Escaping the Bonds of Earth [[electronic resource] ] : The Fifties and the Sixties / / by Ben Evans
| Escaping the Bonds of Earth [[electronic resource] ] : The Fifties and the Sixties / / by Ben Evans |
| Autore | Evans Ben |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2009.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Praxis, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4097309046 |
| Collana | Space Exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Astronomy Astrophysics Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Space sciences Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) |
| 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-9910781178503321 |
Evans Ben
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| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Praxis, , 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Escaping the bonds of Earth : the fifties and the sixties / / Ben Evans
| 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 |
9786612826313
9781282826311 128282631X 9780387790947 0387790942 |
| 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-9910969307103321 |
Evans Ben <1976->
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| Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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