02380nam 2200541 a 450 991078619960332120200520144314.01-283-65606-X1-60590-684-0(CKB)2670000000275525(EBL)1022173(OCoLC)855502277(SSID)ssj0000832481(PQKBManifestationID)12316380(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832481(PQKBWorkID)10899069(PQKB)11222489(MiAaPQ)EBC1022173(Au-PeEL)EBL1022173(CaPaEBR)ebr10611888(CaONFJC)MIL396856(EXLCZ)99267000000027552520100318d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpace flight[electronic resource] history, technology, and operations /Lance K. EricksonLanham, Md. Government Institutes20101 online resource (668 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60590-685-9 0-86587-419-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The early history of space flight -- Rockets and propulsion -- Planets -- Orbits -- Military space operations -- Mercury -- Gemini -- Apollo -- Space stations -- The space shuttle -- Spacecraft systems -- Russian space history.This book offers a comprehensive look at the history of space exploration, the technology that makes it possible, and the continued efforts that promise to carry us into the future. It goes through the history of space exploration, from the earliest sub-orbital and orbital missions to today's deep-space probes, to provide a close look at past and present projects, then turns its attention to programs being planned today and to the significance of future exploration. Both the novice and the advanced student of space exploration stand to profit from the author's engaging and insightful discussioAstronauticsHistoryAstronauticsHistory.629.4/1Erickson Lance K.1946-1533254MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786199603321Space flight3780085UNINA