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UNINA9910457017603321 |
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Dubbs Chris |
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Realizing tomorrow [[electronic resource] ] : the path to private spaceflight / / Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom ; Foreword by Charles D. Walker |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2011 |
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1-283-14637-1 |
9786613146373 |
0-8032-3527-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (343 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Space flights |
Space tourism |
Space industrialization |
Electronic books. |
Outer space Civilian use |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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. |
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Engaging account of the people and events who have shaped the development of private spaceflight |
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UNINA9910156358903321 |
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Autore |
Madanipour Ali |
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Cities in time : temporary urbanism and the future of the city / / Ali Madanipour |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2017 |
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1-4742-2074-6 |
1-4742-2073-8 |
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1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Time - Social aspects |
Urbanization |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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UNINA9910819628603321 |
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Autore |
Langford David K. <1942-> |
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Fog at Hillingdon / / David K. Langford ; introduction by Rick Bass ; foreword by Andrew Sansom ; quotations selected by Myrna Langford |
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College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership |
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Landscape photography - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch |
Nature photography - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch |
Fog - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Introduction; Photo Gallery; Bibliography |
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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 |
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