Carole Stott: Space Exploration
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Жанр : Dorling Kindersley
Издательство : Dorling Kindersley
Год издания : 2002
Аннотация:
A spectacular and informative guide to the mysteries beyond Earth and its atmosphere, now in a new paperback edition By exploring space, humankind has learnt more about the Universe that surrounds our planet. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs brings these discoveries to life. Starting with the first rockets that travelled beyond the Earth's atmosphere, this book tells of the development of spacecraft that enabled people to travel into space. It follows the course of the module that first put a man on the moon, and finally looks at future space exploration. The book reveals exactly what it is like to be a travellor in space, and explores an astronaut's various roles. Featuring photographs taken at both the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Space Exploration is a unique and compelling introduction to life in space. — Original photography of spacecraft both before and after travelling in space and pictures of astronauts in space, offering a unique 'eyewitness' view of the history of space exploration and the daily life of astronauts — See an astronaut repairing an orbiting spacecraft from the outside; the first man on the moon; a fantastic photograph of Titan, Saturn's largest moon; the satellite tracking device that shows how red deer live — Learn how satellites in space help us to forecast the weather; about the first birth in space; how an astronaut's body is affected once re-entering the Earth's atmosphere — Discover how a special sleeping-bag helps astronauts to sleep in weightless conditions; how machines used on Earth were developed from material originally used in space; the Large Space Simulator and how it is used to test spacecraft