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Space science
Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285095
- ISBN
- 9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 309 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319305622
- ISBN
- 9783319305622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Lawrence, Jocelyn. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634840613
- ISBN
- 9781634840613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.03€ 145.26
€ 194.03
€ 145.26
Paperback. Aimed at enthusiasts and students of planetary sciences alike, this is a comprehensive overview of Man's relationship with his planet's nearest neighbor. This Commemorative Edition includes a foreword by one of the original astronauts and an extra section reviewing the prospect of renewed exploration there. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 404 pages, 160 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- Springer-Praxis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387746388
- ISBN
- 9780387746388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.15
€ 51.99
€ 48.15
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
€ 204.67€ 139.42
€ 204.67
€ 139.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Abelson, Vivian M. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332733
- ISBN
- 9781590332733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 76.80
€ 100.56
€ 76.80
Paperback. Conway, JPL's historian, offers an insider's perspective into the changing goals of Mars exploration, the ways in which sophisticated computer simulations drove the design process, and the remarkable evolution of landing technologies over a thirty-year period. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21, 11 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; PDX; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421223
- ISBN
- 9781421421223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.01
€ 38.99
€ 33.01
Hardback. An exploration of the full panorama of flight research history, from the earliest attempts by such 19th-century practitioners as England's Sir George Cayley, who tested his gliders by subjecting them to experimental flight, to cutting-edge aeronautical research conducted by the NACA and NASA. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122052
- ISBN
- 9780813122052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. This book traces the development of the European space programme from its pre-1970 beginnings to the prospects for European ventures beyond the year 2000. It looks at the failure of the Europa Rocket programme, and the development of the successful Ariane programme. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349101276
- ISBN
- 9781349101276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.65
€ 45.65
Paperback. The focus here is on the 1960s, exploring each mission from April 1961 to April 1971 in depth: from the pioneering Vostok flights to the establishment of the first Salyut space station and from Alan Shepard's modest sub-orbital 'hop' into space to his triumphant arrival at the Moon's Fra Mauro foothills almost a decade later. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 512 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387790930
- ISBN
- 9780387790930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 40.79
€ 46.99
€ 40.79
Paperback. The first comprehensive book on the Soviet Energia/Buran programme in English. Tells the fascinating story of the effort designed to keep up with the United States in the Cold War in space. Provides information never before published in the West that has become available in the past fifteen years. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 552 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387698489
- ISBN
- 9780387698489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.78
€ 93.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Lajara, Raul; Baron, Javier. Num Pages: 1288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 263 x 83. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614703860
- ISBN
- 9781614703860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 576.18€ 386.77
€ 576.18
€ 386.77
Hardback. Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms Editor(s): Hargitai, Henrik; Kereszturi, Akos. Num Pages: 2497 pages, 1287 black & white illustrations, 575 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG; RGW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 6332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 2497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461431336
- ISBN
- 9781461431336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 627.98
€ 627.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Young, Laurence R. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA); Sutton, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MB; MFG; MQW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 1100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319121901
- ISBN
- 9783319121901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 736.68
€ 736.68
Hardback. Describes the unmanned space missions that have opened windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24 color illus. 41 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147536
- ISBN
- 9780691147536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319539393
- ISBN
- 9783319539393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.92
€ 55.92
Paperback. Can any hobbyist build a satellite? Our DIY guide steps you through designing and building a base picosatellite platform tough enough to withstand launch and survive in orbit. If you have basic maker skills, you can build a space-ready solar-powered computer-controlled assembly suitable for attaching instruments and rocketing into space. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449310608
- ISBN
- 9781449310608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.67
€ 8.99
€ 8.67
Paperback. We walk the path originally paved by AMSATs to discuss the steps and licensing needed to set up and operate both a command uplink and a data download station and network. Find out how playing nicely with others maximizes your ability to get your data down. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media, Inc, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449310660
- ISBN
- 9781449310660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.57
€ 12.57
Hardback. In this fascinating narrative, Peter Bond provides an overview of key twentieth century unmanned missions to nearly every corner of our solar system, telling the story of the mission planners and engineers who made possible these unprecedented achievements in scientific exploration. Num Pages: 324 pages, 241 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387402123
- ISBN
- 9780387402123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.38
€ 41.99
€ 36.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dennings, Claire M. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 258 x 25. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682712
- ISBN
- 9781616682712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.41€ 198.51
€ 293.41
€ 198.51