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The soviet space challenge

The Total Novice’s Guide ToThe Secret Space ProgramWhat You Need To Know…

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The New Space Race: China vs. USA

The world’s most populous nation views space as an asset, not only from a technological and commercial perspective but also from a political one. The repercussions of this ideology already extend far beyond...

The Kremlin and the Cosmos

«Эта книга представляет собой обзор советских космических усилий в долгосрочной перспективе. Несомненно, она...

The hypersonic revolution. Case studies in the history of hypersonic technology Tom 2

The Hypersonic Revolution began as a study effort while I was Director of the Special Staff Office at the Aeronautical Systems Division of Air Force Systems Command (ASD, now the Aeronautical Systems Center of...

The hypersonic revolution. Case studies in the history of hypersonic technology Tom 3

The Hypersonic Revolution began as a study effort while I was Director of the Special Staff Office at the Aeronautical Systems Division of Air Force Systems Command (ASD, now the Aeronautical Systems Center of...

The hypersonic revolution. Case studies in the history of hypersonic technology Tom 1

The Hypersonic Revolution began as a study effort while I was Director of the Special Staff Office at the Aeronautical Systems Division of Air Force Systems Command (ASD, now the Aeronautical Systems Center of...

The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy and Historical Impact

Серия книг издательства Praxis Publishing посвящена освоению человечеством космического пространства. Каждая книга...

The Global Exploration Roadmap

Human and robotic exploration of the Moon, asteroids, and Mars will strengthen and enrich humanity’s future, bringing nations together in a common cause, revealing new knowledge, inspiring people, and...

The First Decade of Space Research

JPL опубликовала небольшую брошюру в ознаменование десятой годовщины запуска Эксплорера-1 1 февраля 1958 года. Бывший...

The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity

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...

The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the USAF 1945-1960

Following World War II, the onset of nuclear weapons, long-range jet bombers, and ballistic missiles radically changed American foreign policy and military strategy. The United States Air Force, led by men of...

Star wars nor sanctuary. Constraining the military uses of space.

Land, sea, and air—those are three environments where wars are waged. That is why the United States, like most countries, has three branches of armed forces: an army, a navy, and an air force. But with the...

Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR SPACEWALKER “Spacewalker is the book for anyone who ever dreamed of flying in space.” –Neil ArmStroNg, Commander of Apollo 11 “this is the story of one man’s lifelong quest to...

Spaceplanes. From Airport to Spaceport

Space Ship The Story of the X-15

Space Systems Failures: Disasters and Rescues of Satellites, Rockets and Space Probes

Серия книг издательства Praxis Publishing посвящена освоению человечеством космического пространства. Каждая книга...

Space Exploration Triumphs and Tragedies Kim Masters Evans

Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies is part of the Information Plus Reference Series. The purpose of each volume of the series is to present the latest facts on a topic of pressing concern in modern...

Space Exploration

Продолжение серии иллюстрированных энциклопедий от издательства Britannica. Данная энциклопедия посвящена теме...

Space Shuttle Challenger. Ten Journeys into the Unknown

Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event. I was nine years old. My parents were, at the time, midway through moving house and,...

Spaceplane HERMESEurope’s Dream of Independent Manned Spaceflight

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Soviet Rocket Fighters

Soviet Space Mythologies: Public images, private memories, and the making of cultural identity

Mythologies explores the history of the Soviet human space program within a political and cultural context, giving particular attention to the two professional groups—space engineers and cosmonauts—who...

SPACE and the UNITED STATES NAVY

100 Iconic Rockets, Shuttles, and Satellites That Put Us in Space

Spacecraft takes a long look at humankind’s attempts and advances in leaving Earth through incredible illustrations and authoritatively written profiles on Sputnik, the International Space Station, and...

Soviet Aircraft and Rockets

How are modern aircraft, helicopters, multi-stage rockets constructed? What keeps them in the air? What kind of engines are used in flight vehicles, how are they built? What instruments are installed in...

