Basics of Space Flight


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A History of Space Flight


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Introduction to Space Flight


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For introductory course in space flight dynamics. A self-contained, integrated introduction to the performance aspects of flight -- how to get into space, how to get around in space, and how to return to Earth or land on another planet (as opposed to specialized areas of life support, guidance and control, or communications).




Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight


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Over the years, a large body of knowledge has developed regarding the ways in which space flight affects the health of the personnel involved. Now, for the first time, this clinical knowledge on how to diagnose and treat conditions that either develop during a mission or because of a mission has been compiled by Drs. Michael Barratt and Sam L. Pool of the NASA/Johnson Space Center. Complete with detailed information on the physiological and psychological affects of space flight as well as how to diagnose and treat everything from dental concerns to decompression to dermatological problems encountered, this text is a must have for all those associated with aerospace medicine.




Manned Space Flight, 1963


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Space Flight Mechanics in Elementary Presentation


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;Contents: Fundamentals of rocket and space dynamics; Terrestrial flights; Flights to the moon; Interplanetary flights; Space flights.




Space Flight


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Traces the history of space flight from the first steps into space achieved in 1957 by Russian Sputnik I, to ramjets and solar sail flights of the future.




Manned Space Flight: Present and Future


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Space Flight


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A Spacefaring People


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"Essays ... presented at a conference on the history of space activity held at Yale University on February 6 and 7, 1981"--Introduction.