
guidance computer's software nearly caused a mission
abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the
automatic mode and taking direct control. He stopped
monitoring the computer and began flying the spacecraft,
relying on skill to land it and earning praise for a
triumph of human over machine. In "Digital Apollo",
engineer-historian David Mindell takes this famous moment
as a starting point for an exploration of the relationship
between humans and computers in the Apollo program. In
each of the six Apollo landings, the astronaut in command
seized control from the computer and landed with his hand
on the stick. Mindell recounts the story of astronauts'
desire to control their spacecraft in parallel with the
history of the Apollo Guidance Computer.
From the early days of aviation
through the birth of spaceflight, test pilots and
astronauts sought to be more than "spam in a can" despite
the automatic controls, digital computers, and software
developed by engineers. "Digital Apollo" examines the
design and execution of each of the six Apollo moon
landings, drawing on transcripts and data telemetry from
the flights, astronaut interviews, and NASA's extensive
archives. Mindell's exploration of how human pilots and
automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate
in flight - a lunar landing - traces and reframes the
debate over the future of humans and automation in space.
The results have implications for any venture in which
human roles seem threatened by automated systems, whether
it is the work at our desktops or the future of
exploration.
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NASA Space Science Vision Missions
(Hardcover) by Marc Allen (Author) (March 2008)
In order to extend analyzes of
the scientific objectives, system design, and operations
of potential future space science missions, and to
identify precursor technology requirements, NASA has
funded studies for a variety of advanced missions. The
investigator teams have completed their formal final
reports for these studies. The teams were invited to
develop shorter, summary versions of these final Vision
Mission reports suitable for a broader audience. This
book, published in partnership with NASA, is the
culmination of that effort. Each of the reports sketches
out a revolutionary mission concept, providing information
on its science rationale, architecture and implementation
approach, technology challenges, and deployment and
operations. A final chapter describes an analysis of
directions for future technology development inspired by
this portfolio of mission concepts: Solar Polar Imager,
Titan Explorer, Neptune Orbiter and more.
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To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers by Chris
Gainor (April 2008) Chris Gainor's irresistible narrative introduces us to
pioneers such as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard,
and Hermann Oberth, who pointed the way to the cosmos and
created the earliest wave of international enthusiasm for
space exploration. It shows us German engineer Wernher von
Braun creating the V-2, the first large rocket,
which opened the door to space but failed utterly as the
“wonder weapon” it was meant to be. From there Gainor
follows the space race to the Soviet Union and the United
States and gives us a close look at the competitive
hysteria that led to Sputnik, satellites, space probes and
finally human flight into space in 1961.
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Advanced Propulsion Systems and
Technologies Today to 2020 (Hardcover)
by Claudio Bruno
(March 2008)
Commissioned by the European Space Agency, this book
details specific propulsion technologies as envisioned by
2020. Each technology has been considered in terms of
concept, associated key technologies, development status
and proposed roadmaps. The reader is led through all the
steps that propulsion will likely take between now and the
2020s in a clear, concise, and detailed way, including
market and feasibility perspectives when applicable. The
16 chapters follow a developmental logic. The material
starts with the future of SRM, grounded on R&D done at
present, goes through the development of LOX/HC liquid
rocket engines, a technology based on U.S. and Russian
work of the 60s and 70s. It then looks into future
technologies, and systems just beginning to make their
impact felt now, such as superconductivity applied to
electric propulsion, MW-class ion engines (perhaps
utilizing a nuclear power source), solar sails, laser
propulsion, nuclear propulsion.
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An
Introduction to Space Weather by Mark B.
Moldwin (Author) (February 2008) Space weather is
an emerging field of space science focused on
understanding societal and technological impacts of the
solar-terrestrial relationship. The Sun, which has
tremendous influence on Earth's space environment,
releases vast amounts of energy in the form of
electromagnetic and particle radiation that can damage or
destroy satellite, navigation, communication and power
distribution systems. This textbook introduces the
relationship between the Sun and Earth, and shows how it
impacts our technological society. One of the first
undergraduate textbooks on space weather aimed at
non-science majors, it uses the practical aspects of space
weather to introduce space physics and give students an
understanding of the Sun-Earth relationship. Definitions
of important terms are given throughout the text. Key
concepts, supplements, and review questions are given at
the end of each chapter to help students understand the
materials covered. This textbook is ideal for introductory
space physics courses.
