Abeelen, Luc van den
Spaceplane HERMES
1. Origins: Re-entry Vehicles and Orbital Factories (1946–1983)
Luc van den Abeelen
2. Getting Serious: CNES Develops a Concept (1983–1985)
Luc van den Abeelen
3. One or the Other: Selecting the Prime Contractor (1985)
Luc van den Abeelen
4. Safety Rethink: The Challenger Accident (1986)
Luc van den Abeelen
5. The Road Not Taken: CNES Decides Against Maia (1987)
Luc van den Abeelen
6. The Hague: Adoption by ESA (1987–1988)
Luc van den Abeelen
7. Ever Growing: Hermes Gains a Module (1988–1989)
Luc van den Abeelen
8. Competition and the Others: Spacecraft from Around the World
Luc van den Abeelen
9. Shifting Priorities: Equipment Relocations (1989–1990)
Luc van den Abeelen
10. The Transatlantic Scene: Freedom Struggles, Columbus and the DoD
Luc van den Abeelen
11. Buying Time: The six-month Extension of Phase 1 (1990)
Luc van den Abeelen
12. Outside Influence: The Costly Fall of the Berlin Wall (1990–1991)
Luc van den Abeelen
13. Change at Munich: Stretching the Imagination (1991)
Luc van den Abeelen
14. Scaling Down: X-2000 and Russia to the Rescue (1991–1992)
Luc van den Abeelen
15. Grenada: The End of the Road (1992)
Luc van den Abeelen
16. Descendants: Of Astronauts and Wings
Luc van den Abeelen
17. Space Freighter for ISS: The Promise of ATV
Luc van den Abeelen
18. Hermes’ Legacy: A Continued Mission of Sorts
Luc van den Abeelen
19. Keeping in Touch: The DRS Satellites and Mission Control
Luc van den Abeelen
20. Staying Cool: The Thermal Protection System
Luc van den Abeelen
21. In Orbit Infrastructure: Platforms and Space Stations
Luc van den Abeelen
22. Learning to Fly: Astronauts and Their Training
Luc van den Abeelen
23. Inside and Out: The Space Suits and Escape Systems
Luc van den Abeelen
24. Lift-Off and Getting Home Safely: Preparation, Launch and Landing Facilities
Luc van den Abeelen
25. Looking Back: The Hermes Experience
Luc van den Abeelen
26. Afterword
Luc van den Abeelen
Avainsanat: Popular Science, Popular Science in Technology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), History of Science
- Tekijä(t)
- Abeelen, Luc van den
- Julkaisija
- Springer
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2017
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- Springer Praxis Books
- Sivumäärä
- 22 sivua
- Kategoriat
- Eksaktit luonnontieteet
- Tekniikka, energia, liikenne
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319444727
- Painetun ISBN
- 978-3-319-44470-3