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  • SpaceX
    Erik Seedhouse
    Learn about commercial spaceflight’s most successful startup in this fully updated book, which follows the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and positioned it as the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars.This second edition emphasizes SpaceX’s much-hyped manned mission to the ...
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    37,71 €

  • Human Factors in Air Transport
    Anthony Brickhouse / Erik Seedhouse / Kimberly Szathmary
    This textbook provides students and the broader aviation community with a complete, accessible guide to the subject of human factors in aviation. It covers the history of the field before breaking down the physical and psychological factors, organizational levels, technology, training, and other pivotal components of a pilot and crew’s routine work in the field.The information ...
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    68,39 €

  • Life Support Systems for Humans in Space
    Erik Seedhouse
    Life support systems are an integral part of crewed spacecraft designs and habitation systems. This textbook introduces the LSS capabilities that sustain humans who live and work in space, and it is written at a level appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.The book begins with the basics of space physiology before detailing the features that make up differ...
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    68,76 €

  • Terminal Reality
    Erik Seedhouse
    The spaceship is the Halo Genera. Its occupants, which include four humans, two bio-engineered synthetics, and an obstreperous robotic assistant named Larry, represent mankind’s last-ditch, desperate but bold attempt to save the human race from extinction. Their destination: Despond 5, a planet light-years away from what was once home. But, as so often happens when manned spac...
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    20,76 €

  • To Mars and Beyond, Fast!
    Erik Seedhouse / Franklin Chang Díaz
    As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making ’Mars in a month’ a possibility. A paradigm shift in space transportation, this book is an in-depth and compelling story co-written by its inventor. It traces the riveting history of the developme...
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    48,18 €

  • XCOR, Developing the Next Generation Spaceplane
    Erik Seedhouse
    Employing the same informational approach Erik Seedhouse used in 'SpaceX' and 'Bigelow Aerospace', this new book familiarizes space enthusiasts with the company XCOR Aerospace and examines the design of the two-seater Lynx. The new spaceplane’s low weight and high octane fuel confer important advantages, such as direct runway launches and the ability to fly several times per da...
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    47,55 €

  • Microgravity and Vision Impairments in Astronauts
    Erik Seedhouse
    Recent missions on board the International Space Station have revealed previously unreported physiological consequences of long duration space flight, particularly in eyesight, and in this Brief Dr. Seedhouse reviews the existing theories on what causes this degeneration and how long it will last. Notably, 60% of long-duration crews have reported subjective degradation in visio...
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    68,04 €

  • Survival and Sacrifice in Mars Exploration
    Erik Seedhouse
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    47,40 €

  • Virgin Galactic
    Erik Seedhouse
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    56,12 €

  • Bigelow Aerospace
    Erik Seedhouse
    Here for the first time you can read:how a space technology start-up is pioneering work on expandable space station moduleshow Robert Bigelow licensed the TransHab idea from NASA, and how his company developed the technology for more than a decadehow, very soon, a Bigelow expandable module will be docked with the International Space ...
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    56,05 €

  • Bigelow Aerospace
    Erik Seedhouse
    Here for the first time you can read:how a space technology start-up is pioneering work on expandable space station moduleshow Robert Bigelow licensed the TransHab idea from NASA, and how his company developed the technology for more than a decadehow, very soon, a Bigelow expandable module will be docked with the International Space Station.At the core of Bigelow’s plan is the ...
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    48,26 €

  • Beyond Human
    Erik Seedhouse
    Beyond Human is an informative and accessible guide for all those interested in the developing sciences of genetic engineering, bio printing and human cloning. Illustrating the ideas with reference to well-known science fiction films and novels, the author provides a unique insight into and understanding of how genetic manipulation, cloning, and other novel bio-technologies wil...
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    25,20 €

  • Tourists in Space
    Erik Seedhouse
    Forget Hawaii or the Mediterranean. Soon - very soon - you’ll be able to add a much more exotic stamp to your passport: space. How will you get there, what will the trip be like and how much training will you need? All you need to know is right here in this guide. Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide supplies all the advice and information you need to...
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    56,40 €

  • Suborbital
    Erik Seedhouse
    The nascent commercial suborbital spaceflight industry will soon open the space frontier to commercial astronauts, payload specialists, scientists and of course, tourists. This book describes the tantalizing science opportunities to be offered when suborbital trips become routine within the next 12 to 18 months. It describes the difference in training and qualification necessar...
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    47,47 €

  • SpaceX
    Erik Seedhouse
    This first account of commercial spaceflight’s most successful venture describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and made it the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars. Since its inception in 2002, SpaceX has sought to change the space launch paradigm by developing a fami...
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    48,16 €

  • Pulling G
    Erik Seedhouse
    Performing in a high G environment is extremely demanding on the body: pulling G forces blood to the body’s extremities, putting the pilot, astronaut or driver at risk of G-Induced Lack of Consciousness (G-LOC). In 'Pulling G' Erik Seedhouse describes what it feels like to pull 7 G in a fighter plane and the G pressures on the body when driving a Formula 1 car and many other gr...
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    47,56 €

  • Astronauts for Hire
    Erik Seedhouse
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    47,67 €

  • Interplanetary Outpost
    Erik Seedhouse
    'Interplanetary Outpost' follows the mission architecture template of NASA’s plan for Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE), which envisions sending a crew to the moon Callisto to conduct exploration and sample return activities. To realize such a mission, the spacecraft will be the most complex interplanetary vehicle ever built, representing the best...
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    56,32 €

  • Trailblazing Medicine
    Erik Seedhouse
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    47,46 €

  • Ocean Outpost
    Erik Seedhouse
    One of the greatest scientific and technological achievements of the 21st century will be to cast a light on the eternal darkness of the deep ocean and this book identifies the key determinants of life or death in its extreme environment. Dr. Erik Seedhouse examines how individuals survive free dives to 200m, how humans adapt to breathing exotic gas mixes at depths exceeding 70...
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    47,46 €

  • Prepare for Launch
    Erik Seedhouse
    Today’s astronauts require many different abilities. They must not only be expert in performing flight simulations but must also be proficient in such dissimilar subjects as photography, thermodynamics, electrical repairs, flight procedures, oceanography, public affairs, and geology. In Prepare for Launch, the author introduces the technologies and my...
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    56,37 €

  • The New Space Race
    Erik Seedhouse
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    47,77 €

  • Martian Outpost
    Erik Seedhouse
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    56,49 €

  • Lunar Outpost
    Erik Seedhouse
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    56,50 €

  • Tourists in Space
    Erik Seedhouse
    Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. This book uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge technologies, spacecraft capabilities, launch vehicles and the training that will define this commercial enterprise. The book also provides a manual for future suborbital and orbita...
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    50,42 €