Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 324 pages)
ISBN:
9780520929654
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0520929659
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0585391629
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9780585391625
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1597349097
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9781597349093
,
1280094397
,
9781280094392
Content:
The stars have always called us, but only for the past forty years or so have we 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 human culture has shaped past and present missions; and the effects of space travel on health and well-being
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index
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Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Why Space?; 2. Spaceflight Human Factors; 3. Hazards and Countermeasures; 4. Life Support; 5. Habitability; 6. Selection and Training; 7. Stress and Coping; 8. Group Dynamics; 9. At Work; 10. Mishaps; 11. Off Duty; 12. Space Tourism; 13. Space Settlements; 14. Interstellar Migration; 15. Restoring the Dream; Notes; Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0520224531
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Harrison, Albert A Spacefaring Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001 ISBN 0520224531
Language:
English
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