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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.
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 324 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
ISBN:9780520929654
0520929659
0585391629
9780585391625
1597349097
9781597349093
1280094397
9781280094392

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