Author: V. G. PerminovPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Difficult Road to Mars
Author: V. G. PerminovPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Difficult Road to Mars
Author: V. G. PerminovPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289147839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Perminov was the leading designer for Mars and Venus spacecraft at the Soviet Lavochkin design bureau in the early days of Martian exploration. In addition to competing with the U.S. to get to the Moon, the Soviets also struggled to beat the U.S. to Mars during the Cold War. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Soviets attempted to send a number of robotic probes to Mars, but for a variety of reasons, most of these missions ended in failure. Despite these overall failures, the Soviets garnered a great deal of scientific and technical knowledge through these efforts. This monograph tells some fascinating, but little-known, stories.
The Difficult Road to Mars
Author: V. G. PerminovPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295658855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The International Atlas of Mars Exploration: Volume 1, 1953 to 2003
Author: Philip J. StookePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139560255
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Covering the first five decades of the exploration of Mars, this atlas is the most detailed visual reference available. It brings together, for the first time, a wealth of information from diverse sources, featuring annotated maps, photographs, tables and detailed descriptions of every Mars mission in chronological order, from the dawn of the space age to Mars Express. Special attention is given to landing site selection, including reference to some missions that were planned but never flew. Phobos and Deimos, the tiny moons of Mars, are covered in a separate section. Contemporary maps reveal our improving knowledge of the planet's surface through the latter half of the twentieth century. Written in non-technical language, this atlas is a unique resource for anyone interested in planetary sciences, the history of space exploration and cartography, while the detailed bibliography and chart data are especially useful for academic researchers and students.
The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey Into the History of Aerodynamics in America, V. 2
Author: James R. HansenPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160831560
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
The airplane ranks as one of history's most ingenious and phenomenal inventions. It has surely been one of the most world changing. How ideas about aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became is the epic story told in this six-volume series, The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey through the History of Aerodynamics in America. Following up on Volume I's account of the invention of the airplane and the creation of the original aeronautical research establishment in the United States, Volume II explores the airplane design revolution of the 1920s and 1930s and the quest for improved airfoils. Subsequent volumes cover the aerodynamics of airships, flying boats, rotary-wing aircraft, breaking the sound barrier, and more.
Russian Planetary Exploration
Author: Brian HarveyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387463437
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Illustrated with photographs from Soviet Venus and Mars probes, images of spacecraft, diagrams of flight paths and maps of landing sites, this book draws on published scientific papers, archives, memoirs and other material. The text reviews Soviet engineering techniques and science packages, as well the difficulties which ruined several missions. The program’s scientific and engineering legacy is also addressed, within the Soviet space effort as a whole.
NASA and the environment the case of ozone depletion
Author: W. Henry LambrightPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428994351
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Author: Steven J. DickPublisher: U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
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 society? Conversely, has society had any effect on spaceflight? What would be different had there been no Space Age? The purpose of this volume is to examine these and related questions through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian and the broader social sciences and humanities. Herein a stellar array of scholars does just that, and arrives at sometimes surprising conclusions.
Exploring the Unknown, Volume VII, NASA SP-2008-4407, 2008, *
Author: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
Author: Douglas A. VakochPublisher: U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Are we alone? asks the writeup on the back cover of the dust jacket. The contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come. NASA SP-2013-4413.