Astronautics category: 1620 books
To Caress the Air
Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book One
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Most people accept the view that the Wright brothers invented the airplane. “Not so!” according to American aviation pioneer Augustus Moore Herring. “The aeroplane has a good many daddies.” Herring should know; he was there.
To Caress the Air is a biographical novel based on Herring’s...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
The fascinating oral histories of two dozen Apollo lunar program pioneers - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this extraordinary effort, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new...
by David Wyatt, Mike Tooley
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Introducing the principles of aircraft electrical and electronic systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer...
by Various Anonymous Naval Personnel, Bridged Books Group
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
RADAR stands for "RAdio Detection And Ranging" and descriped equipment that determines the presence, direction, and distance of objects by using reflected electromagnetic energy.
Principles of Radar fundamentals and terminology are described, in simple language, including CW, Pulse,...
Air Traffic Management and Systems II
Selected Papers of the 4th ENRI International Workshop, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 4th ENRI International Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC2015). The work focuses on novel techniques for aviation infrastructure in air traffic management (ATM) and communications, navigation, surveillance, and informatics (CNSI) domains. The contents...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2014
Loss of Signal presents the aeromedical lessons learned from the Columbia accident that will result in enhanced crew safety and survival on human space flight missions. As we embark on the development of new spacefaring vehicles through both government and commercial efforts, the NASA Johnson Space...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
This report details the technical history of developing the Space Shuttle External Tank and documents lessons learned during that effort. Development is chronicled beginning with the pre-proposal phase, then the proposal phase, through early design and test programs, continuing through Lightweight...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
This NASA publication provides a concise overview of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle project. As the flagship of our nation's next-generation space fleet, Orion will push the envelope of human spaceflight far beyond low Earth orbit. Orion may resemble its Apollo-era predecessors, but its technology...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
This recently released audit report of the NASA Office of Inspector General provides unique information about the challenges facing NASA as it hopes to extend the life of the International Space Station (ISS) through 2024.
Results - We found that while NASA has identified no major obstacles...
Journey to the Stars
Space Exploration--Tomorrow and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Robert Jastrow discusses the past and future of space exploration, the cosmic mysteries that still await solution, and the possibility of extraterrestrials whose intelligence far outstrips our own.
A Much Unsung Hero, The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle
And Other NASA Recollections
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2014
A Much Unsung Hero, The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle tells the story of the development of the LLTV and its predecessor, the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle. The LLTV was a free-flying simulator used to train the astronauts in the challenges of piloting the Lunar Module to a successful landing on the...
Rocket Ranch
The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Jonathan Ward takes the reader deep into the facilities at Kennedy Space Center to describe NASA’s first computer systems used for spacecraft and rocket checkout and explain how tests and launches proceeded. Descriptions of early operations include a harrowing account of the heroic efforts of pad...
Enhancing Hubble's Vision
Service Missions That Expanded Our View of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
This book tells the story of the four missions to maintain Hubble's successful operation. Between 1997 and 2009 these repaired, serviced and upgraded the instruments on the telescope to maintain its state-of-the-art capabilities. It draws on first hand interviews with those closely involved in the...
Aurora 7
The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
T****O A NATION enthralled by the heroic exploits of the Mercury astronauts, the launch of Lt. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter on NASA’s second orbital space flight was a renewed cause for pride, jubilation and celebration. Within hours, that excitement had given way to stunned disbelief and anxiety as shaken...