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Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961–2006

Contributor(s): Furniss, Tim [editor.] | Shayler, David J [editor.] | Shayler, Michael D [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: New York, NY : Praxis, 2007.Description: XXXVI, 830 p. 400 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387739809.Subject(s): Popular works | Observations, Astronomical | Astronomy -- Observations | Space sciences | Astronomy | Automotive engineering | Aerospace engineering | Astronautics | Popular Science | Popular Science in Astronomy | Aerospace Technology and Astronautics | Automotive Engineering | Astronomy, Observations and Techniques | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space SciencesDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
From the contents: The Profile of Manned Spaceflight -- Methods of Leaving Earth -- Methods of Spaceflight -- Methods of Returning to Earth -- 2. Manned Spaceflight Programmes -- X-15 Rocket Research Aircraft and the X-20 Dyna Soar -- Vostok and Voskhod -- Mercury -- Gemini and the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory -- Apollo and Skylab -- Soyuz and Zond -- Salyut and Almaz -- Mir -- Shuttle and Spacelab -- Buran And Hermes -- International Space Station -- 3. Quest for Space -- X-15 Astro Flights 1962-1968 -- Mercury Sub Orbital Missions 1961 Mercury 3 and Mercury 4 -- Apollo 1 Pad Fire In January 1967 -- Launch Pad Aborts Including The 1983 Soyuz Pad Explosion and Various -- Shuttle Pad Aborts -- 4. Manned Spaceflight Log -- 1961 – 2006 -- Appendix -- World Manned Space Missions 1961-2006 -- World Space Explorers 1961-2006 -- World Spaceflight Experience 1961-2006 -- Bibliography and References -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Praxis Log of Manned Spaceflight 1961-2006 will open with a section entitled: Quest for Space, which will provide an explanation of the methods employed to get in and out of orbit and brief overviews of the different international space programmes. It will be a complete chronological log of all attempted orbital manned spaceflights, including the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s that only achieved an altitude of c. 50 miles and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There will be an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travellers and basic flight data. The main text will be a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including those strange facts and humorous stories that are connected to every mission. By targeting publication in September 2006, the return to flight of the Shuttle, two more Soyuz TMA launches and, quite possibly, a second Chinese manned mission. The resulting book will be a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, and their roles and accomplishments. Recent announcements of a return to the Moon and eventual manned flights to Mars, as new hardware and procedures are developed to support these long-range programs, emphasizes the case for future updates of this book.
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From the contents: The Profile of Manned Spaceflight -- Methods of Leaving Earth -- Methods of Spaceflight -- Methods of Returning to Earth -- 2. Manned Spaceflight Programmes -- X-15 Rocket Research Aircraft and the X-20 Dyna Soar -- Vostok and Voskhod -- Mercury -- Gemini and the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory -- Apollo and Skylab -- Soyuz and Zond -- Salyut and Almaz -- Mir -- Shuttle and Spacelab -- Buran And Hermes -- International Space Station -- 3. Quest for Space -- X-15 Astro Flights 1962-1968 -- Mercury Sub Orbital Missions 1961 Mercury 3 and Mercury 4 -- Apollo 1 Pad Fire In January 1967 -- Launch Pad Aborts Including The 1983 Soyuz Pad Explosion and Various -- Shuttle Pad Aborts -- 4. Manned Spaceflight Log -- 1961 – 2006 -- Appendix -- World Manned Space Missions 1961-2006 -- World Space Explorers 1961-2006 -- World Spaceflight Experience 1961-2006 -- Bibliography and References -- Index.

Praxis Log of Manned Spaceflight 1961-2006 will open with a section entitled: Quest for Space, which will provide an explanation of the methods employed to get in and out of orbit and brief overviews of the different international space programmes. It will be a complete chronological log of all attempted orbital manned spaceflights, including the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s that only achieved an altitude of c. 50 miles and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There will be an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travellers and basic flight data. The main text will be a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including those strange facts and humorous stories that are connected to every mission. By targeting publication in September 2006, the return to flight of the Shuttle, two more Soyuz TMA launches and, quite possibly, a second Chinese manned mission. The resulting book will be a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, and their roles and accomplishments. Recent announcements of a return to the Moon and eventual manned flights to Mars, as new hardware and procedures are developed to support these long-range programs, emphasizes the case for future updates of this book.

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