Escaping the bonds of Earth : the fifties and the sixties / / Ben Evans |
Autore | Evans Ben <1976-> |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2009.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.4097309046 |
Collana | Springer Praxis books. Space exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Space flight - History - 20th century
Astronautics - United States - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-282-82631-X
9786612826313 0-387-79094-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- From the East - The Vostok missions -- Monkeys to Men - The Mercury missions -- Space Spectaculars - The twin Voskhod missions -- Pushing the Envelope - The Gemini missions -- Disaster and Revival - The Soyuz 1 and Apollo 1 tragedies and aftermath -- To the Moon - The United States’ drive for the Moon, up to Apollo 14 -- At Home in Space - Soviet direction changes from lunar exploration to long-term space stations -- Epilogue The progress of the human space program in the 1960s. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823428503321 |
Evans Ben <1976->
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NASA's Voyager missions : exploring the Outer Solar system and beyond / / Ben Evans |
Autore | Evans Ben <1976-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 919.9/204 |
Collana | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
ISBN | 9783031079238 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Wanderers Chapter 2. Chance of Three Lifetimes Chapter 3. Into the Realm of Jove Chapter 4. Lord of the Rings Chapter 5. Bullseye Uranus Chapter 6. Wild Neptune Chapter 7. A Message from Humanity |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996485659503316 |
Evans Ben <1976->
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Cham : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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NASA's Voyager missions : exploring the Outer Solar system and beyond / / Ben Evans |
Autore | Evans Ben <1976-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 919.9/204 |
Collana | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
ISBN | 9783031079238 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Wanderers Chapter 2. Chance of Three Lifetimes Chapter 3. Into the Realm of Jove Chapter 4. Lord of the Rings Chapter 5. Bullseye Uranus Chapter 6. Wild Neptune Chapter 7. A Message from Humanity |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910590086903321 |
Evans Ben <1976->
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Cham : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Space shuttle : an experiment flying machine : thirty years of challenges / / Ben Evans |
Autore | Evans Ben <1976-> |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 291 p. 102 illus., 99 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 629.441 |
Collana | Space Exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Astronautics
Space ships |
ISBN | 3-030-70777-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: A Butterfly and a Bullet -- Chapter 2: On the Ground -- Chapter 3: Blowing the Bolts -- Chapter 4: Riding the Main Engines -- Chapter 5: Big, Dumb Boosters -- Chapter 6: The External Tank -- Chapter 7: The Shuttle's Fragile Skin -- Chapter 8: The Short and the Long -- Chapter 9: Unexpected Failures -- Chapter 10: Sickness and Space Suits -- Chapter 11: Where to Land -- Index. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484300903321 |
Evans Ben <1976->
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Space shuttle : an experiment flying machine : thirty years of challenges / / Ben Evans |
Autore | Evans Ben <1976-> |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 291 p. 102 illus., 99 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 629.441 |
Collana | Space Exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Astronautics
Space ships |
ISBN | 3-030-70777-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: A Butterfly and a Bullet -- Chapter 2: On the Ground -- Chapter 3: Blowing the Bolts -- Chapter 4: Riding the Main Engines -- Chapter 5: Big, Dumb Boosters -- Chapter 6: The External Tank -- Chapter 7: The Shuttle's Fragile Skin -- Chapter 8: The Short and the Long -- Chapter 9: Unexpected Failures -- Chapter 10: Sickness and Space Suits -- Chapter 11: Where to Land -- Index. . |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996466732903316 |
Evans Ben <1976->
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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