02908nam 2200589 a 450 991045754830332120200520144314.01-60086-835-51-60086-834-7(CKB)2550000000073163(EBL)3111645(SSID)ssj0000727202(PQKBManifestationID)11394906(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000727202(PQKBWorkID)10684381(PQKB)10860476(MiAaPQ)EBC3111645(Au-PeEL)EBL3111645(CaPaEBR)ebr10516750(OCoLC)922979081(EXLCZ)99255000000007316320060808d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpace exploration and astronaut safety[electronic resource] /by Joseph N. Pelton ; with Peter Marshall1st ed.Reston, Va. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauticsc20061 online resource (399 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56347-844-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""AstronauticsUnited StatesPlanningManned space flightUnited StatesSafety measuresOuter spaceExplorationElectronic books.AstronauticsPlanning.Manned space flightSafety measures.363.12/472Pelton Joseph N720698Marshall Peter546425MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457548303321Space exploration and astronaut safety2154185UNINA