David Darling - The Complete Book of Spaceflight [2003, PDF, ENG]

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The Complete Book of Spaceflight
From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity

Год выпуска: 2003
Автор: David Darling
Издательство: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Язык: английский

ISBN: 0-471-05649-9
Формат: PDF
Качество: eBook
Количество страниц: 539

Описание: A commanding encyclopedia of the history and principles of spaceflight––from its humble beginnings to its likely future.

"Our reason for spaceflight is just this: we are human, and to be human is to be inquisitive. At heart, we are explorers with a universe of billions of new worlds before us." –– from the Introduction

The Complete Book of Spaceflight compiles more than 3,000 extensively cross-referenced entries, spanning every historic milestone and technological achievement in the quest to conquer space. In this all-inclusive reference, astronomer David Darling provides fascinating insights into the cultural development of spaceflight, including its history, science, and technology; the people involved; spaceflight’s role in popular culture; and much more.

The Complete Book of Spaceflight includes:

- All key missions, manned and unmanned;
- Notable fictional portrayals of space journeys;
- Biographies of astronauts, rocket engineers, and others involved in space exploration;
- Current concepts for future interplanetary and interstellar missions;
- Extended, highlighted articles on major topics from Project Mercury to Mir.
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Подробная энциклопедия истории и принципов космических полётов. Содержит более 3.000 статей. Охватывает такие темы, как ключевые пилотируемые и непилотируемые полёты, популярные фантастические космические полёты, биографии астронавтов и конструкторов, нынешние концепции будущих межпланетных и межзвёздных полётов и т.д.