Январь 2020

100 рассказов о стыковке и о других приключениях в космосе и на ЗемлеЧасть 2

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100 рассказов о стыковке и о других приключениях в космосе и на ЗемлеЧасть 1

Часть 1: Книга рассказывает о событиях и деятельности ее автора в космонавтике, о многих событиях, с которыми он,...

100 великих тайн космонавтики

Вы ошибаетесь, если полагаете, что мечта о покорении космоса и о межпланетных путешествиях зародилась в XIX–XX...

100 великих рекордов авиации и космонавтики

Эта книга — о том, как человек, вопреки своей биологической природе, не давшей ему крыльев, в дерзновенных...

When Biospheres Collide: A History of NASA’s Planetary Protection Programs

Each time a space vehicle visits another world it runs the risk of forever changing that extraterrestrial environment. We are surrounded on Earth by a mélange of different microorganisms, and if some of these...

Unmanned Space Project Management: Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter

One of the valuable by-products of the U S. space program is the body of knowledge concerning management of large complex development project activities. The brief span of years since the formation of NASA has...

X-15: The World’s Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots Who Ushered in the Space Age

In X-15, the exciting story of the X-15 — the iconic rocket plane of the Cold War space race — is recounted by John Anderson, curator of aerodynamics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space...

X-15 Research Results

In a period of a little more than sixty years since the first flight of the Wright Brothers, man’s exploration of three-dimensional space above the surface of the Earth has extended beyond the...

X-15 Flight manual

X-15 — экспериментальный самолёт, оснащённый ракетными двигателями. Основная задача Х-15 — изучение условий полета...

X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight / X-15:

The X-15 was an airplane of accelerations. When an X-15 pilot looks back on his X-15 flights, it is the accelerations he remembers. The first of these sensations was the acceleration due to B-52 lift, which...

Women in Space — Following Valentina

Space exploration has developed from early, unmanned space probes through the pioneering years of the ‘Manned’ Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, to missions that now include women in the crew...

Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology, 1997–2011 Volume 2

Following the first volume of Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology, which recounted the period from the first spacewalks in 1965 to the end of the Shuttle-Mir program in 1997, this second volume of Walking to...

Virgin GalacticThe First Ten Years

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U.S.-Soviet Cooperation in Space

V-1_Flying_Bomb1942–52Hitler’s infamous “doodlebug”

Unmanned Spacecraft of the United States

In 1957 the first earth satellite ushered in the age of space flight. Since that historic event, space exploration has become a major national objective of both the United States and the Soviet Union. These...

Thunder Over The Horizon. From V-2 Rockets to Ballistic Missiles

HISTORY IS FILLED WITH examples of new weapons and technologies that have revolutionized warfare. Man’s introduction of gunpowder, the airplane, and other discoveries have changed the nature of warfare...

The Twenty-first Century in Space

This final entry in the History of Human Space Exploration mini-series by Ben Evans continues with an in-depth look at the latter part of the 20th century and the start of the new millennium. Picking up where...

The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship

«Эта книга является историей проекта Орион. В 1957 году небольшая группа ученых во главе с физиком Теодором В....

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

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: While the publisher has made every effort to be accurate and to contact all original copyright holders for permission to quote or otherwise use material, it is possible that some...

The soviet space challenge

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 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 Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy and Historical Impact

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

The First Decade of Space Research

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

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...

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...

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...

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 Ship The Story of the X-15

Spaceplanes. From Airport to Spaceport

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

This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations,...

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...

SPACE and the UNITED STATES NAVY

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...

Soviet Rocket Fighters

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...

Secrets of our Spaceship Moon

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...

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.

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...