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Women Spacefarers
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Author : Umberto Cavallaro
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Women Spacefarers written by Umberto Cavallaro and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, they became players in the greatest adventure of our time. The author contextualizes their accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate, from the Cold War in the background to the changing status of women in society at large during the Seventies. The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the sixty women who flew in space in the first half century of space history. It reports their achievements and some little known details. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, and engineers; many are now in high level managerial positions both at NASA or in public and private organizations, and all left a legacy of strength.
To The Stars
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Author : Umberto Cavallaro
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-05-23
To The Stars written by Umberto Cavallaro and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-23 with Science categories.
This book is the second edition of Women Spacefarers and tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and continuing to the present day, it covers the many female players who have had a central role in the greatest adventure of our time. The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the brave women who have flown in space. For each entry, the author contextualizes the spacefarer's accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate of the time. The second edition features fifteen additional profiles on figures such as Jessica Meir and Wally Funk; new interview material; a new thematic structure based on each woman's science specialty and role; an expanded glossary; and more. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, engineers and managers, and left a legacy of strength for all aspiring spacefarers.
To The Stars
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Author : Umberto Cavallaro
language : en
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Release Date : 2023
To The Stars written by Umberto Cavallaro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
This book is the second edition of Women Spacefarers and tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and continuing to the present day, it covers the many female players who have had a central role in the greatest adventure of our time. The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the brave women who have flown in space. For each entry, the author contextualizes the spacefarer's accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate of the time. The second edition features fifteen additional profiles on figures such as Jessica Meir and Wally Funk; new interview material; a new thematic structure based on each woman's science specialty and role; an expanded glossary; and more. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, engineers and managers, and left a legacy of strength for all aspiring spacefarers.
Spacefarers
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Author : Michael J. Neufeld
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2013-11-06
Spacefarers written by Michael J. Neufeld and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-06 with History categories.
The recent 50th anniversaries of the first human spaceflights by the Soviet Union and the United States, and the 30th anniversary of the launching of the first U.S. Space Shuttle mission, have again brought to mind the pioneering accomplishments of the first quarter century of humans in space. Historians, political scientists and others have extensively examined the technical, programmatic and political history of human spaceflight from the 1960s to the 1980s, but work is only beginning on the social and cultural history of the pioneering era. One rapidly developing area of recent scholarship is the examination of the images of spacefarers in the media, government propaganda and popular culture. How was space travel imagined in the visual media on the cusp of human spaceflights? How were astronauts and cosmonauts represented in official and quasi-official media portraits? And how were those images reproduced and transformed by in the imagination of film-makers, movie producers, popular writers, and novelists? Spacefarers addresses these questions with nine contributions from scholars in the field of aerospace history, Russian and American history, and English literature. These essays are preceded by an introduction by the editor, who discusses their place in the historiography of spaceflight and social and cultural history. The book will have potential appeal to a wide variety of scholars in history, literature and the social sciences and will include a number of striking visual images.
Making Space For Women
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Author : Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal
language : en
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Communications
Release Date : 2018
Making Space For Women written by Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal and has been published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Communications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
Most girls incorrectly assume that they don¿t have the skills to work for NASA, because they don¿t have sufficient technical, scientific, or engineering training. Space missions, however, require thousands of people with many different backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives. In this vein Making Space for Women is intended to encourage and inspire the next generation of female explorers and attract readers in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) disciplines. Designed for high-school and college age girls, their instructors, and parents, this book takes readers where no previous books have, a look at the female experience at NASA. Using oral history narratives, this path-breaking work provides a look at NASA career opportunities for women over the past 50 years and highlights the changes witnessed by female employees over the years at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). This volume includes interviews conducted for several NASA Oral History Projects. Gathered within its pages are voices from astronauts, mathematicians, engineers, secretaries, scientists, trainers, managers, and more. Those featured not only discuss leadership, teamwork, and the experiences of being ¿the first,¿ but reveal how the role of the working woman in a predominantly white male, technical agency has evolved. Featured in this book are women who spent decades in the midst of the nation¿s human spaceflight program but until now, their thoughts and contributions have remained relatively unknown. Their memories and experience provide a deeper understanding and a different perspective of some of the key events of their time: America¿s first lunar landing and the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia accidents. Together, the women offer a unique view of the past fifty years of human spaceflight, while also providing a broader understanding of changes in American culture, society, industry, and life. For girls who face barriers to studying STEAM, they will learn how the women of JSC overcame challenges, worked through hesitation and even fear, all while making an impact on those around them and paving a path for others to follow.
