Shayler David
Springer London
2001e druk, 2001
9781852334055
Gemini - Steps to the Moon
Specificaties
Paperback, 222 blz.
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Engels
Springer London |
2001e druk, 2001
ISBN13: 9781852334055
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Springer Praxis Books
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
In Gemini - Steps to the Moon, David Shayler, the author, tells the story of the origin and development of the programme and the spacecraft from the perspective of the engineers, flight controllers and astronauts involved. It includes chapters on flight tests, Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), rendezvous and docking, as well as information from NASA archives and personal interviews.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781852334055
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:222
Uitgever:Springer London
Druk:2001
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Inhoudsopgave
Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Illustrations.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Prologue.- Origins.- Hardware.- Preparation.- Flight Operations.- Flight Test.- Endurance.- Rendezvous and docking.- EVA operations.- Entry and landing.- Experiments.- Military Gemini.- A place in history.- Astronaut Biographies.- Bibliography.- Index.