U. S. Spacesuits (Record no. 100586)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781441995667
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-1-4419-9566-7
Source of number or code doi
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QB495-500.269
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Subject category code TTDS
Source bicssc
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Subject category code SCI005000
Source bisacsh
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 520
Edition number 23
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 500.5
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thomas, Kenneth S.
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title U. S. Spacesuits
Medium [electronic resource] /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Kenneth S. Thomas, Harold J. McMann.
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-- New York, NY :
-- Springer New York :
-- Imprint: Springer,
-- 2012.
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Extent XXXV, 472 p. 284 illus., 124 illus. in color.
Other physical details online resource.
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Springer Praxis Books
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial notes -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Reaching upward and outward -- Chapter 3: The basics of spacesuits -- Chapter 4: Launch/entry spacesuits: Past, present, and possibly future -- Chapter 5: Gemini: The first approaches to exploring and working in space -- Chapter 6: Apollo: Mankind starts the exploration of the Moon -- Chapter 7: Advanced development for canceled Apollo missions -- Chapter 8: U.S. Air Force spacesuits -- Chapter 9: Skylab and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project suit systems (1969-1975) -- Chapter 10: The Space Shuttle program: Orbital EVA comes of age -- Chapter 11: The quest for future extravehicular activity and planetary exploration -- Chapter 12: Epilogue -- Appendix A: U.S. spaceflight suit system overview -- Appendix B: U.S. EVA information -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Spacesuits are far more than garments. They are a personalized spacecraft that allows direct contact and interaction with everything beyond our world, and a last refuge for survival in a disaster. Creating safe, reliable, and comfortable spacesuits is an ongoing challenge that has spanned over four decades. "U. S. Spacesuits, 2nd Edition" by Kenneth S. Thomas and Harold J. McMann details the technical evolution of U. S. spacesuits from their roots in high altitude aviation and vacuum tube development to present day, with an additional look into the future. This primary source of spacesuit information explains the functions, historical development, and use of spacesuits from a worldwide perspective. In this new edition, the authors update the story of U.S. spacesuit development and efforts, from the design challenges modern engineers face to the latest roles of spacesuits in space exploration. The book also provides a close up look at NASA's new Constellation Space Suit System as well as Apollo prototype configurations that have been discovered since 2005. Also not in the earlier edition is a prototype and model of the Gemini pressure suit and an explanation of its development. Finally, there are new insights into the suits used for the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station missions.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astrophysics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronautics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Popular Science in Astronomy.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
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Personal name McMann, Harold J.
Relator term author.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9781441995650
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Uniform title Springer Praxis Books
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9566-7
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