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The astronauts can darken the lights in the Shuttle and take pictures of famous landmarks on Earth from their vantage point orbiting high above it. Shannon Lucid was amazed to witness the aurora borealis while in space and even more amazed as the Shuttle flew right through the display with both wings and the Shuttle tail engulfed in the plasma glow from the northern lights. Other astronauts spend ...
... WHAT'S AHEAD IN SPACE'''
by Various
''New York, 1960: Grosset and Dunlap, 278 pages, $1.95''
... of Representatives. It consists of a series of predictions by well-known astronautical experts on what the future of astronautics holds for mankind. Among the subjects are the Moon, Mars and ...
... WHAT'S GOING ON IN SPACE'''
by Holmes, D. G.
''New York, 1958: Funk and Wagnalls Co., ...
There are simulators that look like the interior of the ship and simulate the cockpit displays and the view out the windows. We will likely be training in a simulator like that, or will at least have one on hand for people to train in. In addition there are desktop computer-based simulators that can also teach you a lot about what your flight will be like. One good simulator that can simulate SpaceShipOne, the world's first private ...
... on the ground awaiting lift off, astronauts have access to the emergency exit system. It's positioned 195 feet above the ground, at the same level as the orbiter access arm ... a normal landing. If there were a problem inside the orbiter, however, the astronauts wouldn't want to wait to touch down. They would want to get out much faster than that ... pole deploy through the hatch. Each crewmember hooks a Kevlar strap onto the pole, jumps out the hatch opening, slides down the 10-foot pole and goes into a free fall ...
... and there will be many physical conditions that will be no issue whatsoever. Unlike manned space travel to date, we will be looking to screen people in, not screen people out. However, it is incredibly important for the future of the industry that we fly people safely, so there will be restrictions that centre around heart ...
... and temperature have to be moved around mechanically and odors will have to be filtered out. All of this creates noise. Space hotels will need life support systems; they will need ...
... many undesirable side effects to be practical. Dose limitation is the concept of keeping astronauts out of the radiation when possible. This is done by scheduling missions at times when solar ...
... be facilities that you would expect to support spacecraft and space travelers, but there will also be facilities to support ordinary civilian spacefarers. These facilities will include lodging, travel ...
... best for propulsion. So, most of the fusion propulsion work is theoretical for now, since there is no mission requirement yet. One criterion for mission approval is the availability of the ...
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