TIM PEAKE and BRITAIN'S ROAD TO SPACE by Erik Seedhouse (Paperback, 2017)

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ISBN-13: 9783319579061, 978-3319579061. This book puts the reader in the flight suit of Britain's first male?astronaut. In addition to delving into the life of Tim Peake, this book?discusses the learning curves required in astronaut and mission training?and the complexity of the technologies required to launch an astronaut?and keep them alive for months on end.

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For centuries the British developed a reputation as a nation of explorers. From Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe to the ascent of Everest, British explorers crossed oceans and continents and ventured where few, if any, had gone before. Until very recently, that legacy of exploration had not extended to space. For decades, successive governments chose to stay out of the human spaceflight programme, but in 2008 there were signs of optimism when ESA selected a new class of six astronauts, including, for the first time, a British representative: Timothy Peake. This book puts the reader in the flight suit of Britain's first male astronaut. In addition to delving into the life of Tim Peake, this book discusses the learning curves required in astronaut and mission training and the complexity of the technologies required to launch an astronaut and keep them alive for months on end. This book underscores the fact that technology and training, unlike space, do not exist in a vacuum; complex technical systems, like the ISS, interact with the variables of human personality, and the cultural background of the astronauts. But ultimately, this is the story of Tim Peake and the Principia mission and the down-to-the-last-bolt descriptions of life aboard the ISS, by way of the hurdles placed by the British government and the rigors of training at Russia's Star City military base.

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PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-139783319579061
eBay Product ID (ePID)238677404

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Number of Pages245 Pages
Publication NameTim Peake and Britain's Road to Space
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorErik Seedhouse
SeriesSpringer Praxis Books
FormatPaperback

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Item Height240 mm
Item Weight559 g
Item Width168 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
Title_AuthorErik Seedhouse

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