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Assembling and Supplying the ISS : The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission / / by David J. Shayler
| Assembling and Supplying the ISS : The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission / / by David J. Shayler |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 350 p. 141 illus., 140 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 600 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology
Aerospace engineering Astronautics Space sciences Engineering design Popular Science in Technology Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Engineering Design |
| ISBN | 3-319-40443-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Prologue -- 1 An Alternative Plan -- 2 The Shuttle-ISS Assembly Missions -- 3 The Human Element -- 4 Putting It All Together -- 5 Getting There -- 6 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters -- 7 Building a Space Station -- 8 Stepping Out -- 9 From Inner to Outer Space -- 10 Getting Back -- Closing Comments -- Afterword -- Abbreviations -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Other Works By the Author -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254589103321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Enhancing Hubble's Vision : Service Missions That Expanded Our View of the Universe / / by David J. Shayler, David M. Harland
| Enhancing Hubble's Vision : Service Missions That Expanded Our View of the Universe / / by David J. Shayler, David M. Harland |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Astronomy Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Lasers Photonics Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices |
| ISBN | 3-319-22644-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Foreword by a Hubble servicing mission astronaut -- Glossary. - List of Illustrations -- List of tables -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Servicing satellites – tools of the trade -- Chapter 2: Troubled times -- Chapter 3: Funding the plans and program -- Chapter 4: Simulating the servicing -- Chapter 5: STS-31 – The deployment mission -- Chapter 6: STS-61 – Service Mission 1 – back on track -- Chapter 7: Planning new science -- Chapter 8: STS-82 – Service Mission 2 – return to an old friend -- Chapter 9: STS-103 – Service Mission 3A – a mission split in two -- Chapter 10: STS-109 – Service Mission 3B – the other half -- Chapter 11: A fourth mission in doubt? -- Chapter 12: STS-125 – Service Mission 4 – a final farewell -- Chapter 13: The twilight years and beyond -- Chapter 14: NASA at its best -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Hubble Service Mission data -- Appendix B: The ‘Hubblenauts’: servicing mission crew members -- Appendix C: Key personalities behind the scenes -- Appendix D: A servicing chronology and timeline -- References -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Gemini 4 : An Astronaut Steps into the Void / / by David J. Shayler
| Gemini 4 : An Astronaut Steps into the Void / / by David J. Shayler |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.4584 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Aerospace engineering Astronautics Space sciences Technology Popular Science in Astronomy Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Popular Science in Technology |
| ISBN | 3-319-76675-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1: Stepping into the void -- Chapter 2: Dressed for the occasion -- Chapter 3: Jim and Ed -- Chapter 4: Steps towards space -- Chapter 5: School for controllers -- Chapter 6: "We're on our way, buddy!" -- Chapter 7: He's out! He's floating free -- Chapter 8: A streamlined Gemini capsule -- Chapter 9: Something else up here -- Chapter 10: This thing isn't very big -- Chapter 11: Computer malfunction -- Chapter 12: Final orbits -- Chapter 13: "We're about ready to come down! -- Chapter 14: Post-flight -- Chapter 15: A significant contribution -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Other works by the author -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910303440603321 |
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Shayler David J
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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Gemini Flies! : Unmanned Flights and the First Manned Mission / / by David J. Shayler
| Gemini Flies! : Unmanned Flights and the First Manned Mission / / by David J. Shayler |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.45 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology
Aerospace engineering Astronautics Space sciences Popular Science in Technology Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) |
| ISBN | 3-319-68142-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Author's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Foreword by Colin Burgess -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Prologue: Molly Brown is on her way -- Chapter 1: Mercury Mark II -- Chapter 2: A "Clean and Green" Flying Machine -- Chapter 3: Ramming the Atmosphere -- Chapter 4: Preparations -- Chapter 5: Guts and John -- Chapter 6: All Systems Look Go -- Chapter 7: Molly Brown "Performing Nicely" -- Chapter 8: Got Your Seat Belts Hooked? -- Chapter 9: The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Chapter 10: Gemini Operational -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Other works by the author -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300539003321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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The Hubble Space Telescope : From Concept to Success / / by David J. Shayler, David M. Harland
| The Hubble Space Telescope : From Concept to Success / / by David J. Shayler, David M. Harland |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Praxis, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Astronomy Space sciences Lasers Photonics Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices |
| ISBN | 1-4939-2827-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Birth of a Telescope -- Development of a telescope -- Man-tended Hardware -- Nuts and bolts – systems and support -- Servicing satellites – tools of the trade -- Troubled times -- Part II: Deployment and Recovery -- Funding the plans and program -- Simulating the servicing -- STS-31 – The deployment mission -- STS-61 – Service Mission 1 – back on track -- Part III: Upgrades -- Planning new science -- STS-82 – Service Mission 2 – return to an old friend -- STS-103 – Service Mission 3A – a mission split in two -- STS-109 – Service Mission 3B – the other half -- Part IV: Lost Dreams and a New Hope -- A fourth mission in doubt? -- STS-125 – Service Mission 4 – a final farewell -- The twilight years and beyond -- NASA at its best. |
