U.S. spacesuits [books] / Kenneth J. Thomas, Author ; Harold J. McMann, Author . - 2nd ed. . - Springer [published in association with] Praxis Pub., 2011 . - xxxv, 472 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - ( Springer-Praxis books in space exploration) . ISBN : 978-1-441-99565-0 Previous ed. published 2006 with title: US spacesuits./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-465) and index. Languages : English ( eng) | Descriptors: | Space suits--United States--History
| | Class number: | TL1550 | | Abstract: | | | Contents note: | Introduction -- Reaching upward and outward -- The basics of spacesuits -- Launch/entry spacesuits : past, present, and possibly future -- Gemini : the first approaches to exploring and working in space -- Apollo : mankind starts the exploration of the Moon -- Advanced development for cancelled Apollo missions -- US Air Force spacesuits -- Skylab and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project suit systems (1969-1975) -- The Space Shuttle program : orbital EVA comes of age -- The quest for future extra vehicular activity and planetary exploration -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: U.S. spacesuit system overview -- Appendix B: U.S. EVA information. | | Record link: | http://isulibrary.isunet.edu/opac/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=8373 |
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U.S. spacesuits / Kenneth J. Thomas / New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer [published in association with] Praxis Pub. (2011)