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Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space
Shuttle by Colin Burgess (Author), Chris Dubbs
(Author) (January 2008) Many
readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals
were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets
in the late 1940s. Laika, the Russian space dog was the
first canine to be launched into space, but also that the
high-profile, precursory Mercury flights of chimps Ham and
Enos were the only primate flights conducted by the United
States. In fact, both countries had sent literally dozens
of animals aloft for many years prior to these events and
continued to do so for many years after. Other latter-day
space nations, such as France and China, would also begin
to use animals in their own space research. Animals in
Space will explain why dogs, primates, mice and other
rodents were chosen and tested, at a time when dedicated
scientists from both space nations were determined to
establish the survivability of human subjects on both
ballistic and orbital space flights.
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Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary
Travel by Roger D. Launius (Author), Howard E.
McCurdy (Author) (January 2008) Given
the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it
appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find
a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This
discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of
interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And,
given our limited resources, biological constraints and
the general hostility of space, what shape should we
expect such expeditions to take? The authors tackle these
seemingly fanciful questions with rigorous scholarship and
disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the
worlds of rocketry, engineering, public policy, and
science fantasy to expound upon the possibilities and
improbabilities involved in trekking across the Milky Way
and beyond. They survey the literature: fictional as well
as academic studies; outline the progress of space
programs in the United States and other nations; and
assess the current state of affairs to offer a conclusion
startling only to those who haven't spent time with
Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke: to traverse the cosmos,
humans must embrace and entwine themselves with advanced
robotic technologies.
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The
International Atlas of Lunar Exploration (Hardcover)
by Philip J. Stooke (Author) (January 2008)
Bringing together a wealth of
information from many sources, including some material
never before published, this atlas is a comprehensive
reference on lunar exploration. It tells the story of
every spacecraft mission to the Moon since the dawn of the
space age, illustrating each account with a unique
combination of maps and annotated photographs. Many of the
illustrations were created especially for this atlas,
including panoramic photographs from every lunar mission.
The missions are listed in chronological order, providing
readers with an easy to follow history of lunar missions.
Special attention has been given to describing the
processes involved in choosing landing sites for Apollo
and its precursors. The atlas also includes missions that
were planned but never flown, before looking ahead to
future missions as the world's space agencies prepare for
a new phase of lunar exploration.
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America In
Space: NASA's First Fifty Years
by Steven Dick (Author), Neil Armstrong (Foreward), Robert
Jacobs (Author), Constance Moore (Author), Bertram Ulrich
(Author)
(October 2007)
The story of America’s space age is
told with more than 400 carefully selected images. The
story begins in the 1950s with intrepid test pilots
venturing ever faster and higher, and opens out into the
now-legendary Mercury and Apollo missions of the 1960s
that made astronauts into national heroes. The space
shuttle era shows us what everyday space travel might look
like, while grand vistas of the universe expand our sense
of wonder. The large format of the book captures both the
human drama and the vast scale of NASA’s projects.
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Doctor Who: Starships And
Spacestations by Justin Richards
(May 2008)
The Doctor has his TARDIS to get him from place to place
and time to time, but the rest of the Universe relies on
more conventional transport. From the British Space
Programme of the late twentieth century to Earth's Empire
in the far future, from the terrifying Dalek Fleet to
deadly Cyber Ships, this book documents the many starships
and spacestations that the Doctor and his companions have
encountered on their travels. In this
stunningly-illustrated book, Doctor Who historian Justin
Richards documents the amazing story of Earth's ventures
into space, examines the many alien fleets who have paid
Earth a visit, and explores the other starships and
spacestations that the Doctor has encountered on his many
travels.
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Voyage Through Space: An
Interactive Journey through the Solar System and Beyond (Discoverology
Series) (Hardcover) by Ian Graham (Author) (October,
2007) Kids will find
engrossing facts along with food for their imaginations in
this 3-D introduction to the planets, the stars, the
galaxies, and human exploration of space. Full-color
pop-ups and gatefold illustrations on every spread show
the Earth and its relation to the Sun and Moon, the solar
system’s planets revolving around the Sun, asteroids,
comets, meteoroids, and other heavenly bodies. Even the
dramatic front cover, which illustrates a NASA space
shuttle, features a slide-open door to reveal details of
the craft’s interior. The book’s two final illustrations
show— A rocket launch with a pull-tab that moves the
rocket and the International Space Station, which pops up
to present a 3-D effect. It’s a voyage into space that
every boy and girl can take, simply by opening this
exciting, color-illustrated book!
