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Men first flew into space in 1961, but until The Right Stuff was first published in 1979 few people had a sense of the most engrossing side of that adventure: namely, the perceptions and goals of the astronauts themselves, aloft and during certain remarkable odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner world of the early astronauts, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and their confreres, that Tom Wolfe describes with his extraordinary powers of empathy....
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Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
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240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"Who was the first person to dine in space? How long was the Wright brothers's first successful flight? What famous aircraft was named after a grape-flavored soft drink? What toy based on an animated film accompanied astronauts on a shuttle mission in 2000? These questions and many more are answered in The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia. In addition to the canon of space and aviation information, the pages are illustrated with more than 125...
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Butterworth-Heinemann
Pub. Date
2009
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1 online resource
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English
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Progress in space safety lies in the acceptance of safety design and engineering as an integral part of the design and implementation process for new space systems. Safety must be seen as the principle design driver of utmost importance from the outset of the design process, which is only achieved through a culture change that moves all stakeholders toward front-end loaded safety concepts. This approach entails a common understanding and mastering...
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Butterworth-Heinemann
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 1046 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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English
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Endorsed by the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) and drawing on the expertise of the world's leading experts in the field, Safety Design for Space Operations provides the practical how-to guidance and knowledge base needed to facilitate effective launch-site and operations safety in line with current regulations. With information on space operations safety design currently disparate and difficult to find in one...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
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English
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Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations, and the life and work of astronauts.
18) USA in space
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Salem Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
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Second edition.
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3 volumes (xxxi, 1,593, lxviii pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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