Human Spaceflight and Exploration

2. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-3-662-74422-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Springer Praxis Books

This book presents an overview of international activities in human spaceflight and exploration at a time when humanity's return to the Moon feels more tangible than it has in decades. The authors review the historical development of human spaceflight and the rigorous strategies used to select astronaut candidates for space missions.  In addition, they summarize the status of solar system exploration using robotic vehicles.

The basics of the space environment and the effects of space travel on the human body are explained, along with the critical challenges posed by microgravity and radiation exposure during deep-space missions. The book also guides readers through the engineering challenges of designing space suits as well as the construction of reliable life support systems for spacecraft.

This updated new edition captures recent developments in this rapidly evolving field. The book includes information about the entry of commercial actors into space activities — a domain traditionally dominated by national space agencies, particularly the U.S.A. and Russia.  Commercial innovation has expanded the opportunities for space travel, paving the way for a more diverse group of people to participate in space missions. 

The contributors bring together a broad range of expertise with backgrounds spanning an astronaut, an astronaut recruitment specialist, a space suit designer, a space engineer, and a space physicist.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Norberg, Carol

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Astronautik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 History of Human Space?ight.- 3 The Space Environment.- 4 Space Exploration.- 5 Life Support Systems.- 6 Space Suits.- 7 Astronaut Selection and Training.

Über Autor(innen)

Carol Norberg is an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Umeå University, Sweden. She has carried out research in theoretical space plasma physics at the University of Oxford and the European Space Agency. Her research was focussed on modelling data gathered by probes on spacecraft to advance the understanding of the space environments around Earth and Mars. Today she specializes in designing and running university physics courses for international students.