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A representative program model for developing space tourism

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

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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[...]

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The conquest of space

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

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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.

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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

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Advanced design in an advanced design team environment : MSS01 Individual Project

J. Hair 2001

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Cislunar infrastructure architectures : a commercial approach to near future developments in human spaceflight : MSS01 Individual Project

K. Murphy 2001

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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[...]

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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

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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[...]

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Advanced integrated life support systems for the Moon and Mars using natural resources : MSS00 Individual Project

L. Swift 2000

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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[...]

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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[...]

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

Wyn Wachhorst ; Buzz Aldrin | [S.l.] : 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[...]

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Human spaceflight mission analysis and design

Wiley J. Larson, Editor ; Linda K. Pranke, Editor | New-York (Etats-Unis) : 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,[...]

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Human-technology interface design : the challenge of long-duration living enclosures : MSS00 Individual Project

V. Tessier 2000

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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[...]

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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[...]

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The giant leap : mankind heads for the stars

Adrian Berry | [S.l.] : Headline | 1999

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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

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From the Earth to the moon : episodes 1 to 6

[S.l.] : HBO | 1998

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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

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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 [...]

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BIOPLEX, a design study for a future life on outer planets : MSS97 Individual Project

A. Imhof 1997

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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[...]

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On mission design in the conceptual design phase of manned space missions : MSS96 Individual Project

W. Balogh 1996

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