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Apollo advanced lunar exploration planning

Robert Godwin | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | Apogee Books space series | 2007

Artificial gravity

Gilles Clement ; Angelia P. Bukley | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2007

2009 life science book award from IAA.

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Artificial gravity

Gilles Clement ; Angelia P. Bukley | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2007

2009 life science book award from IAA.

Artificial gravity [in chinese]

Gilles Clement ; Angelia P. Bukley | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2007

2009 life science book award from IAA.

The hazards of space travel : a tourist's guide

Neil F. Comins | [S.l.] : Villard | 2007

The physicist and astronomer Neil F. Comins, has written a hands-on guide to outer space for potentil tourists and armchair travelers. Bringing to life the hard science are the fictional log entries of Mack Richardson, an imaginary astronaut fro[...]

Relativistic flight mechanics and space travel a primer for students, engineers and scientists

Richard F Tinder | San Rafael, CA : Morgan & Claypool Publishers | Synthesis lectures on engineering | 2007

Apollo spacecraft news reference : (lunar module)

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. ; Public Affairs, Space. ; United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ; Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2006

DVD Grumman lunar module TM-1-1964 -- Grummann lunar simulator -- LM construction 1964 -- EVA suit test 1964 -- LM descent engine tests -- LM underwater ingress training -- LM assembly 1968 -- LM peel-away slide show.

Information needed to make radiation protection recommendations for space missions beyond low-earth orbit

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. (United States), Author | Bethesda (MD, United States) : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements | NCRP report | 2006

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Reference guide to the International Space Station

Gary Kitmacher, Editor ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2006

Sex in space

Laura S. Woodmansee | [S.l.] : CG Publishing | 2006

Benefits of human spaceflight

Andrew Wilson, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA BR | 2005

Getting off the planet : training astronauts

Mary Jane Chambers ; Randall M. Chambers | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | Apogee Books space series | 2005

Life support and habitation and planetary protection workshop : final report

John A. Hogan, Editor | [S.l.] : NASA | 2005

NASA's exploration systems architecture study -- final report

[S.l.] : NASA | NASA TM | 2005

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) Final Report documents the analyses and findings of the 90-day Agencywide study. The ESAS Final Report presents analysis and recommendatio[...]

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Project Apollo : the tough decisions

Robert C. Jr. Seamans ; United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2005

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A case for humans in space : the European astronauts

Barbara Warmbein, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA BR | 2004

Human missions to Europa and Titan - Why not?

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2004

This report describes a long-term development plan to enable human exploration of the outer solar system, with a focus on Europa and Titan. This plan called Theseus Program, is a proposal of well-organized sequence of steps towards making this e[...]

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Human missions to Europa and Titan - Why not? : Team Project report

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2004

A journey to inspire, innovate, and discover : report of the President's Commission on implementation of United States space exploration policy

Edward C. Aldridge ; United States. President's Commission on Implementation of United States space exploration policy. | [S.l.] : President's Commission on Implementation of United States space exploration policy | 2004

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Health, performance, and safety of space crews

Space biology and medicine, 4

Lawrence F. Dietlein, Author | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2004

Space tourism : do you want to go?

John R. Spencer ; Karen L. Rugg | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2004

Expedition Mars

Martin J. L. Turner | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences | 2003

HUMEX : a study on the survivability and adaptation of humans to long-duration exploratory missions

R.A. Harris, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2003

Interstellar travel and multi-generation space ships

Yoji Kondo, Editor ; Frederick C. Bruhweiler, Editor ; John Moore, Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2003

This book is a part of the collection of papers which were presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Symposium, held in Boston on February 15, 2002. The contributors try to answer questions as Why do we want to travel [...]

P.A.T.H. -M : Program Advancing Towards Humans on Mars

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2003

The idea of sending humans to Mars has been thoroughly explored since the 1950s. Scores of human Mars missions have been resigned at a rate of almost one per year. The fact remains that despite all of our endeavors, humans have yet to go to Mars[...]

