Intrigue and potential of space exploration [PDF]
A brief history of astronomy is presented. A chronology of events in the space program is summarized. The possibilities of interplanetary exploration are postulated.
Losh, H.
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A Path to the Stars Vs the Space Frontier National Space Mythology in Soviet and American Newspapers, 1957-1969 [PDF]
, 2018 This project examines the role of national space mythology in Soviet and US newspaper discourse between 1957 and 1969. Expressions of national mythology in both space programs anchored people’s lives in traditional mythological themes that had the ...
Roberts, Christina K
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Diamagnetic Levitation Using High-Temperature Superconducting Wires for Microgravity Research and Mitigation in Human Spaceflight Applications [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 A novel use of high temperature superconducting (HTS) electromagnets for human sized microgravity research and mitigation is outlined. Recent advances in HTS technology have resulted in electromagnets that potentially could levitate large diamagnetic targets, such as human organs, for additive manufacturing or entire humans for microgravity training ...
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Toward a history of the space shuttle. An annotated bibliography [PDF]
This selective, annotated bibliography discusses those works judged to be most essential for researchers writing scholarly studies on the Space Shuttle's history.
Gillette, Aaron K., Launius, Roger D.
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Spacecraft Reaction Wheels [PDF]
, 2011 This activity is designed to introduce the engineering aspects of precision pointing of spacecraft.
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Space nutrition: the key role of nutrition in human space flight [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 From the basic impact of nutrient intake on health maintenance to the psychosocial benefits of mealtime, great advancements in nutritional sciences for support of human space travel have occurred over the past 60 years. Nutrition in space has many areas of impact, including provision of required nutrients and maintenance of endocrine, immune, and ...
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The Impact of Exercise in Spaceflight and Microgravity Environments [PDF]
, 2020 Since mankind’s first spaceflight, a significant barricade in reaching distant planets has been the damaging effects of microgravity upon the human body.
Bybee, William
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A preliminary study of the Soviet civil space program. Volume 1: Organization and Operations [PDF]
The organization, planning, and personnel is focused of Soviet space, advantage is taken of glasnost and improved foreign relations to explore a hitherto obscure subject.
Newton, Elizabeth K.
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International solar-terrestrial physics program: A plan for the core spaceflight missions [PDF]
This brochure has been prepared by NASA on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA), the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Japan) (ISAS), and the U.S.
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A Flexible Path for Human and Robotic Space Exploration [PDF]
, 2010 During the summer of 2009, a flexible path scenario for human and robotic space exploration was developed that enables frequent, measured, and publicly notable human exploration of space beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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