The History of Human Space Flight /

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Ted Spitzmiller describes how humans first came to employ lifting gasses such as hydrogen and helium. He traces the influence of science fiction writers on the development of rocket science, looks at the role of rocket societies in the early twentieth century, and discusses the use of rockets in Wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spitzmiller, Ted (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gutierrez, Sid (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manned space flight.
Manned space flight > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Aerostats open the vista
  • Creating rocket science
  • Maturing the technology
  • Space Medicine on the threshold
  • Rocket-powered aircraft
  • Cold War arms race
  • The race into Space
  • Developing a manned spacecraft
  • The first orbital flights
  • Exploring the unknown
  • Commitment to the Moon
  • Rendezvous is the key
  • Conceiving a moon rocket
  • Gemini captures the lead
  • Project Apollo
  • Death stalks the astronauts
  • The circumlunar goal
  • One small step
  • Exploring the Moon
  • The first space stations
  • Designing a reusable spacecraft
  • Engineering the space shuttle
  • The reality of failure
  • Mir: A durable space station
  • A permanent presence in Space
  • Unfulfilled Soviet efforts
  • Return of the expendable rocket
  • The next generation of manned spacecraft
  • Epilogue: What will the future bring?
  • List of acronyms and abbreviations.

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