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Chargement... How NASA Learned to Fly in Space: An Exciting Account of the Gemini Missionspar David M. Harland
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NASA learned to fly in space in a time when the agency was young and lean, and had an explicit mandate of staggering audacity set against a tight deadline; in a time when the agency readily accepted risk, and made momentous decisions 'on the run'; in a time when a rendezvous was a major objective of a mission, in a time when opening the hatch and venturing outside was a serious challenge. Apollo claimed the glory, but it was Gemini that 'stretched the envelope' of spaceflight to make going to the Moon feasible. As Dr Robert Gilruth, director of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, observed: "In order to go to the Moon, we had to learn how to operate in space. We had to learn how to manoeuvre with precision to rendezvous and to dock; to work outside in the hard vacuum of space; to endure long-duration in the weightless environment; and to learn how to make precise landings from orbital flight -- that is where the Gemini Program came in". Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)629.45Technology Engineering and allied operations Other Branches Astronauts and Space Travel Manned space flightClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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Anyhoo, I am writing this at a remove of a number of years (perhaps 10+) but I still recall this book fondly as one of the better books I've read on the US space program ... and I've read a lot of them. Apart from the great stories and personalities (and photos!) here, the book really does live up to its main title: it shows precisely why Gemini was so important. It presents the navigation problems, the EVA problems and more in great clarity, and shows you how the various Gemini missions knocked them out, one by one. I'm not an engineer but this book makes me wonder why: the problem-solving is so addictive and educational. Great job, great book! ( )