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P.A.T.H. : Program Advancing Towards Humans on Mars

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2003

A representative program model for developing space tourism

Robert A. Goehlich | [S.l.] : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin | 2003

Beyond the International Space Station : the future of human spaceflight : proceedings of the ISU 7th international symposium, 4-7 June 2002, Strasbourg, France

M. Rycroft, Editor | [S.l.] : Kluwer Academic Publishers | Space studies | 2002

What will be the future direction of human spaceflight? That was the key question addressed at this symposium - in an atmosphere of realism mixed with idealism. Building on the foundations of the International Space Station, will it be space tou[...]

The conquest of space

David Lasser | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2002

Hail Columbia!=Bon voyage Columbia !

Graeme Ferguson ; Roman Kroitor ; James. Whitmore | [S.l.] : Warner Home Video | 2002

Behind the scenes with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen as they prepare for the voyage of the world's first space shuttle.

The scientific case for human spaceflight : proceedings of a symposium held in Cambridge, 5 April, 2001, as part of the UK national astronomy meeting, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of human spaceflight

[S.l.] : Kluwer | Earth, moon, and planets, an international journal of solar system science, special issue | 2001

Moon lander : how we developed the Apollo Lunar Module

Thomas J. Kelly | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight | 2001

In 1961, only a few weeks after Alan Sheperd completed the first American suborbital flight, President John F. Kennedy announced that the United States would put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. The next year, NASA awarded the rig[...]

Space shuttle : STS flights 1-5, incl. approach & landing tests : the NASA mission reports

Robert Godwin, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2001

Spacefaring : the human dimension

Albert A. Harrison | Berkeley : University of California Press | 2001

The stars have always called us, but only for the past forty years or so have been able to respond by traveling in space. This book explores the human side of spaceflight: why people are willing to brave danger and hardship to go into space, how[...]

Challenges of human space exploration

Marsha Freeman | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences | 2000

For most people the Mir space station is synonymous with calamity -a fire, collision with an unmanned Progress M-34 supply vehicle, and countless less life-threatening technical failures. Unfortunately that trends to eclipse the fact that the Am[...]

Destination space

[S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2000

Cross the threshold of the final frontier as mankind embarks on the greatest adventure of all time: space travel. From heroic space pioneers to modern-day cliff-hanger missions, it's a thrilling look at humanity's quest to conquer space. Be ther[...]

The dream of spaceflight : essays on the near edge of infinity

Wyn Wachhorst ; Buzz Aldrin | New York : Basic Books | 2000

In the tradition of Loren Eiseley, Arthur Koestler and Lewis Thomas, Wyn Wachhorst is a great rarity: an author of truly lyrical essays on science and technology. In his hands, the drive to explore space becomes a mirror on humanity's profoundes[...]

Human spaceflight mission analysis and design

Wiley J. Larson, Editor ; Linda K. Pranke, Editor | New York : McGraw-Hill | Space technology series | 2000

"Human spaceflight: mission analysis and design" is for you if you manage, design, or operate systems for human spaceflight! It provides end-to-end coverage of designing human space systems for Earth, Moon, and Mars. If you are like many others,[...]

Man medicine and space : a manifesto for the millennium

Michael Martin-Smith | [S.l.] : Writers Club Press | 2000

"Man, medicine and space" is a wide-ranging philosophical and historical exploration of human activity in space written for the interested general reader. It is not an encyclopedia, nor a textbook, but seeks to answer in plain language the quest[...]

Voyage to Mars : NASA's search for life beyond Earth

Laurence Bergreen | [S.l.] : Riverhead Books | 2000

Why, when we dream of outer space, do we dream of Mars? What is it about the Red Planet that makes us stop and wonder about life beyond our earthly atmosphere? Generations of scientists have lived in thrall to the possibility that we will one da[...]

Out of the cradle : an international strategy for human exploration away from Earth : Team Project report

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 1999

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Science and Technology Research Directions for the International Space Station

National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Author 1999

The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique and unprecedented space research facility. Never before have scientists and engineers had access to such a robust, multidisciplinary, long-duration microgravity laboratory. To date, the research [...]

