Disasters and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight
Shayler, David J.
Today we think of manned space flight as almost routine…
Despite this, the fact is that the human exploration of space has always pushed the boundaries of science and technology and once in a while things can go terribly wrong. NASA's rare major disasters and near-misses - like the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle with the loss of its crew (the illustrations on the cover of this book), and the nerve-wracking flight of the crippled Apollo 13 - hit the headlines but many other accidents, particularly in the Russian space Programme, have gone mostly unreported.
David Shayler presents, for the first time, a detailed but immensely readable review of accidents in human space flight from the beginnings of stratospheric travel to the present day.
This wide-ranging survey also features nine detailed case histories, reviews the theory of risks and accidents, and looks forward to the next developments in space travel, with the construction of the International Space Station.
Manned spaceflight will never be risk-free, but the lessons learnt from the past mistakes so graphically described here can certainly make it safer.
Softcover
470 Seiten / pages
photos and illustrations
very good condition, with a namesticker of the previous owner
Chichester, England - 2000 - Springer - Praxis Publishing
Art.Nr. 25849