Secret Projects: Military Space Technology

This book outlines the development of space technology for military purposes from its very beginnings during World War 2 right up to the latest, most sophisticated systems. The author starts with references to...

Secrets of our Spaceship Moon

Skylab Saturn 1B Flight Manual

Ok space fanatics, here is the actual FLIGHT MANUAL for the Skylab Saturn 1B!! That’s right, read up on this, jump into your trusty time machine back to the early 70’s and hijack that bad puppy and...

Schiffer Military History Vol. 26: V2. Dawn of the Rocket Age

The first ballistic missle in its use during WWII.

Russian Space Probes: Scientific Discoveries and Future Missions

Russia’s Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center

Серия книг издательства Praxis Publishing посвящена освоению человечеством космического пространства. Каждая книга...

Saturn V (SA-503) Flight Manual

This manual was prepared to provide the astronaut with a single source reference as to the characteristics and functions of the SA-503 launch vehicle and the AS-503 manned flight mission. A revision to the...

Rocket Planes

Remembering the Space AgeProceedings of the 50th Anniversary Conference

Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch in October 1957 and the dawn of...

Rescue: аварийный выход

Мир, конструктивное международное сотрудничество на Земле и в космосе — вот единственная альтернатива аварийной...

RaketenspurenPeenemunde 1936-1996

Proceedings of the X-15 First Flight 30th Anniversary Celebration

Credit for the concept of a celebration to mark the 30th anniversary of the first free flight of the X-15 rocket powered research aircraft belongs to Milton 0. Thompson, Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility...

Picturing the Cosmos A Visual History of Early Soviet Space Endeavoк

Pursuit of Power: NASA’s Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2

The NASA Glenn History Office has undertaken the task of documenting many of its historic facilities. Histories of the Icing Research Tunnel, Plum Brook Reactor Facility, Rocket Engine Test Facility, and...

Partnership in Space: The Mid to Late Nineties

April 12, 2011 was the 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering journey into space. To commemorate this momentous achievement, Springer-Praxis has produced a mini-series of books that reveals how...

Polska w kosmosie Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i LacznosciСерия: Biblioteczka Skrzydlatej Polski 01

książeczki z serii » Biblioteczka Skrzydlatej Polski» wydawane w latach 70 i 80.

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Origins of 21st-Century Space TravelBy Glen R. Asner and Stephen J. GarberA History of NASA’s Decadal Planning Team and the Vision for Space Exploration, 1999–2004

Less than one year after the Columbia Space Shuttle accident on 1 February 2003, President George W. Bush announced at NASA Headquarters that the Agency would embark on a new Vision for Space Exploration as it...

NASA Systems Engineering HandbookSE Engineering Handbook CoverRevision 2

In 1995, the NASA Systems Engineering Handbook (NASA/SP-6105) was initially published to bring the fundamental concepts and techniques of systems engineering to the National Aeronautics and Space...

NASA’s Contributions to Aeronautics Volumes 1

NASA’s contributions to aeronautics : aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, and controls / Richard P. Hallion, editor. v. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. “NASA/SP-2010-570.” 1. United...

NASA’s Contributions to Aeronautics, Volume 2

The second volume includes case studies and essays on NACA-NASA research for contributions including wind shear and lightning research, flight operations, human factors, wind tunnels, composite structures,...

NASA 50th Anniversary Proceedings. NASA’s First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives

On 29 July 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which became operational on 1 October of that...

NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA’s Senior Leadership

The 50th anniversary of NASA on 1 October 2008 found an agency in the midst of deep transition. In the closing year of the presidency of George W. Bush, only a month before the presidential election and in the...

Mach 3+: NASA/USAF YF-12 Flight Research, 1969-1979 / Самолет NASA / ВВС США YF-12.

During the 1950s. American aircraft designers emphasized configurations that flew increasingly high and fast, a trend that continued for nearly two decades. Then, during rhe 1970s, efficiency, noise reduction,...