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Life in space : NASA life sciences research during the late twentieth century /

Maura Phillips Mackowski, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2022

"This book explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA's research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in histories of the space agency. While highlighting significant achievements and innovations such[...]

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Shattered dreams : the lost and canceled space missions /

Colin Burgess, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2019

"'Shattered Dreams' recounts the personal stories and recollections of several men and women who were in line to fly a specific or future spaceflight mission but lost that opportunity due to personal reasons, mission cancellations, or even trage[...]

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The history of human space flight

Ted Spitzmiller, Author ; Sid Gutierrez, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2017

Ted Spitzmiller describes how humans first came to employ lifting gasses such as hydrogen and helium. He traces the influence of science fiction writers on the development of rocket science, looks at the role of rocket societies in the early tw[...]

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Bold they rise : the space shuttle early years, 1972-1986 /

David Hitt, Author ; Heather R. Smith, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2014

"Bold They Rise" tells the story of the Space Shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen--in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplis[...]

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Manned spaceflight log II : 2006-2012

David Shayler, Author ; Michael D. Shayler, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2013

"This book, therefore, focuses upon the latest developments covering September 2006 through December 2012, a period of six years in which the main space station assembly was completed, yet another lease of life was given to Soyuz after over 40 y[...]

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Doing the impossible : George E. Mueller and the running of NASA's Human Spaceflight Program /

Arthur L. Slotkin, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2012

This account of one of the most important personalities in early American human spaceflight history describes for the first time how George E. Mueller, the system manager of the human spaceflight program of the 1960s, applied the SPO methodolog[...]

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Inventing the American astronaut

Matthew H. Hersch, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2012

Who were the men who led America's first voyages into space? Were they soldiers or daredevils? The public sometimes imagined them that way: military men or hot-shot pilots without the capacity for doubt, fear, or worry. Instead, the early astro[...]

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Suddenly, tomorrow came : the NASA history of the Johnson Space Center /

Henry C. Dethloff, Author ; United States: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Issuing body | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2012

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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight

David A. Mindell | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight

David A. Mindell | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2008

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U.S. human spaceflight : a record of achievement, 1961-2006

Judy A. Rumerman, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2007

This handy and richly illustrated reference work is an updating of the similarly titled Monograph 9 that was published in 1998.

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Le guide des combinaisons spatiales et du vol habité

Jean-François Pellerin, Author ; Jean-Jacques Favier, Author | [S.l.] : Tessier & Ashpool | 2006

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Walking in space

David J. Shayler | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences | 2004

In this book, David Shayler explores the development of space walking techniques and support hardware. The author draws upon original documentation, personal interviews and official post flight reports revealing the very personal experience of e[...]

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The origins and technology of the advanced extravehicular space suit

Gary L. Harris, Editor ; Donald C. Elder, Editor | [S.l.] : American Astronautical Society | AAS history series | 2001

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Into the final frontier : the human exploration of space

Bernard McNamara, Author | [S.l.] : Harcourt College Publishers | 2000

The book discusses the scientific results of manned space flight while also examining the cultural, military, and political factors that influenced these achievements.

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U.S. human spaceflight : a record of achievement, 1961-1998

Judy A. Rumerman, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 1998

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