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Spaceplane HERMES: Europe´s Dream of Independent Manned Spaceflight
Luc Van Den Abeelen
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Description for Spaceplane HERMES: Europe´s Dream of Independent Manned Spaceflight
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 588 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, 97 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX; TBX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 916.
This is the first comprehensive book on the European Hermes program. It tells the fascinating story of how Europe aimed for an independent manned spaceflight capability which was to complement US and Soviet/Russian space activities. In 1975, France decided to expand its plans for automated satellites for materials processing to include the development of a small 10 ton spaceplane to be launched on top of a future heavy-lifting Ariane rocket. This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. The European Space Agency backed the proposal. Unfortunately, after detailed studies, ... Read more
This is the first comprehensive book on the European Hermes program. It tells the fascinating story of how Europe aimed for an independent manned spaceflight capability which was to complement US and Soviet/Russian space activities. In 1975, France decided to expand its plans for automated satellites for materials processing to include the development of a small 10 ton spaceplane to be launched on top of a future heavy-lifting Ariane rocket. This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. The European Space Agency backed the proposal. Unfortunately, after detailed studies, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Springer-Praxis Books
Condition
New
Weight
915g
Number of Pages
588
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319444703
SKU
V9783319444703
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99-15
About Luc Van Den Abeelen
Luc van den Abeelen's first publication was in Spaceflight magazine in 1987 on the subject of the Mir space station. He continued the Soviet/Russian theme of his writing and in 1999, wrote on the historical theme of the Soviet Lunar landing program, and, in the same year, in JBIS on the history of later planned Soviet Lunar mission. For the ... Read more
Reviews for Spaceplane HERMES: Europe´s Dream of Independent Manned Spaceflight
Spaceplane HERMES is a very thorough book on the long history of the European quest to develop an independent human spaceflight capability. ... this reviewer views this book as an example of what works and what does not and how politics, diplomacy, funding, and technical challenges play into the development of complex international space systems. Overall, this book is appropriate ... Read more