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The stars have always called us, but only for the past forty years or so have we been able to respond by traveling in space. This book explores the human side of spaceflight: why people are willing to brave danger and hardship to go into space; how human culture has shaped past and present missions;...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrison, Albert A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Temas:
United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned space flight.
Astronautics > Human factors.
Space colonies.
Interstellar travel.
Vol spatial habité.
Astronautique > Facteurs humains.
Colonies spatiales.
Voyages interstellaires.
space colonies.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The stars have always called us, but only for the past forty years or so have we been able to respond by traveling in space. This book explores the human side of spaceflight: why people are willing to brave danger and hardship to go into space; how human culture has shaped past and present missions; and the effects of space travel on health and well-being.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 324 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
ISBN:9780520929654
0520929659
0585391629
9780585391625
1597349097
9781597349093
1280094397
9781280094392

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