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The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks [[electronic resource] ] : A Story of Puffery vs. the Pragmatic / / by Umberto Cavallaro
| The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks [[electronic resource] ] : A Story of Puffery vs. the Pragmatic / / by Umberto Cavallaro |
| Autore | Cavallaro Umberto |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.409 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Space sciences History Russia—History Europe, Eastern—History United States—History Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Popular Science in History Russian, Soviet, and East European History US History |
| ISBN | 3-319-92153-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Sputnik Triggers the USSR-USA Space Race -- Chapter 2: Man in Space -- Chapter 3: Astronaut Sits in the Driver's Seat -- Chapter 4: Two Tragedies Block the Space Race -- Chapter 5: The Final Leap -- Chapter 6: Apollo 11 - Astrophilatelic Aspects -- References -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300161403321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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To The Stars [[electronic resource] ] : Women Spacefarers’ Legacy / / by Umberto Cavallaro
| To The Stars [[electronic resource] ] : Women Spacefarers’ Legacy / / by Umberto Cavallaro |
| Autore | Cavallaro Umberto |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (625 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.4 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Outer space—Exploration
Astronautics Physics—History Women—History Space Exploration and Astronautics History of Physics and Astronomy Women's History / History of Gender |
| ISBN |
9783031198601
9783031198595 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. The First Ladies of Space -- Chapter 2. Performing Science and Engineering in Space -- Chapter 3. Outside the Spacecraft -- Chapter 4. Madam Robotics Expert -- Chapter 5. The Right Stuff -- Chapter 6. Military Women Astronauts -- Chapter 7. Spaceflight Participants. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910728397903321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Women spacefarers : sixty different paths to space / / Umberto Cavallaro
| Women spacefarers : sixty different paths to space / / Umberto Cavallaro |
| Autore | Cavallaro Umberto |
| Edizione | [1st edition 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 600 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico | Women astronauts |
| ISBN | 9783319340487 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Valentina Tereshkova: the icon of Soviet female emancipation -- 2 Svetlana Savitskaya: twice in space – the second Soviet first -- 3 Sally Ride: America’s pioneering woman in space -- 4 Judith Resnik: the second “Shuttlenaut” -- 5 Christa McAuliffe: “NASA Teacher in Space” -- 6 Kathryn D. Sullivan: the first American spacewalker -- 7 Anna Lee Fisher: the first mother in space -- 8 Margaret Rhea Seddon -- 9 Shannon Lucid: the first American woman to participate in a long-duration mission -- 10 Bonnie J. Dunbar: the first female astrocosmonaut in history -- 11 Mary L. Cleave: flying at age 14 -- 12 Ellen Baker: an internist physician on the Shuttle -- 13 Kathryn Thornton: the “Space Walker Mom” -- 14 Marsha Ivins: aspiring astronaut at 19 -- 15 Linda M. Godwin -- 16 Helen Sharman: the first Briton in space -- 17 Tamara Jernigan: an astrophysicist out among the stars -- 18 Millie Hughes-Fulford: the first female payload specialist -- 19 Roberta Bondar: the pioneer of space-medicine research -- 20 Nancy Jan Davis: growing up with the Saturn rockets -- 21 Mae Jemison: our limits are the stars -- 22 Susan J. Helms: three-star General -- 23 Ellen Ochoa: “Reach for the stars and let nothing limit your potential!” -- 24 Janice Voss: visits the International Space Station as a Cygnus Craft -- 25 Nancy Currie-Gregg: a passion for flying and concern for safety -- 26 Chiaki Mukai: the first Japanese astronaut -- 27 Elena Kondakova: the first woman to take part in a long-duration space mission -- 28 Eileen Collins: the first woman “Shuttlenaut” in the driver’s seat -- 29 Wendy Lawrence: the first woman astronaut of the US Navy -- 30 Mary E. Weber: from skydiving to Stellar Strategies -- 31 Cady Coleman: the colonel playing the flute in space -- 32 Claudie Haigneré: the first European Space Agency female astronaut -- 33 Susan Still Kilrain: the second woman to ever pilot the Shuttle -- 34 Kalpana Chawla: the regret of not officially visiting her native country -- 35 Kathryn Hire: the first American woman assigned to a combat aircrew -- 36 Janet Kavandi: the rewards of perseverance and tenacity -- 37 Julie Payette: “to assemble a ship in the ocean during a storm” -- 38 Pamela Melroy: “try to be true to yourself” -- 39 Peggy Whitson: the first woman commander of the International Space Station -- 40 Sandra Magnus: soaring to new heights -- 41 Laurel B. Clark: from deep oceans to the stars -- 42 Stephanie Wilson: “Madam Robotics Expert” -- 43 Lisa Nowak: the first woman astronaut ever dismissed from NASA -- 44 Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper: from diver to astronaut -- 45 Anousheh Ansari: the first Iranian spacewoman -- 46 Sunita Williams: a marathon runner in space -- 47 Joan Higginbotham: an unplanned adventure -- 48 Tracy Dyson: the lead vocalist for the all-astronaut band Max Q -- 49 Barbara Morgan: “I’ll fly with the eyes, ears, the heart and mind of a teacher” -- 50 Yi So-yeon: Korean “spaceflight participant” -- 51 Karen Nyberg: the marathoner engineer who competes with the space station -- 52 Megan McArthur: an aerospace engineer riding a pedal-powered submarine -- 53 Nicole Stott: a steady flying passion -- 54 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger: from Space Camp to space station -- 55 Naoko Yamazaki: astronaut for 4,088 days -- 56 Shannon Walker: the first native Houstonian astronaut to fly into space with Russians -- 57 Liu Yang: the first taikonaut -- 58 Wang Yaping: a live lesson from the “Heavenly Palace” -- 59 Elena Serova: the first Russian woman cosmonaut on the International Space Station -- 60 Samantha Cristoforetti: a new record for endurance in space for a woman -- Appendix 1: List of space missions participated in by Women spacefarers -- Appendix 2: Extravehicular activities -- Appendix 3: Military astronauts -- Appendix 4: Astronauts married to astronauts -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254604503321 |
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Cavallaro Umberto
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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