Human spaceflight
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Published: |
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY |
Publication Dates: | c2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Frontiers in space |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 370 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
0816057753 9780816057757 (hc.) |
Index Number: | V11 |
CLC: | V11-09 |
Call Number: | V11-09/A584 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-355) and index. The dream of human spaceflight -- Living in space -- Astrochimps, canine cosmonauts, and other space-traveling animals -- Tiny space capsules and the Mercury Project -- Space walks and the Gemini Project -- Moonwalks and the Apollo Project -- Outposts in the sky: early space stations -- Space shuttle -- International Space Station -- Permanent Moon bases: next stop beyond low Earth orbit -- Human expeditions to Mars -- Large space settlements--hallmark of a solar system civilization. |