Télécharger le livre :  Chelyabinsk Superbolide
?On February 15, 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor sailed over Russian skies in a streak of light that was momentarily brighter than the Sun. The remarkable event and its subsequent shock wave were witnessed and documented by countless local residents, launching a widespread...

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Parution : 2019-10-22
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Télécharger le livre :  China in Space
In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before. China had already become the world’s leading spacefaring nation by rockets launched, sending more into orbit than any...

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Parution : 2019-10-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Technology and the Growth of Civilization
Our natural world has been irretrievably altered by humans, for humans. From domesticated wheat fields to nuclear power plants and spacecraft, everything we see and interact with has in some way been changed by the presence of our species, starting from the Neolithic...

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Parution : 2019-09-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Returning People to the Moon After Apollo
July 2019 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the surface of the Moon. As people around the world celebrate the anniversary of this great American achievement, they might wonder why there have been no further human missions to the Moon...

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Parution : 2019-06-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Space 2.0
A true revolution has rocked the space industry, as Silicon Valley and new startup companies around the world have shaken up the status quo. This has in turn triggered a hefty response among traditional aerospace companies, launching the sector into the new Space 2.0....

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Parution : 2019-04-26
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Télécharger le livre :  From Cave Man to Cave Martian
This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building surface habitats at great expense at least for those...

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Télécharger le livre :  Japanese Missions to the International Space Station
Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived...

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Parution : 2019-03-23
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Télécharger le livre :  War in Space
With the recent influx of spaceflight and satellite launches, the region of outer space has become saturated with vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government. But what would happen if these capabilities were...

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Parution : 2019-01-14
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Télécharger le livre :  Early Exploration of the Moon
Luna 2, launched by the USSR in 1959, was the first spacecraft from Earth to land on the moon. That first voyage was followed by increasingly capable lunar exploration spacecraft from Russia and the United States. A total of 36 successful lunar exploration missions were...

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Parution : 2018-12-26
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Télécharger le livre :  Gemini 4
The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the...

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Parution : 2018-12-18
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Télécharger le livre :  Great Moments in the History of Life
A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many “events” in Earth’s history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has...

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Parution : 2018-12-04
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Télécharger le livre :  The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks
The story of the famed race to the Moon between the US and the USSR has been told countless times.The strategies of these two superpowers have often been paralleled in a way that highlights their fight for dominance and efforts to develop needed new technologies. This...

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Parution : 2018-10-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Granite Skyscrapers
In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie...

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Parution : 2018-08-31
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Télécharger le livre :  Antarctica: Earth's Own Ice World
In 2016, scientist Rosaly Lopes and artist Michael Carroll teamed up as fellows of the National Science Foundation to travel to Mount Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano in Antarctica. The logistics of getting there and complex operations of Antarctica's...

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Parution : 2018-05-16
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Télécharger le livre :  Innovative Design, Manufacturing and Testing of Small Satellites
This book details key trends involving the recent formation of scores of companies that build and launch small satellites or provide key components for small satellite constellations. The applications and usage are quite diverse and include student experiments, serious...

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Parution : 2018-05-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Gemini Flies!
In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the Project Gemini space program, which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve...

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Parution : 2018-03-26
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Télécharger le livre :  Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth
From the author of "Celestial Sleuth" (2014), yet more mysteries in art, history, and literature are solved by calculating phases of the Moon, determining the positions of the planets and stars, and identifying celestial objects in paintings. In addition to helping...

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Parution : 2018-01-31
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Télécharger le livre :  Use of Extraterrestrial Resources for Human Space Missions to Moon or Mars
This book presents a detailed, independent review of essentially all the technical aspects of “in situ resource utilization” (ISRU), offering the first in-depth discussion of the issues of crew size, ascent from Mars, and ISRU processes. It also provides data on lunar...

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Parution : 2018-01-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Discovering the Cosmos with Small Spacecraft
Explorer was the original American space program andExplorer 1 its first satellite, launched in 1958. Sixty years later, it is the longest continuously running space program in the world, demonstrating to the world how we can explore the cosmos with small spacecraft....

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Parution : 2017-11-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration
The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a...

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Parution : 2017-08-30
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