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Now is the time to fly to space! New technological developments, commercialisation of spaceflight and advances in space medicine have made human space travel more attainable than ever before.
This entertaining but nevertheless authoritative book gives a practical introduction to space travel from a number of viewpoints: How spacecraft are built, how to steer and navigate them, instructions for a comfortable everyday life in space and a guide to remain healthy and strong in weightlessness.
" Highly recommended for everyone who wants to fly to space and all passengers of our mothership Earth! "
Hans Schlegel, ESA Astronaut
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. How to Become a Spacefarer. - 2. Building Spacecraft. - 3. How to Fly a Spacecraft. - 4. Daily Life in Space. - 5. Space Medicine. - 6. Exploration and Colonisation.
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
19. August 2020
Sprache
englisch, deutsch
Auflage
1st ed. 2020
Seitenanzahl
295
Dateigröße
14,43 MB
Reihe
Springer Praxis Books
Autor/Autorin
Bergita Ganse, Urs Ganse
Verlag/Hersteller
Originaltitel
Originalsprache
deutsch
Kopierschutz
mit Wasserzeichen versehen
Produktart
EBOOK
Dateiformat
PDF
ISBN
9783662617021
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This book is intended as a general introduction to space travel for anyone contemplating such an adventure. Each chapter provides a general summary of the main topics that any non-professional astronaut might want to learn more about. this is a well-written, useful and sometimes light-hearted introduction for anyone who wants to know more about humanity s efforts to leave planet Earth. (Peter Bond, The Observatory, Vol. 141 (1284), October, 2021)
Their book is presented in a breezy, refreshing style, and is an acceptable read even for knowledgeable people. The book also has some interesting anecdotes. (John Silvester, Spaceflight, Vol. 63, August, 2021)
If you have a question about going into space, and surviving once you re there, then this book needs to be on your shelf as soon as possible. (Stuart Atkinson, Popular Astronomy, popastro. com, July-August 2021)
I can t remember when a book exceeded my expectations quite as much as this one did. the book has an affordable, far from academic-level price tag so it s highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the finer points of human spaceflight. (Popular Science, popsciencebooks. blogspot. com, May 5, 2021)
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