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| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Praxis, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Last of NASA's Original Pilot Astronauts : Expanding the Space Frontier in the Late Sixties / / by David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess
| The Last of NASA's Original Pilot Astronauts : Expanding the Space Frontier in the Late Sixties / / by David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVIII, 427 p. 74 illus., 45 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 629.1 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Space sciences Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) |
| ISBN | 3-319-51014-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: The Selections -- Chapter 2: The Nineteen -- Chapter 3: The Almost Astronauts -- Chapter 4: Preparing for Apollo -- Chapter 5: Supporting Apollo -- Chapter 6: Before this Decade is Out -- Chapter 7: Preparing for MOL -- Chapter 8: NASA's MOL(mag)nificent Seven -- Chapter 9: Where Blue Skies Turn Black -- Chapter 10: Riding 'The Stack' -- Chapter 11: After Space -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Other Works by the Authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254575403321 |
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Shayler David J
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations : Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation / / by David J. Shayler
| Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations : Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation / / by David J. Shayler |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XX, 248 p. 122 illus., 107 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 600 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology
Aerospace engineering Astronautics Space sciences Engineering design Russia—History Europe, Eastern—History Popular Science in Technology Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Engineering Design Russian, Soviet, and East European History |
| ISBN | 3-319-49769-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 The Space Shuttle and the Space Station -- Chapter 2 Shuttle and Salyut: A Lost Opportunity -- Chapter 3 The Price of Freedom -- Chapter 4 Putting It All Together -- Chapter 5 The Human Element -- Chapter 6 Getting There -- Chapter 7 Shuttle-Mir 1994-1998 -- Chapter 8 The Docked Phase -- Chapter 9 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters -- Chapter 10 Getting Back -- Closing Comments -- Afterword -- Abbreviations -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the Author. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254587103321 |
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Shayler David J
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection [[electronic resource] ] : Redefining the Right Stuff / / by David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess
| NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection [[electronic resource] ] : Redefining the Right Stuff / / by David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXIII, 589 p. 105 illus., 80 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4410973 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Space sciences Aerospace engineering Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Aerospace Technology and Astronautics |
| ISBN | 3-030-45742-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Authors’ Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Dedication -- List of Abbreviations and acronyms -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Expanding ‘The Right Stuff’ -- Chapter 2: Who could fly? -- Chapter 3: The new pilot astronauts -- Chapter 4: The first Mission Specialists -- Chapter 5: All Change in the Astronaut Office -- Chapter 6: Ascan pioneers -- Chapter 7: Silver Pin astronauts -- Chapter 8: Preparing to fly -- Chapter 9: NASA’s All-Electric Flying Machine -- Chapter 10: The TFNG take wings -- Chapter 11: “Go at throttle up” -- Chapter 12: The final missions -- Chapter 13: Flying a desk -- Chapter 14: Reflections -- Chapter 15: The legacy -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the authors -- Other works by the authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996418181303316 |
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Shayler David J
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection : Redefining the Right Stuff / / by David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess
| NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection : Redefining the Right Stuff / / by David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess |
| Autore | Shayler David J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXIII, 589 p. 105 illus., 80 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina |
629.4410973
629.4507 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Space sciences Aerospace engineering Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Aerospace Technology and Astronautics |
| ISBN | 3-030-45742-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Authors’ Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Dedication -- List of Abbreviations and acronyms -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Expanding ‘The Right Stuff’ -- Chapter 2: Who could fly? -- Chapter 3: The new pilot astronauts -- Chapter 4: The first Mission Specialists -- Chapter 5: All Change in the Astronaut Office -- Chapter 6: Ascan pioneers -- Chapter 7: Silver Pin astronauts -- Chapter 8: Preparing to fly -- Chapter 9: NASA’s All-Electric Flying Machine -- Chapter 10: The TFNG take wings -- Chapter 11: “Go at throttle up” -- Chapter 12: The final missions -- Chapter 13: Flying a desk -- Chapter 14: Reflections -- Chapter 15: The legacy -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the authors -- Other works by the authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910412154703321 |
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Shayler David J
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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