Super Structures in Space: From Satellites to Space Stations- a Guide to What's Out There - Hardcover

Gorn, Michael H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858944171 ISBN 13: 9781858944173

Verlag: Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, hundreds of spacecraft - from satellites and probes to space stations - have ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere to orbit the globe, fly to other planets, peer into the depths of the universe, or encounter comets and asteroids. Many have become household names, their missions the focus of popular attention, while others undertake their equally important tasks in relative anonymity. SuperStructures in Space is the first book to present pictorially the most important of these man-made objects. Featuring a wealth of breathtaking illustrations, this remarkable volume reveals the exciting story behind each selected spacecraft: its origins and development, its designers and manufacturers, and its launch and objectives.
The first survey of the worlds most significant and fascinating spacecraft at the dawn of the twenty-first century
Lavishly illustrated throughout with hundreds of captivating photographs and drawings
An authoritative and engaging book by an eminent aerospace historian that will appeal to readers of all ages.

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Michael H. Gorn, formerly Alfred V. Verville Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, is Ombudsman at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California. He has written extensively on aeronautics and spaceflight.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Merrell Publishers Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1858944171
• ISBN 13: 9781858944173
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 191
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