Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006

Tim Furniss, Shayler David, Michael D. Shayler

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English

Springer Verlag
01 March 2007

Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time

Series: Springer Praxis Books

"Praxis Log of Manned Spaceflight 1961-2006 will open with a section entitled: Quest for Space, which will provide an explanation of the methods employed to get in and out of orbit and brief overviews of the different international space programmes. It will be a complete chronological log of all attempted orbital manned spaceflights, including the X-15 ""astroflights"" of the 1960s that only achieved an altitude of c. 50 miles and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There will be an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travellers and basic flight data. The main text will be a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including those strange facts and humorous stories that are connected to every mission.

By targeting publication in September 2006, the return to flight of the Shuttle, two more Soyuz TMA launches and, quite possibly, a second Chinese manned mission. The resulting book will be a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, and their roles and accomplishments. Recent announcements of a return to the Moon and eventual manned flights to Mars, as new hardware and procedures are developed to support these long-range programs, emphasizes the case for future updates of this book."

By: Tim Furniss, Shayler David, Michael D. Shayler
Imprint: Springer Verlag
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 3.010kg
ISBN: 9780387341750
ISBN 10: 0387341757
Series: Springer Praxis Books
Publication Date: 01 March 2007
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006

From the reviews: This hefty (829 pages!) volume is a chronicle of every human space mission launched from Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1-in-April 1961 to the Soyuz TMA-9 flight to the ISS in September 2006 - 250 flights in all. It is thus an extremely useful quick-reference for any space enthusiast. ... Each entry includes the basic flight statistics, the names and flight history of the crews, a summary flight log, and a box giving the flight's key milestones. ... . A very useful volume! (David Maclennan, Liftoff, Issue 242, 2007)