Author: Stephen Kear
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: spaceflight
Number of Pages: 181
Published: 2007-07-30
List price: $19.94
ISBN-10: 1430326387
ISBN-13: 9781430326380

SPACEFLIGHT takes the EFL, ESL Teacher beyond gravity to an alternative realm which will change the way you think and act in the classroom. It is an intensely practical guide which is designed to inspire EFL Teachers to inspire their students. It introduces and explains the Platinum Rule of EFL - it’s not just the METHOD of teaching - it’s also the MATERIAL. It shows you how to be a ’force’ in the classroom by using the power of your personality, how to give students the confidence to learn, and how to develop a special relationship with each one of them. It includes 40

Author: William Wiesel
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Keywords: dynamics, spaceflight
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1996-08-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0070701105
ISBN-13: 9780070701106

Designed for undergraduate courses in Spacecraft Dynamics and Orbital Mechanics, this new edition offers a three-dimensional treatment of dynamics discussions of rigid body dynamics, rocket trajectories, and the space environment. An expert in his field, author William E. Wiesel presents a wealth of information in an easy-to-understand manner without the daunting mathematical rigor of graduate texts. Reference is made to actual flight vehicles and satellites to give students background on the type of work currently being done in this field.

Author: Jonathan Allday
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: spaceflight, perspective, apollo
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2000-03-15
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 0750306459
ISBN-13: 9780750306454

This book takes a retrospective look at the Apollo space program and the technology that was used to land a man on the Moon. Jonathan Allday’s aims are to explain the basic physics and technology of spaceflight, and to convey the huge technological strides that were made and the dedication of the people working on the program. Physics topics covered include the laws of motion, rocketry, how to manouver in orbit and many others. The designs of the Apollo Command, Service and Lunar modules are discussed and how these changed as the plans for the manned mission evolved. Guidance systems,

Author: David J. Shayler
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: spaceflight, manned, accidents, disasters
Number of Pages: 470
Published: 2000-06-15
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1852332255
ISBN-13: 9781852332259

In Disasters and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight, David Shayler examines the challenges that face all crews as they prepare and execute their missions. The book covers all aspects that make up spaceflight by a human crew - training, launch to space, survival in space and return from space - followed by a series of case histories which tell of the major incidents in each of those categories over the past 40 years. The sixth section looks at the International Space Station and how it is planned, to try and prevent, as far as possible, major incidents occuring during the lifetime of the space sta

Author: David A. Mindell
Publisher: MIT Pre
Keywords: spaceflight, machine, human, apollo, digital
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 2008-05-31
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0262134977
ISBN-13: 9780262134972

As Apollo 11’s Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer’s software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and taking direct control. He stopped monitoring the computer and began flying the spacecraft, relying on skill to land it and earning praise for a triumph of human over machine. In Digital Apollo, engineer-historian David Mindell takes this famous moment as a starting point for an exploration of the relationship between humans and computers in the Apollo progra

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ph.
Publisher: US National Aeronautics and Space Admi
Keywords: spaceflight, impact, societal
Number of Pages: 694
Published: 2009-08-13
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0160801907
ISBN-13: 9780160801907

Since the dawn of spaceflight, advocates of a robust space effort have argued that human activity beyond Earth makes a significant difference in everyday life. Assertions abound about the “impact” of spaceflight on society and its relationship to the larger contours of human existence. Fifty years after the Space Age began, it is time to examine the effects of spaceflight on society in a historically rigorous way. Has the Space Age indeed had a significant effect on society? If so, what are those influences? What do we mean by an “impact” on society? And what parts of

Authors:Helen W. Lane, Dale A. Schoeller,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: nutrition, modern, models, weightlessness, spaceflight
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1999-12-20
List price: $144.95
ISBN-10: 0849385679
ISBN-13: 9780849385674

Tens of thousands of miles above Earth’s atmosphere, orbiting this planet like pieces from a child’s giant erector set, NASA’s massive International Space Station slowly takes shape. When completed, as many as 16 countries will provide crew members for this orbiting international community.But while this will not be the first extended stay of humans in space-Skylab, Mir Space Station, and Shuttle-Mir missions all involved extended-stay periods-it will give birth to some new questions about one of space exploration’s biggest concerns: providing adequate nutrition essent