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Space exploration
- Title
- Space exploration / Dhara Patel.
- Author
- Patel, Dhara
- Publication
- London : Royal Museums Greenwich, 2021.
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- Additional Authors
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich, issuing body.
- Description
- 149 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour); 18 cm.
- Summary
- Space is far bigger than humanity can conceive. Although our ancestors visually examined the skies to make sense of the Universe for centuries, space exploration in its truest sense is just a moment in this historical timeline, yet it is how we've significantly improved our understanding of the cosmos. This book begins with the evolution of astronomy, including notable characters, scientific breakthroughs and pinnacle moments. It delves into the development of robotic spacecraft and what uncrewed and crewed missions above and beyond our planet have uncovered. It questions how this knowledge will aid us in our future space endeavours, and the myriad questions that remain unanswered.
- Series Statement
- Royal Observatory Greenwich illuminates
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Royal Observatory Greenwich" -- Cover.
- Contents
- Introduction -- How did space exploration begin? -- The first satellites in space -- Racing to achieve human spaceflight -- Preparing for crewed moon missions -- Human exploration of the moon -- Space stations through the decades -- The future of space missions.
- ISBN
- 9781906367886
- 1906367884
- LCCN
- 99990735790
- OCLC
- on1299319979
- 1299319979
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries