Furniss / David / Shayler Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-73980-9
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 830 Seiten

Reihe: Springer Praxis Books

This flagship work charts a complete chronological log of orbital manned spaceflight. Included are the X-15 'astroflights' of the 1960s, and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every mission. The resulting book is a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names of astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, their roles and accomplishments.

Tim Furniss is a well known author of 35 popular space science books including the bestselling Jane's Manned Spaceflight Log, published in 1983 and updated in 1987, which sold 16,000 plus copies, but is now out of print. Dave Shayler has authored and co-authored 7 successful Space Science Springer-Praxis books and has a further 3 under contract for publication in 2004. We therefore have the ideal team of authors for this flagship book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Furniss, Tim

David, Shayler

Shayler, Michael D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;5
2;Author's Preface;13
3;Acknowledgements;15
4;Foreword;17
5;Illustrations;21
6;Other Works by the Authors;28
7;Prologue;30
8;Reaching the Heavens;33
9;The Quest for Space;51
10;The Orbital Programmes;69
11;The First Decade: 1961-1970;89
12;The Second Decade: 1971-1980;176
13;The Third Decade: 1981-1990;270
14;The Fourth Decade: 1991-2000;443
15;The Fifth Decade: 2001-2006;701
16;The Next Steps;804
17;Appendix A;810
18;Appendix B;824
19;Appendix C;841
20;Appendix D;847
21;Bibliography;854