U.S. spacesuits

by Thomas, Kenneth S.

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Full title :U.S. spacesuits / Kenneth S. Thomas and Harold J. McMann.

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Publication Date:©2012.
Edition:2nd ed

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Publisher(s):Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

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Description:1 online resource (xxxv, 472 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

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ISBN:9781441995667, 1441995668, 144199565X, 9781441995650
oclc:ocn765958614
LC Classification:TL1550
Dewey Decimal:629.47720973

Introduction -- Reaching upward and outward -- The basics of spacesuits -- Launch/entry spacesuits : past, present, and possibly future -- Gemini : the first approaches to exploring and working in space -- Apollo : mankind starts the exploration of the Moon -- Advanced development for cancelled Apollo missions -- US Air Force spacesuits -- Skylab and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project suit systems (1969-1975) -- The Space Shuttle program : orbital EVA comes of age -- The quest for future extra vehicular activity and planetary exploration -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: U.S. spacesuit system overview -- Appendix B: U.S. EVA information.

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Astronomie ASTRONOMY fysica History Manned space flight Manned space flight -- History physics Physique ruimtevlucht ruimtewetenschap Scaphandres spatiaux -- Histoire. -- Ét… Space flight space science Space suits Space suits -- History. -- United States United States Vol spatial habité -- Histoire