Spacecraft : 100 iconic rockets, shuttles, and satellites that put us into space
Gorn, Michael H.2018
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Spacecraft chronicles the historic and contemporary most important spacecraft. American, Soviet (then Russian), and Chinese rockets, shuttles, satellites, labs, and more are chronicled. This book profiles and depicts spacecraft from Sputnik 1 through the International Space Station, and everything in between, including concepts that have yet to actually venture outside the Earth's atmosphere. This book presents a huge, profusely illustrated, and authoritatively written collection of profiles depicting and describing the design, development, and deployment of these manned and unmanned spacecraft. Satellites, capsules, space planes, rockets, and space stations are illustrated in multiple-view, sometimes cross-section, and in many cases shown in archival period photography to provide further historical context. Dividing the book by era, this book features spacecraft not only from the United States and Soviet Union/Russia, but also from the European Space Agency and China. The marvels examined in this book include the rockets Energia, Falcon 9, and VEGA; the Hubble Space Telescope; the Cassini space probe; and the Mars rovers, Opportunity and Curiosity.
Main title:
Spacecraft : 100 iconic rockets, shuttles, and satellites that put us into space / Michael H. Gorn ; illustrated by Giuseppe De Chiara.
Imprint:
Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2018.
Collation:
224 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.1 volume (unpaged.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780760354186
Dewey class:
629.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
345789
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 629.4 GOR | Onloan - Due: 14 Oct 2024 |