1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457017603321

Autore

Dubbs Chris

Titolo

Realizing tomorrow [[electronic resource] ] : the path to private spaceflight / / Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom ; Foreword by Charles D. Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-14637-1

9786613146373

0-8032-3527-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Collana

Outward odyssey

Altri autori (Persone)

Paat-DahlstromEmeline

Disciplina

629.4/1

Soggetti

Space flights

Space tourism

Space industrialization

Electronic books.

Outer space Civilian use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The entire population of the earth in orbit -- The birth of private rocket companies -- Private citizens get their chance in space -- Russia commercializes space -- Citizen explorers -- The quest for a reusable spaceship -- The ansari x prize launches an industry -- Private manned spaceflight makes history -- Space tourism goes mainstream -- It takes more than a spaceship to build an industry.

Sommario/riassunto

Engaging account of the people and events who have shaped the development of private spaceflight



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156358903321

Autore

Madanipour Ali

Titolo

Cities in time : temporary urbanism and the future of the city / / Ali Madanipour

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2017

ISBN

1-4742-2074-6

1-4742-2073-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

Time - Social aspects

Urbanization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910819628603321

Autore

Langford David K. <1942->

Titolo

Fog at Hillingdon / / David K. Langford ; introduction by Rick Bass ; foreword by Andrew Sansom ; quotations selected by Myrna Langford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-62349-345-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership

Disciplina

778.93609764

Soggetti

Landscape photography - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch

Nature photography - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch

Fog - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Introduction; Photo Gallery; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

While fog does not come easily or frequently to Central Texas, when it does, it inspires moments of quiet and reflection. David K. Langford captures those moments here in stirring images of the comings and goings of fog on Hillingdon Ranch, family land that has benefited from the stewardship of six generations. These photographs in turn inspired an essay by writer Rick Bass that takes him back to his own memories of fog-in the Texas Hill Country and elsewhere.Fog at Hillingdon includes a personal note by Langford on his techniques and camera equipment. Apt historic or contemporary quotations s