U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee. Seeking a human spaceflight program worthy of a great nation

Бланк теста по ракетному моделированию. Rockets for schools. 4 страницы. 20 основных вопросов: - Which invention is basic to all rockets that reach outer space? - The technique of ‘spin stabilization’, to improve rocket accuracy or power was developed by… - Goddard was interested in rockets reaching higher altitudes. Which of his developments became the forerunner of a whole new era in rocket flight? - What Was Sputnik 1st major accomplishment?...

M.E. Sharpe, 2009. 440 p. ISBN:0765681005 Designed for readers from grade 6 and up, this lavishly illustrated set provides comprehensive coverage of the history of aviation, including space flight, as well as the science and technology on which it depends. Detailed A-Z entries trace the development of human flight from ancient myths and legends through today's space exploration, highlighting scientific discoveries and innovations that made avia...

Nаtional Acаdemies Prеss, 2008. 141 p. In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), which instructed NASA to "Extend human presence across the solar system, starting with a human return to the Moon by the year 2020, in preparation for human exploration of Mars and other destinations," among other objectives. As acknowledged in the VSE, significant technology development will be necessary to accompl...

Twentieth-Century Science, 2007. - 284 p. The 20th century has witnessed an explosive growth in science and technology— more scientists are alive today than have lived during the entire course of earlier human history. New inventions including spaceships, computer chips, lasers, and recombinant DNA have opened pathways to new fields such as space science, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. Modern seismographs and submarines have given earth and...

Springer, 2012. - 368 p. - ISBN: 978-1-4614-0606-8, 978-1-4614-0607-5 As humans take their first tentative steps off our home planet, and debate the costs/benefits of sending people back to the Moon and perhaps on to Mars, we must also start to make plans for the day when we will venture forth as pioneers farther out into the Solar System and beyond - perhaps far, far beyond - to explore and settle new worlds around other stars. It is vital that...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 323 pages Starting with the first man-made satellite 'Sputnik' in 1957 and culminating four years later with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, space became a new utopian horizon. This book explores the profound repercussions of the Soviet space exploration program on culture and everyday life in Eastern Europe, especially in the Soviet Union itself. Spirituality, Transcendence and Soviet Utopianism Remembering Spa...

By Tim Van Milligan, illustrated by Dave Curtis. - Apogee Components, Inc, 2007. - 101 p. In this document, you’ll fnd a stockpile of resources that you can use in your rocketry unit at school. There are great things like overhead transparency images, handouts, award certifcates, coloring pages, and quizzes that you can print out and give to your students. Pick and choose what works for you; the overhead transparencies will also work great in po...

Robert Godwin / Роберт Годвин - Rocket And Space Corporation Energia / Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия". [2007, PDF, ENG] 128 стр. ISBN: 1-896522-81-5 A small metal sphere weighing slightly more than 83 kilograms was placed into an elliptical orbit by the mighty R-7 rocket. It was perhaps one of the most significant moments in human history. The date was October 4th 1957 and the sphere was called Sputnik. When the world's first artificia...

Midland Publishing, 2008. - 192 p. - ISBN: 9781857802962 This book outlines the development of space technology for military purposes from its very beginnings during World War 2 right up to the latest, most sophisticated systems. The author starts with references to the prewar era, then goes on to discuss German rocketry during World War 2 and their bold wartime ambitions, which were finally developed during the Cold War. By the mid-1950s, space...

National Academies Press, 2003, Pages: 110 Report By Committee on Microgravity Research, National Research Council, NASA For thirty years the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This book assesses the past impact and current status of microgravity research programs in combustion, fluid dynamics, fundamental physics, an...