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System concepts, architectures and technologies for space exploration and utilisation (SE&U study) : final report, July 1999

W. Sebolt ; M. Reichert | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA CR | 1999

From the Earth to the moon : episodes 1 to 6

[S.l.] : HBO | 1998

From the Earth to the moon : episodes 7 to 12

[S.l.] : HBO | 1998

Part 7: That's all there is Part 8: We interrupt this program Part 9: Dor miles and miles Part 10: Galileo was right Part 11: The original wives'club Part 12: le voyage dans la lune

Interplanetary mission design handbook : Earth to Mars mission opportunities and Mars to Earth return opportunities 2009-2024

L.E. George, Author ; L.D. Kos, Author | [S.l.] : NASA | NASA TM | 1998

This paper provides information for trajectory designers and mission planners to determine Earth-Mars and Mars Earth mission opportunities for the years 2009-2024. These studies were performed in support of a human Mars mission scenario that wil[...]

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This new ocean : a history of Project Mercury

Loyd S. Jr. Swenson ; James M. Grimwood ; Charles C. Alexander | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1998

A classic history of the first American human space flight effort, Project Mercury, this book was first published in 1966 and is still much in demand. In addition to providing a policy and institutional history of this major NASA mission, "This [...]

Human exploration of space

Committee on human exploration ; Mathematics and applications Space studies board ; National Research Council (U.S.) | [S.l.] : National Academy Press | 1997

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Cassiopee, sharing science

Alain Tixier | [S.l.] : CNES Diffusion | 1996

The Cassiopee mission, which Claudie Andre-Deshays takes part in here, went off from August 17 to September 2, 1996, and was carried out on board the Russian MIR space station. Cassiopee is the seventh manned space flight organised by CNES. It i[...]

Apollo 10 : "green light for a lunar landing"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Apollo 11 : "Eagle has landed"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Apollo 13 : "Houston, we have a problem"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Apollo 14 : "mission to Fra Mauro"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Apollo 15 : "in the mountains of the moon"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Apollo 16 : "nothing so hidden"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Apollo 17 : "on the shoulders of giants"

[S.l.] : Dastar Corp. | 1995

Solar System Exploration Design Project

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 1994

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STS-60 post flight press conference

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1994

Contains footage selected by the astronauts, and their comments. Launch, onboard crew activities, and landing are also covered.

STS-61 post flight press conference

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1994

STS-62 post flight press conference

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1994

Contains footage selected by the astronauts, launch, onboard activities and landing.

STS-65 Post flight presentation

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1994

Contains footage selected by the astronauts, and their comments. Contains also launch, onboard crew activities, and landing.

Vulnerability of manned spacecraft to crew loss from orbital debris penetration

J.E. Williamsen | [S.l.] : NASA | NASA TM | 1994

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

Prospects for interstellar travel

John H. Mauldin | [S.l.] : American Astronautical Society | AAS science and technology series | 1992

International Mars mission

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 1991

The major goal of the IMM activity is to design a long-term, multinational program to conduct scientific exploration of Mars and the martian system and to develop and/or validate technology enabling the eventual human settlement of the planet.

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International Asteroid Mission (IAM) : Team project report

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 1990

The International Asteroid Mission is a large-scale space exploration project. A driving theme of this mission is to participate in the extension of sustained human presence beyond Earth orbit. This mission will chieve through a manned mission t[...]

Apollo 11 highlights

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1989

Historical footage of the preparation, takeoff, stage separation, the Eagle lunar lander, and the Moon walk. Astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong give their recollections of the mission.

Astronauts 2

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1989

The story of Alan Shepard's May 1961 suborbital flight is presented.

Astronauts part 5 : astronaut Collins

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1989

An interview with Michael Collins about his and NASA's accomplishments.

Cohen program management briefing

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1989

Dr. Aaron Cohen, director of NASA Johnson Space Center, dicusses management issues as they have appeared in the manned space flight programs.

