Evans Foothold in the Heavens

The Seventies
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4419-6342-0
Verlag: Praxis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 533 Seiten

Reihe: Space Exploration

Foothold in the Heavens, the second volume in the A History of Human Space Exploration series, focuses upon the 1970s, the decade in which humanity established real, longterm foothold in the heavens with the construction and operation of the first space stations. It marked a transitional phase between the heady, race-to-the-Moon days of the Sixties and efforts to make space travel more economical, more frequent and more 'routine.' Space exploration in the Seventies, although dominated by Soviet achievement, saw the first efforts of mankind to really 'live' and work in space, producing results of direct benefit to humans on Earth. The emphasis changed from the gung-ho, 'strap-it-on-and-go' pioneers of the Sixties to the more practical exploitation of space for science, medicine, and technology. This book focuses on each mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space station to the end of operations of Salyut 6, and from the expanded, lengthy exploration of the Moon on Apollo 15 to the first flight of the Shuttle.

Ben Evans is an accomplished and experienced space writer ideally qualified to chronicle the epic story of human space exploration. In addition to writing five books for Springer-Praxis, including the first book in this series: Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and Sixties. He has published numerous space and astronomy related articles in such journals as Spaceflight, Countdown, and Astronomy Now.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans, Ben

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;4
2;Illustrations;7
3;Author's preface;10
4;Acknowledgements;12
5;1
New directions;13
5.1;A DIFFERENT PATH;13
5.2;UNION IN SPACE;15
5.3;MAN OF GRANITE;21
5.4;A DOCKING AND A TRANSFER;23
5.5;THE MAN WHO ROCKED THE BOAT;28
5.6;AMUR AND BAIKAL;31
5.7;THE GALLANT PILOT AND THE MUSKETEER;33
5.8;A WALK OUTSIDE AND A WILD RIDE HOME;38
5.9;ASSASSINATION BID;42
5.10;THE TROIKA FLIGHT;45
5.11;MAGNIFICENT SEVEN;54
5.12;MURMURS OF DISCONTENT;58
5.13;RECORD-BREAKERS;60
6;2
Luna incognita;71
6.1;THE MAN WHO CHOSE THE 'FIRST MAN';71
6.2;MOONSHIP;75
6.3;THE 'D' FLIGHT;88
6.4;A NEW START?;91
6.5;FIRST AMONG EQUALS;94
6.6;FLYING THE 'GIANT SPRING';97
6.7;MAKE OR BREAK;104
6.8;SPIDERMEN;107
6.9;ADVENTURE OF 'THE RED ROVER';112
6.10;ORBITAL BALLET;116
6.11;HAMBURGER HILL;123
6.12;THE WORRY AND THE REWARD;125
6.13;FIRECRACKERS, FOOTBALLING AND THE F-86;130
6.14;DRESS REHEARSAL;132
6.15;"NOTHIN' TO WORRY 'BOUT";136
6.16;STARK PLACE;141
6.17;THE ASTRONAUT;146
6.18;"DOWN AMONG 'EM!";149
6.19;RETURN TO EARTH;152
6.20;"TH' INCONSTANT MOON";154
6.21;MOON TEAM ONE;158
6.22;THE MAN WHO WOULD BE FIRST;166
6.23;TRAINING;169
6.24;TO LAND ON THE MOON;175
6.25;THE JOURNEY BEGINS;179
6.26;"GO FOR THE MOON";185
6.27;ARRIVAL AND UNDOCKING;191
6.28;TENSE TIME;197
6.29;"THE EAGLE HAS LANDED";198
7;3
At home, above;207
7.1;FADED DREAMS;207
7.2;STRAINED RELATIONS;223
7.3;ZOND;224
7.4;"THE MAIN ROAD FOR MAN INTO SPACE";229
7.5;SO NEAR ... YET SO FAR;248
7.6;THE CREW THAT NEVER FLEW;249
7.7;A CONVOLUTED PATH TO 'PRIME CREW';252
7.8;THE QUIET EXPLORER;254
7.9;LONG HAUL;256
7.10;FIRE!;264
7.11;TRIUMPH TURNS TO TRAGEDY;266
7.12;"THEY WOULD HAVE SURVIVED";272
7.13;THREE FAILURES;277
7.14;THE SOLO FLIGHTS;284
7.15;A MILITARY SALYUT ...;290
7.16;... AND A CIVILIAN SALYUT;299
8;4
Luna cognita;308
8.1;ASHORE ON A SILENT SEA;308
8.2;SMALL STEPS;315
8.3;"THIS IS THEIR FLAG, TOO";337
8.4;GOLDFISH BOWL;339
8.5;WHERE NEXT?;342
8.6;A BET TO WIN;344
8.7;TO THE OCEAN OF STORMS;347
8.8;'ANIMAL' AND 'BEANO';349
8.9;ROCKY START ...;353
8.10;... AND A ROCKY MOON;361
8.11;THE LUCK OF THE DRAW;369
8.12;VETERAN, ENTHUSIAST, BACHELOR ... AND SPECTATOR;372
8.13;"BORED TO TEARS";380
8.14;STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL;383
8.15;"SOLD DOWN THE RIVER";393
8.16;RETURN TO EARTH;395
8.17;LOST MISSION;402
9;5
End of the beginning;407
9.1;ROAD TO RECOVERY;407
9.2;DEEPENING CRISIS;416
9.3;"BEEP-BEEP";421
9.4;'SMOKY' AND 'THE BRAIN';423
9.5;JUICING IT;426
9.6;PERSONAL TRIUMPH;433
9.7;CLIMB TO CONE;437
9.8;GOLDEN CREW, GOLDEN MISSION;442
9.9;JOURNEY TO HADLEY;456
9.10;INTO THE MOUNTAINS;464
9.11;OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM;478
9.12;MUNICH;486
9.13;OF MOON-MEN AND ORANGE JUICE;488
9.14;UNTOUCHED SERENITY;502
9.15;GEOLOGIST WANTED: EXPERIENCE NECESSARY;509
9.16;INTO THE VALLEY AT TAURUS-LITTROW;518
9.17;CONVERGENT PATHS;529
10;Bibliography;535
11;Index;539