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To the End of the Solar
System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket (Paperback)
by James A. Dewar (January, 2008)
This study is a comprehensive history and analysis
of nuclear rocket propulsion systems. Detailing a two
decade period—spanning the 1950s through parts of the
1970s—by profiling the U.S. government’s Rover and NERVA
programs, a complete history of the development of nuclear
propulsion capabilities for space exploration is provided.
Eyeing future possibilities, this reference identifies the
technological requirements necessary to perform the deep
space missions now being planned by NASA and presents a
discussion on the political and social issues surrounding
nuclear rocket development.
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The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee
Books Space Series) (Paperback) by Robert Godwin
(December 2007)
Godwin combines modern computer
graphics with old blueprints to create a full color
history of the golden era of lunar exploration. Included
in this remarkable book are over 80 different Lunar
landers, over 80 lunar rovers and mobile laboratories (MOLAB),
more than 50 lunar flying vehicles as well as sections on
the Saturn and Nova rockets, lunar space suits, Command &
Service module variants, LM laboratories and orbiters,
training vehicles, lunar walkers and lunar shelters.
Altogether over 750 color pictures
of designs for lunar exploration vehicles, all from NASA,
Boeing, Lockheed, Grumman, USAF, US Army, GE, Chrysler,
North American Rockwell, Bell Aerospace, Martin, Bendix
and more.
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Out There:
The In-Depth Story of the Astronaut Love Triangle Case
that Shocked America (Mass Market Paperback)
by Diane Fanning (Author) (October
2007) Lisa Nowak was
dedicated, smart, and courageous, one of the first
astronauts to fly a space shuttle mission after the
horrific 2003 Columbia disaster. But that was before a fit
of pure, primal jealousy landed her in an airport parking
lot in Florida, where Lisa had a fateful, near-fatal
confrontation with the woman believed to be her romantic
rival. In this captivating account, master crime
journalist Diane Fanning goes straight to the heart of the
case. Through interviews with key family members, friends,
and colleagues, the author reveals for the first time the
real story behind the headlines and casts a light on
Lisa’s groundbreaking fall from grace.
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Von Braun:
Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
by Michael J. Neufeld (Author)
(October 2007)
Offers a multifaceted portrait of
the visionary German scientist who became the chief rocket
engineer of the Third Reich, creator of the V-2 rocket,
reluctant SS officer, and one of the fathers of the U.S.
space program.
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Energiya-Buran: The Soviet
Space Shuttle
by Bart Hendrickx, Bert Vis
(October 2007)
The Energiya-Buran
programme was primarily a story of unfulfilled promises
and shattered dreams and is a story that deserves to be
told.The program eventually saw just one unmanned flight
in November 1988 before the end of the Cold War and the
collapse of the Soviet Union sealed its fate.
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A Ball, a Dog, and a
Monkey: 1957 - The Space Race Begins by Michael
D'Antonio
(September 2007)
The Soviet Union captured
the world's attention in November 1957 when it shot a
shaggy little mutt named Laika into space on Sputnik II,
which followed closely after Sputnik I, the first
satellite ever launched. A Ball, a Dog, and a
Monkey tells the remarkable story of America's first
efforts to succeed in space, a time of exploding rockets,
national space mania, Florida boomtowns and interservice
rivalries so fierce that President Dwight Eisenhower had
to referee them.
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Cape Canaveral,
Cocoa Beach & Florida's Space Coast: Great Destinations: A Complete
Guide by Dianne Marcum
(January 2008)
Just 35 miles east of
Orlando, this 72 mile stretch of Florida coastline is home
to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Port
Canaveral, and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, no to
mention wide stretches of sandy beaches and unspoiled
nature preserves. This guide is part of the Great
Destinations series and has information to help you plan
the perfect getaway.
