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Space radiation and astronaut health : managing and communicating cancer risks

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2021

Astronauts face unique health-related risks during crewed space missions, and longer-duration missions that extend to greater distances in our solar system (including to the Moon and Mars) will likely increase those risks. Cancer risks due to io[...]

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Through the glass ceiling to the stars : he story of the first American woman to command a space mission

Eileen Collins, Author ; Jonathan H. Ward, Author | New York, NY : Arcade Publishing | 2021

"The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space missio[...]

Japanese missions to the international space station : hope from the East /

John O'Sullivan, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2019

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 ha[...]

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Japanese missions to the International Space Station : hope from the East

John O'Sullivan, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2019

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 ha[...]

Space radiation and astronaut safety

Erik Seedhouse, Author ; International Space University, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2018

This brief explores the biological effects of long-term radiation on astronauts in deep space. The text concisely addresses the full spectrum of biomedical consequences from exposure to space radiation and goes on to present possible ways to mit[...]

Space radiation and astronaut safety

Erik Seedhouse, Author ; International Space University, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2018

This brief explores the biological effects of long-term radiation on astronauts in deep space. The text concisely addresses the full spectrum of biomedical consequences from exposure to space radiation and goes on to present possible ways to mit[...]

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Space safety and human performance

Tommaso Sgobba, Editor | [S.l.] : Butterworth-Heinemann | 2018

'Space Safety and Human Performance' provides a comprehensive reference for engineers and technical managers within aerospace and high technology companies, space agencies, operators, and consulting firms. The book draws upon the expertise of th[...]

Space safety and human performance

Tommaso Sgobba, Editor | [S.l.] : Butterworth-Heinemann | 2018

'Space Safety and Human Performance' provides a comprehensive reference for engineers and technical managers within aerospace and high technology companies, space agencies, operators, and consulting firms. The book draws upon the expertise of th[...]

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Ask an astronaut : my guide to life in space /

Tim Peake, Author | London : Century | 2017

How does it feel to orbit the Earth ten times faster than a speeding bullet? What's it like to eat, sleep and go to the toilet in space? And where to next - the Moon, Mars or beyond? 'Ask an Astronaut' is Tim's personal guide to life in space, [...]

No dream is too high : life lessons from a man who walked on the Moon /

Buzz Aldrin, Author ; Ken Abraham, Author | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2016

"Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life--both in outer space and on Earth--in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Every[...]

No dream is too high : life lessons from a man who walked on the Moon /

Buzz Aldrin, Author ; Ken Abraham, Author | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2016

"Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life--both in outer space and on Earth--in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Every[...]

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Sigma 7 : the six mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr.

Colin Burgess, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2016

Colin Burgess offers a comprehensive yet personal look at the 1962 orbital mission of Wally Schirra aboard the spacecraft Sigma 7, the first book about this popular pioneering astronaut which explores his entire life and accomplishments. This co[...]

Spaceman : an astronaut's unlikely journey to unlock the secrets of the universe /

Mike Massimino, Author | New York : Crown Archetype | 2016

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that's about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and nigh[...]

The orbital perspective : lessons in seeing the big picture from a journey of seventy-one million miles /

Ron Garan, Author | Oakland, CA : Berret-Koehler Publishers | 2015

For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, tranformative experience - one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth. Garan vividly conveys what it was like learning to work with [...]

Sally Ride : America's first woman in space /

Lynn Sherr, Author | [S.l.] : Simon & Schuster | 2014

The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elit[...]

Astronauts for hire : the emergence of a commercial astronaut corps

Erik Seedhouse, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | 2012

The spaceflight industry is being revolutioniwed. It is no longer the sole preserve of professional astronauts working on government-funded manned spaceflight programs. As private companies are being encouraged to build and operate launch vehicl[...]

The astronaut : cultural mythology and idealised masculinity /

Dario Llinares, Author | Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars | 2011

This book interrogates the historical and cultural dynamics of one of the most revered icons of the 20th century. Analysing a diverse range of cultural representations the book postulates the construction of and intertextual mythology values a[...]

Nanotechnology : applications in aerospace : the future of space exploration

Pelin Berik | [S.l.] : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | 2008

Space shuttle Columbia : her missions and crews

Ben Evans | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | 2005

This book looks at each of Columbia's 28 missions in turn and provides : -first-hand interviews with astronauts who lived and worked on the Space Shuttle. -the story in their own words from scientists and engineers who developed and supported he[...]

Safe passage : astronaut care for exploration missions

John R. Ball, Editor ; Evans, Charles H. (Charles Hawes), 1940-, Editor | [S.l.] : National Academy Press | 2001

Manned space flight : legal aspects in the light of scientific and technical development : proceedings of an international colloquium, Cologne, May 20-22, 1992

Karl-Heinz Bockstiegel, Editor | [S.l.] : Carl Heymanns Verlag | Studies in air and space law | 1993

We seven : by the astronauts themselves

M. Scott Carpenter, Author | New York : Simon and Schuster Pbks. | 1990

Published for the fiftieth anniversary of the Mercury program: Project Mercury ran from 1959 through 1963, put the first American in space, and defined NASA's manned space flights to come, from Gemini through Apollo. In "We Seven," first publish[...]

Astronaut observations from the Apollo-Soyuz mission

Farouk El-Baz | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | Smithsonian studies in air and space | 1977

Return to earth

Buzz Aldrin, Author ; Wayne Warga, Author | New York : Open Road Media | [1973] 2015

Colonel Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, a member of the Apollo 11 crew, tells about his adventures on the moon, and about the aftermath when, as an international celebrity, he has to face the consequences of sudden fame, its rewards and its penalties.

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