| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 324 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Why Space?; 2. Spaceflight Human Factors; 3. Hazards and Countermeasures; 4. Life Support; 5. Habitability; 6. Selection and Training; 7. Stress and Coping; 8. Group Dynamics; 9. At Work; 10. Mishaps; 11. Off Duty; 12. Space Tourism; 13. Space Settlements; 14. Interstellar Migration; 15. Restoring the Dream; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
The stars have always called us, but only for the past forty years or so have we been able to respond by traveling in space. This book explores the human side of spaceflight: why people are willing to brave danger and hardship to go into space; how human culture has shaped past and present missions; and the effects of space travel on health and well-being. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Manned space flight.
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Manned space flight. |
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Astronautics -- Human factors.
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Astronautics -- Human factors. |
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Space colonies.
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Space colonies. |
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Interstellar travel.
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Interstellar travel. |
| Indexed Term |
Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harrison, Albert A. Spacefaring. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001 0520224531 (DLC) 00061522 (OCoLC)44732296 |
| ISBN |
9780520929654 (electronic book) |
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0520929659 (electronic book) |
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0585391629 (electronic book) |
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9780585391625 (electronic book) |
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1597349097 |
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9781597349093 |
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1280094397 |
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9781280094392 |
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0520224531 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520236777 |
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