Human Spaceflight and Exploration

ʺ Covers the history of human spaceflight and exploration; ʺ Reviews the challenges that the space environment poses on space missions; ʺ Assesses spacesuit designs and their future development; ʺ Details the selection and training of astronauts; ʺ Discusses t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Norberg, Carol. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23725-6
Table of Contents:
  • History of Human Spaceflight
  • Space Exploration
  • The effects of spaceflight on the human body and mind
  • Life support systems
  • Space suits
  • Astronaut selection and training
  • Mapping our world, the flight of European astronaut Gerhard Thiele on STS-99.