In brief:
- Man's place in the cosmos
- From pioneers to modern projects
- Entertaining and with lots of illustrations
This volume of the Astrophysics Today series deals with astronautical space flight. It begins with humans' first ideas about their place in the cosmos and tells the story of their pioneers. It continues with a look at the status achieved today and a glimpse into the future, when large numbers of people will live permanently in space and a new era of "long-distance travel" will begin.
Eugen Reichl presents these developments and future projects in an entertaining and understandable way, supported by statistics and numerous illustrations.
Humans in Space presents the development and future of astronautical space flight in the style of the Astrophysics Today series. In compact form, it is aimed at upper secondary school students, teachers specialising in physics and astrophysics, students of astronomy and aerospace, but also more generally at anyone who is enthusiastic about the adventure of humans in space.
Table of contents:
- Godspeed Neil Armstrong
- The urge to fly
- Pioneers
- In the valley of ignorance
- Space flight in the experimental stage
- Emergencies, escape towers & ejector seats
- Death flies with us
- Well dressed for everyday space travel
- Manned spacecraft
- Space stations
- Space miscellany
- ARTEMIS project
The author Eugen Reichl was a long-time employee of a major international manufacturer of launch vehicles and space flight propulsion systems. He is the author of numerous highly regarded publications on space flight and space flight history.
