| 书目名称 | TIM PEAKE and BRITAIN‘S ROAD TO SPACE | | 编辑 | Erik Seedhouse | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Chronicles the history of the British space program from Blue Steel to Principia and the history of British astronauts from Helen Sharman to Tim Peake.Explains why it took the U.K the best part of a q | | 丛书名称 | Springer Praxis Books | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .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 Pr | | 出版日期 | Book 2017 | | 关键词 | Timothy Peake; Principia mission; ESA‘s human spaceflight programme; Manned spaceflight in the UK; Russi | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57907-8 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-57906-1 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-57907-8 | | copyright | Springer International Publishing AG 2017 |
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