Mike Mullane

Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Lisov, Igor'

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The memoirs of the American astronaut Mike Mullane are devoted to one of the brightest and most dramatic pages of the conquest of space - the Space Shuttle reusable flight program. Ahead of its time and not used even a quarter of its capabilities, the system turned out to be the most dangerous among all manned vehicles in the history of astronautics. For 30 years, 135 flights have been made. Two of the five built were lost, claiming 14 lives. How could this happen? Why did great scientific and technological achievements bring not only victories, but also defeats? Mullane describes in detail the period of preparation and the first decade of operation of the shuttles. We will learn about how crews are selected and trained, what space explorers live and breathe, about the secret springs and unforgivable mistakes of the bureaucracy, about the mentality of ordinary Americans and the opposition of the great powers. This sincere book, often rude and completely politically incorrect, can be called a portrait of the era without exaggeration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpina Non Fiction
• Seitenzahl: 588
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2023
• Russisch
• ISBN-13: 9785961447484
• Artikelnr.: 68021749