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Biology in Space and Life on Earth:
Effects of Spaceflight on Biological Systems
by Enno Brinckmann (October 2007)
Read about the
effects of spaceflight on biological systems includes
issues at the forefront of life sciences research, such as
gravitational biology, immune system response, bone cell
formation and the effects of radiation on biosystems.
Edited by a leading specialist at the European Space
Agency with contributions by internationally renowned
experts, the chapters are based on the latest space
laboratory experiments, including those on SPACELAB, ISS,
parabolic flights and unmanned research satellites. An
indispensable source for biologists, medical researchers
and astronautics experts alike.
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Robotic
Exploration of the Solar System: Part I: The Golden Age
1957-1982
by Paolo Ulivi
(Author), David M. Harland (September 2007)
A detailed history of
unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System.
Covering missions and results from the 1950s until the
present day and some of the latest missions and their
results will appear in a popular science book for the
first time. The authors will also cover many unflown
missions, providing an indication of the ideas that proved
to be unfulfilled at the time but which may still be
proven and useful in the future.
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The
Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-launch
Vehicles, 1926-1991
by J.
D. Hunley (August 2007)
In
this definitive study, J. D. Hunley traces the program's
development from Goddard's early rockets (and the German
V-2 missile) through the Titan IVA and the Space Shuttle,
with a focus on space-launch vehicles. Recommended for
scholars and engineers interested in the history of
technology and innovation, as well as those specializing
in the history of space flight.
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Rocketeers: How a
Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots
Is Boldly Privatizing Space by Michael Belfiore
(August 2007) In
the more than 40 years since the first human left the
atmosphere of Earth, no one had ever done so without the
help of a government agency. That changed on June 21,
2004, when SpaceShipOne, built by aircraft designer
Burt Rutan, entered space and ushered in the commercial
space age.
Investment capital began
to pour into the new commercial spaceflight industry.
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will begin
ferrying space tourists out of the atmosphere in 2009. Las
Vegas hotelier Robert Bigelow is spending $500 million of
his personal fortune to develop the world's first
commercial space station (i.e., space hotel). Former
PayPal CEO Elon Musk is developing orbital spacecraft to
service Bigelow's space station. Others want to tap the
vast natural resources of space, including unlimited solar
power. These space entrepreneurs, including Microsoft
cofounder Paul Allen and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos,
now see space as the Next Big Thing.
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Wonderful World of Space (Disney
Learning) (Hardcover) by Andrew Fraknoi (Author)
(July 2007)
Packed with stunning photographs and
the latest information about space, Disney Learning:
Wonderful World of Space engages young readers, explains
science in everyday language, and was created to appeal to
the natural curiosity in all children. Author, teacher,
and former Executive Director of the Astronomical Society
of the Pacific Andrew Fraknoi answers questions such as
"How fast are you moving when you are sitting still?", or
"Do wolves howl when it's a full moon?" and even "Where
does space begin?". This good-humored tour of the worlds
beyond Earth includes activities, star maps, and "All
Star" cards, a glossary of words, and a section, "Famous
Stars", based on some of the best known stars in the sky,
and more.
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Planetary
Landers and Entry Probes
by Andrew Ball, James
Garry, Ralph Lorenz, Viktor Kerzhanovich
Concise but
broad overview of the engineering, science and flight
history of planetary landers and atmospheric entry probes
designed to explore the atmospheres and surfaces of other
planets. It covers engineering aspects specific to such
vehicles which are not usually treated in traditional
spacecraft engineering texts. Recommended as a reference
for professionals, academic researchers and graduate
students involved in planetary science, aerospace
engineering and space mission development.
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Witness to Roswell: Unmasking the 60-Year
Cover-Up
by Thomas J. Carey (Author), Donald
R. Schmitt (June 2007)
Read actual eyewitness testimony to the recovery of a
UFO in 1947 just outside of Roswell, New Mexico. Witnesses
will not only reveal that the alien crew were placed in
body bags and packed in dry ice, but most astonishing of
all, that one of them survived the crash. You will be
shocked to learn that: the Air Force used death threats
against civilian eyewitness and their children to silence
them, the Air Force turned a small New Mexico town upside
down and inside out...in search of a weather balloon?
