US Spacesuits (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

US Spacesuits (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
by Kenneth S. Thomas, Harold J. McMann

US Spacesuits (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
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Author: Harold J. McMann, Kenneth S. Thomas
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-20
ISBN: 0387279199
Number of pages: 427
Publisher: Praxis
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Book Review: "Fly me to the Moon...
Summary: 5 Stars

...and let me play among the stars..."
But how to dress for such jaunts? In theory the idea of a space suit is as old as the idea of spaceflight itself. Actual manned spaceflight is four and a half decades old, but there has been a need for protective suits for high-flying pilots for quite a lot more more than half a century now. And here is the development history of these different garments for gentlemen and nowadays also ladies to wear at any function inside and outside the walls of a spacecraft. Here they all are, from the Imperial German Flying Corp Oxygen Pipe System, ca 1918, to the University of Maryland MX-2 suit prototype of 2002. All the more than 100 designs in almost bewildering detail, with specifications of most of them, thankfully, in both imperial psis and BTUs and (albeit within parentheses) metric measurements. Spacesuits have come a long way, but there is still way to go, before us normal gents and our ladies will feel comfortably dressed for a little play in weightless space or a stroll on the lunar surface. Indeed a "must" book for any aficionado and armchair astronaut!

Summary of US Spacesuits (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

* the most accurate and comprehensive work on U.S. spacesuits ever published. *A unique insight into the development of US spacesuits through to the present day. * Presents in context the authors? unique collection of 172 black and white photographs. * Explains why spacesuits are a last refuge for astronauts for survival. * Details many technically and historically interesting developments, but which never achieved fruition.

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