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Hardcover. .
Publisher
The MIT Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262026963
ISBN
9780262026963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Over the years more than 100 individual astronauts and cosmonauts have performed nearly 200 EVAs, (spacewalks), either singularly or in teams in Earth orbit, deep space or on the Moon. This title shows how hardware and crew members are prepared for, protected and supported during every EVA. Editor(s): Shayler, David. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2004th Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337100
ISBN
9781852337100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.22

Paperback. Addresses the question of why we should embark on a journey to Mars. This book also addresses why we need to carry out these tasks and what a human crew could achieve that an automated mission could not. It features an analysis drawn from experiences in manned and unmanned space programmes including Apollo, Skylab, Salyut/Mir, and Shuttle and ISS. Editor(s): Shayler, David; Salmon, Andy; Shayler, Michael D. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337926
ISBN
9781852337926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.46

Hardcover. After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTT; TJKS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137396914
ISBN
9781137396914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Paperback. The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years. This detailed book enables readers to understand its technical systems in great depth. Recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle are also included. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 524 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 95 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461409823
ISBN
9781461409823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Moller, Detlev. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PNF; RB; RNP; TTDS; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642635656
ISBN
9783642635656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226346823
ISBN
9780226346823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.46

hardcover. This work is devoted to interfaces between two fluids, between a liquid and a gas (such as water and air) or between two liquids (such as water and oil). The main motivation for the book is 20 years of experimentation in the microgravity environment of space, and the associated theory. Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHF; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540418153
ISBN
9783540418153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.91

paperback. Featuring a foreword by the astronaut Ulf Merbold, this book is devoted to interfaces between two fluids, that is, between a liquid and a gas or between two liquids. It is the first review on the subject, providing an up-to-date overview. Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHF; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642075230
ISBN
9783642075230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608760800
ISBN
9781608760800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.55
€ 140.92

Paperback. In this novel, the author combines topics related to state-of-the-art research in astrobiology with fictional elements to produce a thrilling page turner that is thoroughly grounded in scientific principle. An appendix covers the underlying science. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; VXQB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319019604
ISBN
9783319019604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. David Harvey is unquestionably the most influential, as well as the most cited, geographer of his generation. This book brings together for the first time seminal articles published over three decades on the tensions between geographical knowledges and political power and on the capitalist production of space. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RGCP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615414
ISBN
9780748615414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Num Pages: 118 pages, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: THX; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 193.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461419990
ISBN
9781461419990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 56 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PGS; PHVB; PNV; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319460512
ISBN
9783319460512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.16

Hardback. This book analyzes the multitude of psychosocial challenges facing future space explorers, and presents new empirical research on topics ranging from simulation studies of commercial spaceflights to the psychological benefits of viewing Earth from space. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642305825
ISBN
9783642305825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.34

Paperback. This book analyzes the multitude of psychosocial challenges facing future space explorers, and presents new empirical research on topics ranging from simulation studies of commercial spaceflights to the psychological benefits of viewing Earth from space. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMS; TRP; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642437397
ISBN
9783642437397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBN; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176291
ISBN
9780691176291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Based on a serious scientific project, this volume cuts through the hysteria to analyze how we might deal with potentially lethal impact threats by deflection, redirection, or destruction. It also explores potentially beneficial spin-off technologies. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 308 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 115 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461487487
ISBN
9781461487487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.83

Hardback. Focuses on the interrelationships of social, technical, and organizational aspects of the product development process. This book presents the cases observed in industry and research laboratories based on the socio-technical system approach of examining the reciprocal relationship between the technical and the social subsystems. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KNGV; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402008078
ISBN
9781402008078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Purcell, Eileen. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: TTD. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634840651
ISBN
9781634840651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 77.61

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