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Spaceflight: The Complete
Story from Sputnik to Shuttle and Beyond
by
Giles Sparrow (June 2007)
Compelling story of exploration
beyond our own planet chronicles and celebrates man in
space, from Sputnik's momentous first foray to the
spellbinding missions planned for the future. Introduced
by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, with unforgettable images and
vivid first hand accounts, "SpaceFlight" shows how
satellite and manned missions have dramatically changed
human life. From pioneers like Werner Von Braun and Yuri
Gagarin to the triumphs and tragedies of succeeding
programmes, read about the people, the science and the
hardware that have propelled us into the space age.
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Destination Space: Making Science Fiction
a Reality
by Kenny Kemp (May 2007)
Journalist Kenny Kemp goes in search
of the paying passengers who will make history on the
first commercial flight into space. They will be able to
experience weightlessness, witness the curvature of the
Earth and have a unique view of the Universe seen only by
astronauts. Detailing their arduous training and how their
bodies will be affected in space, to the science, business
and politics behind this incredible breakthrough, the book
describes how to make space tourism a reality.
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Too Far From Home: A Story
of Life and Death in Space by Chris Jones
(March 2007)
In the nearly forty years
since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, space travel has
come to be seen as a routine enterprise—at least until the
shuttle Columbia disintegrated like the Challenger before
it, reminding us, once again, that the dangers are all too
real. Too Far from Home vividly captures the hazardous
realities of space travel.
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Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the
Space Era, 1961-1965
by Francis French. Foreword
by Paul Haney (April 2007)
Chronicle human stories,
including a look at Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, controversial
career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, Gus
Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Alexei Leonov’ s
near-fatal first space walk and more. Through dozens of interviews
and access to Russian and American official documents and
family records, the authors bring to life the experiences
that shaped the lives of the first astronauts and
cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours.
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After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age
by Martin Collins (March 2007)
Presented by the National Air and
Space Museum, offers a unique perspective on the
remarkable changes brought by spaceflight. The curatorial
experts of the Museum have selected and present artifacts—from
icons such as John Glenn's Mercury spacesuit to
lesser-known travelers like Anita the spider, flown on
Skylab in the 1970s—that take readers inside the
far-reaching effort to explore and use space.
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Space Exploration 2007:
Space Launches, Missions, and Events (Hardcover)
by Brian Harvey (October 2006)
The aim of the Space Exploration
2007 is to provide an annual update on recent space
launches, missions and results, to be published every
year in September. The annual will cover space
exploration from a variety of angles: looking back at
past missions, reviewing those currently under way and
those planned for the future.
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A History of the Kennedy
Space Center by
Kenneth Lipartito, Orville R. Butler (June 2007)
Comprehensive history of the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's
famous launch facility located at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Though the famous Vehicle Assembly Building and launch
pads dominate the flat Florida landscape at Cape Canaveral
and attract 1.5 million people each year to its visitor
complex, few members of the public are privy to what goes
on there beyond the final outcome of the flaring rocket as
it lifts into space. With unprecedented access to a wide
variety of sources, including the KSC archives, other NASA
centers, the National Archives, and individual and group
interviews and collections, Lipartito and Butler explore
how the methods and technology for preparing, testing and
launching spacecraft have evolved over the last 45 years.
Their story includes the Mercury and Gemini missions, the
Apollo lunar program, the Space Shuttle, scientific
missions and robotic spacecraft, and the International
Space Station, as well as the tragic accidents of
Challenger and Columbia. Throughout, the
authors reveal the unique culture of the people who work
at KSC and make Kennedy distinct from other parts of NASA.
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Scale Spacecraft Modelling
(Paperback) by Matt Irvine (Author)
by Matt Irvine (Author) (January 2007)
Covers scratch building and
adaptation, the techniques needed to make those pristine
models really dirty to match the ones you see in the
movies and the design and construction of realist dioramas
and settings. The books includes detailed step-by-step
guides to: the basic tool box; glues and cements;
spacecraft from scratch; assembling that bits and pieces
box; To Mars - with cocoa! make your own decals; fact
meets Science Fiction; vac-forming parts; building
multi-material kits; miniature photography.
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Encyclopedia
of the Solar System, Second Edition (Hardcover)
by Lucy-Ann McFadden (Editor), Paul Weissman (Editor),
Terrence Johnson (Editor) (December 2006)
Completely revised and
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