Research Catalog

Title

Prepare for launch : the astronaut training process / Erik Seedhouse.

Author

Seedhouse, Erik.

Publication

Berlin : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c 2010.

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Details

Description

xxxv, 246 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.

Summary

As an astronaut candidate in Canada himself, the author provides unique insights into the current application, selection, and training processes of astronauts in the US, Canada, and Europe, shows the dramatic changes in astronaut training required for the ambitious multi-year missions planned to the Moon, Mars, and possibly elsewhere, and draws upon interviews with other astronaut candidates about the regimen and rigors of astronaut training. This book chronicles the intense, highly technical and sophisticated training necessary to forge a flight crew capable of responding to any conceivable emergency and capable of expertly executing hundreds of mission tasks. It also uniquely explores the preparation required to apply and train for the most challenging and demanding job in the world.

Series Statement

Springer Praxis books in space exploration

Uniform Title

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.

Subject

• Astronauts > Training of
• Astronautics
• Space flight
• Space Flight
• Vol spatial > Entraînement
• Spationautes
• Lanceurs (astronautique)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. A brief history of NASA astronaut selection -- 2. Applying to become an astronaut -- 3. Selection -- 4. Astronaut probationary training -- 5. Technical assignments -- 6. Types of mission -- 7. Mission training -- 8. Astronaut selection and training in the future -- 9. The spacecraft and the launch team -- 10. Ten weeks and counting -- 11. The final count.

ISBN

• 9781441913494
• 1441913491

LCCN

2009936077

OCLC

• ocn436031006
• 436031006
• SCSB-9321720

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library