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The Cambridge encyclopedia of space (revised edition)A comprehensive and intensively illustrated development history is presented for spaceflight, ranging over its basic concepts' speculative and fictional origins, the historical roots of rocket-related technologies, and the scientific accomplishments of earth orbit and interplanetary missions to date. Attention is given to propulsion systems, spaceflight launch centers, satellite systems, and solar system exploration by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Current space-related activities encompass the meteorology, remote sensing, telecommunications and direct broadcasting, and navigation functions of unmanned satellites, as well as such manned spacecraft roles as medical and materials science research. The military uses of space, and increasingly important space industrialization concepts, are discussed as well.
Document ID
19910039478
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
D'Allest, Frederic
(Arianespace; Locstar, S.A., Evry, France)
Arets, Jean
(ESA, Paris, France)
Baker, Phillip J.
(USAF, Washington, DC)
Balmino, Georges
(CNES, Toulouse, France)
Barth, Hans
(Hermann-Oberth Museum, Feucht, Federal Republic of Germany)
Benson, Robert H.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Accession Number
91A24101
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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