Few events in history have been more monumental than the emergence of the Space Age, which began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957. The History of Space Vehicles uses a combination of high-quality photos, illustrations, fact tables, and authoritative text to describe all the vehicles and equipment used in space, past and present. It covers all types of rockets, satellites, and probes, as well as their equipment and cargo, including radio transmitters, measuring instruments, and cameras.
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Smithsonian Institute. The paper confirmed Goddard's unique understanding of the nature of modern rocketry and spaceflight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent flight time, orbital manoeuvring system, orbital module, shuttle programme, spacecraft bus, descent module, unmanned test, orbit rendezvous, core stage, first spacecraft, control thrusters, satellite launcher, roving vehicle, manipulator system, flight lasting, lunar orbit, solid rocket boosters, payload bay, transfer orbit, external tank, parking orbit, command module, upper stage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Cape Canaveral, Space Age, Kennedy Space Centre, Air Force, White Sands, Long March, Cold War, Atlas Agena, International Space Station, Bumper Wac, Global Positioning System, Little Joe, The Thor Delta, Thor Agena, Wernher von Braun, Atlantic Ocean, Hubble Space Telescope, John Glenn, Mars Pathfinder, Wally Schirra, World War, Yuri Gagarin, Alexei Leonov, Baikonur Cosmodrome New!
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Smithsonian Institute. The paper confirmed Goddard's unique understanding of the nature of modern rocketry and spaceflight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent flight time, orbital manoeuvring system, orbital module, shuttle programme, spacecraft bus, descent module, unmanned test, orbit rendezvous, core stage, first spacecraft, control thrusters, satellite launcher, roving vehicle, manipulator system, flight lasting, lunar orbit, solid rocket boosters, payload bay, transfer orbit, external tank, parking orbit, command module, upper stage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Cape Canaveral, Space Age, Kennedy Space Centre, Air Force, White Sands, Long March, Cold War, Atlas Agena, International Space Station, Bumper Wac, Global Positioning System, Little Joe, The Thor Delta, Thor Agena, Wernher von Braun, Atlantic Ocean, Hubble Space Telescope, John Glenn, Mars Pathfinder, Wally Schirra, World War, Yuri Gagarin, Alexei Leonov, Baikonur Cosmodrome New!
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- Rockets, Missiles by Willy Ley in Back Matter
- Manned Spaceflight Log by Tim Furniss in Back Matter
- Space Odyssey: an Anthology of Great Science Fiction Stories by Robert Silverberg on page 243
- Solar System (Planet Earth) by Kendrick Frazier in Back Matter
- Ice Station Zebra by Alistair Maclean on page 39
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- History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines by George Sutton on page 436
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