Walking in Space

Walking in Space
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 1852337109
ISBN-13 : 9781852337100
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Book Synopsis Walking in Space by : David Shayler

Download or read book Walking in Space written by David Shayler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-06-03 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 35 years more than 100 individual astronauts and cosmonauts have performed nearly 200 EVAs, (spacewalks), either singularly or in teams in Earth orbit, deep space or on the Moon. In 'Walking in Space: Development of Space Walking Techniques' the author, Dave Shayler, shows how hardware and crew members are prepared for, protected and supported during every EVA. He demonstrates how past experiences have led to improved training techniques and how this, in turn, has provided many successes and future developments.


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