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UNINA9910781424103321 |
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Autore |
Pelton Joseph N |
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Titolo |
Space exploration and astronaut safety [[electronic resource] /] / by Joseph N. Pelton ; with Peter Marshall |
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Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-60086-835-5 |
1-60086-834-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (399 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronautics - United States - Planning |
Manned space flight - United States - Safety measures |
Outer space Exploration |
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Formato |
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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Nota di contenuto |
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""COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""FOREWORD""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CHAPTER 1 A New Beginningfor U.S. Space Exploration?""; ""CHAPTER 2 U.S. Astronaut Programs:Past, Present, and Future-fromMercury to ProjectConstellation""'""; ""CHAPTER 3 Reexamining the SpaceShuttle's Purpose, Mission,and Technology-BasedSafety Problems""; ""CHAPTER 4 Review of the Managementand Institutional Issues""; ""CHAPTER 5 International Space Station-Status and Vulnerabilities""; ""CHAPTER 6 NASA's Unsuccessful X-Projectsand the Prospects forNew Private Space VehicleDevelopment"" |
""CHAPTER 7 International Space Programsand Launch Systems""""CHAPTER 8 Project Constellation""; ""CHAPTER 9 Lessons Learned in Space Safetyand Ongoing Issues""; ""CHAPTER 10 A Better and BrighterU.S. Space Program:A New Vision for the Future""; ""APPENDIX A Key Background Facts inSpace Flight""; ""APPENDIX B Glossary""; ""APPENDIX C Detailed Technical Reviewof Shuttle Vulnerabilities""; ""APPENDIX D Detailed Technical Review ofISS Vulnerabilities""; ""INDEX""; ""SUPPORTING MATERIALS"" |
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