Spacefaring : the human dimension /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harrison, Albert A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
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.
Astronautics > Human factors
Interstellar travel
Manned space flight
Space colonies
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Why Space?; 2. Spaceflight Human Factors; 3. Hazards and Countermeasures; 4. Life Support; 5. Habitability; 6. Selection and Training; 7. Stress and Coping; 8. Group Dynamics; 9. At Work; 10. Mishaps; 11. Off Duty; 12. Space Tourism; 13. Space Settlements; 14. Interstellar Migration; 15. Restoring the Dream; Notes; Index.

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