Where no man has gone before : a history of Apollo lunar exploration missions

William David Compton | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1989

This clearly-written account traces the ways in which scientists with interests in the Moon and engineers concerned with landing people on the Earth's satellite resolved their differences of approach and carried out a mission that made major con[...]

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Where no man has gone before : a history of Apollo lunar exploration missions

William David Compton | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1989

Report of the 90-Day study on human exploration of the Moon and Mars

United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | [S.l.] : NASA | NASA TM | 1989

Round trip to orbit : human spaceflight alternatives : special report

United States. ; Congress. ; Office of Technology Assessment. | [S.l.] : U.S. Congress | 1989

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Science exploration opportunities for manned missions to the moon, Mars, Phobos, and an asteroid

Douglas B. Nash ; et al. ; United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA CR | 1989

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STS-28 crew presentation clip

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1989

The Department of Defence space shuttle mission is shown during launch and landing. It also includes scenes such as the crew working on the otolith Tilt Translation Reinterpretation Experiment, various views on the earth.

STS-59 post flight presentation

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1989

Contains footage selected by astronaurs as well as their comments on their respective flights.

Astronauts 3

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI | 1988

John Glenn's flight into space reviewed. This is a re-release of "The flight of Friendship 7".

Living aloft : human requirements for extended spaceflight

Mary M. Connors ; Albert A. Harrison ; Faren R. Akins | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1985

Human psychological and social adjustment to space is investigated. Studies and experiences bearing on human performance capability, psychological well being, and social organization, as they relate to space, were identified and assessed, and s[...]

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The Caltech space settlement conference : held July 18, 1978, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Michael T. Hyson ; California Institute of Technology. ; Caltech Space Settlement Conference (1978 : Pasadena, Calif.). | [S.l.] : California Institute of Technology | 1981

Chariots for Apollo : a history of manned lunar spacecraft

James M. Grimwood ; Loyd S. Swenson | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1979

Chariots for Apollo : a history of manned lunar spacecraft

Brooks, Courtney, G. ; James M. Grimwood ; Loyd S. Jr. Swenson | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1979

Chariots for Apollo has become a standard reference for all who examine the American exploration of space. The Apollo spacecraft was developed as a means of accomplishing President John F. Kennedy's 1961 commitment for the United States to reach[...]

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Men in space : the impact on science, technology , and international cooperation

Eugene Rabinowitch, Editor ; Richard S. Lewis, Author | [S.l.] : Medical and Technical Publishing MTP | 1969

After the Lunar landing, our concern in this volume is the impact upon science, technology and international cooperation of man's emer­gence from the "cradle," the biosphere of Earth, to visit the surface of another planet. The editors invited e[...]

This new ocean : a history of Project Mercury

Loyd S. Jr. Swenson ; James M. Grimwood ; Charles C. Alexander | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1966

This New Ocean explores the people and the technology that made Project Mercury possible. It is a comprehensive and worthwhile read of America's first human spaceflight program.

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Space medicine in Project Mercury

Mae Mills Link | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1965

Project Mercury was the first American laboratory in which man was able to test his physiological capabilities to withstand the hostile forces of the extraterrestrial environment for longer than a few second.Indeed, from the viewpoint of environ[...]

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Project Mercury : a chronology

James M. Grimwood | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1963

Project Mercury is now history. In its short span of four years, eight months, and one week as the Nation's first manned space flight program, Mercury earned a unique place in the annals of science and technology. This document chronicles the t[...]

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Declassified Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) records

Chantilly (United States) : National Reconnaissance Office | 1960-

The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was a 1960s Air Force program with the ostensible mission to place military personnel in orbit to conduct scientific experiments to determine the “military usefulness” of placing man into space and the techni[...]

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Out of this world : the Apollo moon landings

[S.l.] : Home video library | Space & science series

The U.S. commercial suborbital industry : a space renaissance in the making

Federal Aviation Administration (United States), Issuing body | United States : Federal Aviation Administration

This publication presents an overview of the current emerging U.S. commercial reusable suborbital spaceflight industry and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed commercial spaceports launching suborbital spacecraft. It also includes a s[...]

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