PDF-[DOWNLOAD]-The Conquest of Space: Apogee Books Space Series 27

Originally published in 1931 this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. The X-15 program, which produced mountains of new information about hypersonic flight, is thoroughly outlined in this volume. Chronicles all of the details of the space shuttle Columbia\'s first five flights. The complete story of the Saturn V Rocket is presented in this detailed history of each stage of the construction and testing process. From the drawing boards of Boeing, North American Aviation, and the Douglas company, through shipping materials on massive Super Guppy air transports, prototype engine firings, and wind tunnel tests, and finally to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, every stage of the planning, production, and actual flight of the rocket is meticulously documented. The lives of the first 45 rocket stages built for the Saturn project are charted, including unprecedented information on the dates, times, and performance parameters for each stage, the facilities used in production, rare documentation of the stages that malfunctioned and the engines that exploded along the way. Details on the development of the F1 and J2 rocket engines and recently declassified photographs of the Saturn project are also included. Project Mercury was America\'s entry into the manned spaceflight program. When the program began in 1958, the Soviet Union was far ahead of the US in the race for supremacy in space. With immense effort, and in record time, NASA, the newly created spaceflight organization, developed a space transport system with orbital capsule and booster rockets. They used it to send Alan Shepard on a first suborbital jump into space in May 1961, and in February 1962 to make John Glenn the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. Nevertheless, the Americans were beaten by the Soviets in the race to put the first man into space. Project Mercury was, however, the foundation for NASA\'s later success in the race to the moon. All Project Mercury missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways and plans are also included. Originally published in 1931, this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. This textbook helps readers understand the space environment and its impacts on spacecraft design, engineering, and performance. While the primary emphasis of the book is the Earth\'s environment and its effects on spacecraft, it also addresses the extraterrestrial environment and the effects of radiation on humans in space. From the first Bumper V-2 launch in 1950 to the Atlas V vehicles of today, more than 55 years of Cape Canaveral history is captured in this exhaustive collection of photographs celebrating the development and evolution of one of space exploration\'s most famous and significant facilities. Detailed maps and historical aerial photographs reveal the famous launch complexes and basic infrastructure of this storied base station, while missile and rocket tests are featured in never-before-seen images with descriptive captions. The bustling daily activity of thousands of employees at the Cape is captured on film, providing a behind-the-scenes look at rocket launches. Information on the current generation of space launch vehicles, trivia on various rockets and satellites that have flown out of Cape Canaveral, and amusing anecdotes are also included. Apollo 17, documented in these reports, was the first mission to make it possible for a qualified geologist to explore the moon. A tremendous fascination and curiosity with space travel will be instilled in readers of this memoir by a former NASA astronaut. In a vivid recount of several events on board the space shuttles Endeavor and Columbia, the astronaut reflects on his life in space, emphasizing the routine aspects of the experience that earthbound people can relate to and appreciate. While his reflections intend to unravel the essence of living in space, they are also the starting point of a parallel tale that describes the author\'s perseverance in overcoming life\'s obstacles and becoming one of the select few to venture beyond the limits of Earth. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores the basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and down into the atmosphere. The first part of the book summarizes fundamental elements of transport theory relevant for the atmosphere, ionosphere and the magnetosphere. This theory is then applied to physical phenomena in the space environment. The fundamental physical processes are emphasized throughout, and basic concepts and methods are derived from first principles. This book is unique in its balanced treatment of space plasma and aeronomical phenomena. Students and researchers with a basic mathematics and physics background will find this book invaluable in the study of phenomena in the space environment. Guenter Wendt\'s autobiography is a ground shaking document of the glory days of manned spaceflight, told from the perspective of the launch pad. Originally published in 1931, this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. Originally published in 1931, this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. Guenter Wendt\'s autobiography is a ground shaking document of the glory days of manned spaceflight, told from the perspective of the launch pad.