Shayler David

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Space Rescue (eBook, PDF)

Ensuring the Safety of Manned Spacecraft

Beschreibung

Looks forward to the completion of the ISS, possibility of return to the moon, manned flights to Mars, and the prospect of safety and rescue far beyond.

Describes the role of Mission Control and recovery forces in ensuring the support from the ground to the crew in space.

Provides a unique range of historic archive of material on the Russian programme.

Presents a review of the Columbia accident, its investigation and various proposed rescue scenarios.

Details escape systems devised for rocket research aircraft, early manned spacecraft, abort and recovery options from Earth orbit, and from lunar distance.

Demonstrates that crew safety has been a factor in planning and mounting on all manned spaceflights.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 13.7MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

David Shayler reveals how a crew is trained for almost all emergency eventualities on a mission into Earth orbit, to the moon during the 1960 and 1960s and the prospects of space rescue for future manned spaceflight programmes, and how hardware and systems can support and assist this - given time, opportunity and good fortune.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387739960
• Artikelnr.: 43729188

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This carefully researched and written book develops a unique presentation of international space activity from a safety perspective. Shayler, an aeronautical historian, has made an immense effort in providing details on such topics as space rescue ... . The attractive cover provides clear support for the title, and the figures and pictures create understandable views for related discussions. This book should be available in public libraries and offered as a resource for graduate space courses. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; general readers." (E. H. Dammier, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), July, 2009)