Astrophysics Space Science category: 1588 books
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
This NASA technical memorandum is an invaluable supplement to the acclaimed Shuttle history, Wings in Orbit, compiled to provide selected highlights of the science and engineering payloads, experiments, engineering and scientific tests, and other technical activities that were carried out during the...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
This fascinating and informative series of Soviet space program history reports concludes with a reproduction of a truly historic document: Soviet Space Programs, 1981-87, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction. The history of the Russian spaceflight effort is chronicled in...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Three reports provide information on the activities of the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI), founded in March 2008. The Institute is based on the premise that exploration and planetary science are fundamentally intertwined; exploration enables science, but basic scientific understanding is foundational...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this NASA report presents a fascinating history of the decision to proceed with the Space Shuttle program. Contents: Chapter 1 - Space Stations and Winged Rockets * The Collier's Series * Background to the Space Station...
Einstein's Shadow
The Inside Story of Astronomers' Decades-Long Quest to Take the First Picture of a Black Hole
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE
Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black hole, putting Einstein’s theory of relativity to its ultimate test and helping to answer our deepest questions about space, time, the origins...
Mankind Beyond Earth
The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Seeking to reenergize Americans' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
This fascinating and informative series of Soviet space program history reports continues with a reproduction of a truly historic document: Soviet Space Programs, 1976-1980, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction. The history of the Russian spaceflight effort is chronicled in...
by John Gribbin, Martin Rees
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
WAS THE UNIVERSE MADE FOR MAN?Is our universe the only one of its kind or are there others? Is it just a coincidence that life evolved on Earth or are the remarkable and unusual set of circumstances that brought about the emergence of humankind part of some deeper mystery that reveals an as...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - contains thirty-three essays by noted experts on the societal impact of spaceflight.
Contents: Chapter 1 - Has Spaceflight Had an Impact on Society? An Interpretative Framework * Chapter 2...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2013
This fascinating and informative series of Soviet space program history reports begins with this reproduction of two truly historic documents: Review of the Soviet Space Program 1967 and Soviet Space Programs, 1966-70. The history of the Russian spaceflight effort is chronicled in these superb Congressional...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - contains twenty-one essays by noted experts on the history of the space age, with an eclectic selection of fascinating topics ranging from the effect of spaceflight on American music and culture to...
Project Space Station
Plans for a Permanent Manned Space Station
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
It’s happening now—plans are being formulated under the coordination of NASA to launch a permanent, manned space station by the year 1990. Studies surveying user requirements, system attributes, and architectural options have been conducted, and you’re on the top of these far-reaching considerations...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Our space forces perform functions that are critical for the joint force— intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; command and control; positioning, navigation, and timing; weather services; counterspace; communications; and spacelift. As our reliance on space increases, so too, must our ability...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
This fascinating and informative series of Soviet space program history reports continues with a reproduction of a truly historic document: Soviet Space Programs, 1971-1975, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction. The history of the Russian spaceflight effort is chronicled in...