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Spacefaring : the human dimension
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Spacefaring : the human dimension

Author: Albert A Harrison
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Albert A Harrison
ISBN: 0520224531 9780520224537
OCLC Number: 44732296
Description: xviii, 324 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Why space? --
2. Spaceflight human factors --
3. Hazards and countermeasures --
4. Life support --
5. Habitability --
6. Selection and training --
7. Stress and coping --
8. Group dynamics --
9. At work --
10. Mishaps --
11. Off duty --
12. Space tourism --
13. Space settlements --
14. Interstellar migration --
15. Restoring the dream.
Responsibility: Albert A. Harrison.
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Exploring the human side of spaceflight, this text covers such topics as habitability, crew selection and training, coping with stress, group dynamics, and accidents. It also reviews the broad  Read more...

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"Drawing on both recent developments and classic 'space lore,' Harrison takes his readers on a refreshingly human-level odyssey through the still-widely-unknown challenges and opportunities that Read more...

 
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