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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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| 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 |
Shayler David J
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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