Principles Of Clinical Medicine For Space Flight
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Author : Michael R. Barratt
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-03-20
Principles Of Clinical Medicine For Space Flight written by Michael R. Barratt and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-20 with Medical categories.
Over the years, a large body of knowledge has developed regarding the ways in which space flight affects the health of the personnel involved. Now, for the first time, this clinical knowledge on how to diagnose and treat conditions that either develop during a mission or because of a mission has been compiled by Drs. Michael Barratt and Sam L. Pool of the NASA/Johnson Space Center. Complete with detailed information on the physiological and psychological affects of space flight as well as how to diagnose and treat everything from dental concerns to decompression to dermatological problems encountered, this text is a must have for all those associated with aerospace medicine.
Space Enterprise
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Author : Phillip Harris
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-12-29
Space Enterprise written by Phillip Harris and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-29 with Science categories.
In Space Enterprise - Living and Working Offworld, Dr Philip Harris provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources, as well as pursuing lunar industrialization and establishing offworld settlements. As a management/space psychologist, Dr. Harris presents a behavioral science perspective on space exploration and enterprise. In this his 45th book, Phil has completely revised and updated the two previous editions of this classic, placing new emphasis on the need for more synergy and participation by the private sector. He not only provides a critical review of what is happening in the global space community, but offers specific strategies for lunar economic development. The author analyzes the human factors in contemporary and future space developments, especially relative to the deployment of people aloft. This user-friendly volume offers numerous photographs, diagrams, exhibits, and case studies.
The Spacefarer S Handbook
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Author : Bergita Ganse
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-08-19
The Spacefarer S Handbook written by Bergita Ganse and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Science categories.
Now is the time to fly to space! New technological developments, commercialisation of spaceflight and advances in space medicine have made human space travel more attainable than ever before. This entertaining but nevertheless authoritative book gives a practical introduction to space travel from a number of viewpoints: How spacecraft are built, how to steer and navigate them, instructions for a comfortable everyday life in space and a guide to remain healthy and strong in weightlessness. The Spacefarer's Handbook is full of advice, tips and anecdotes to prepare the reader for their own trip to space. At the same time, it does not lose the scientific perspective on spaceflight. The authors, a physicist and a space medicine specialist, explain the underlying concepts rigorously and include recent research findings. From the operating principles of rocket engines, via bone loss in weightlessness to the methane lakes of Titan, this book contains everything aspiring spacefarers need to know! It also serves as a very good resource, beyond general space enthusiasts, for science fiction readers & writers who are looking for a better foundation in space flight. "Highly recommended for everyone who wants to fly to space and all passengers of our mothership Earth!" Hans Schlegel, ESA Astronaut
A Galaxy Here And Now
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Author : Peter W. Lee
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-02-05
A Galaxy Here And Now written by Peter W. Lee and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-05 with Performing Arts categories.
Star Wars begins with its famous title sequence, setting the story in the ancient past of a remote galaxy. Yet the phenomenal success of the film, the franchise, and its “expanded universe” is based upon its reflection of historical and cultural milieus here on modern-day Earth. This collection of new essays examine various ways in which George Lucas’s saga touches upon contemporary social and political issues. Topics include the impact of the film’s score on musical genres, feminism and NASA, the epic mimicry of Western-African and Bedouin cultural motifs, gender identity construction, Cold War narratives in radio and national mythology, and fan interpretations of authorship and authenticity.
The Six
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Author : Loren Grush
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-09-12
The Six written by Loren Grush and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-12 with History categories.
“Vivid.” —The Guardian * “Engrossing.” —Booklist * “Suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening.” —Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures In this account of America’s first women astronauts “Grush skillfully weaves a story that, at its heart, is about desire: not a nation’s desire to conquer space, but the longing of six women to reach heights that were forbidden to them” (The New York Times). When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots—a group then made up exclusively of men—had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978—Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon. In The Six, acclaimed journalist Loren Grush shows these brilliant and courageous women enduring claustrophobic—and sometimes deeply sexist—media attention, undergoing rigorous survival training, and preparing for years to take multi-million-dollar payloads into orbit. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her life when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 46,000 feet. Everyone knows of Sally Ride’s history-making first space ride, but each of the Six would make their mark. “A spirited group biography…it’s hard not to feel awe for these women” (The Wall Street Journal).