TIM PEAKE and BRITAIN'S ROAD TO SPACE. Space Exploration

TIM PEAKE and BRITAIN'S ROAD TO SPACE. Space Exploration - Springer Praxis Books

1st Edition 2017

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Publisher's Synopsis

For centuries the British developed a reputation as a nation of explorers. From Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe to the ascent of Everest, British explorers crossed oceans and continents and ventured where few, if any, had gone before. Until very recently, that legacy of exploration had not extended to space. For decades, successive governments chose to stay out of the human spaceflight programme, but in 2008 there were signs of optimism when ESA selected a new class of six astronauts, including, for the first time, a British representative: Timothy Peake. 

This book puts the reader in the flight suit of Britain's first male astronaut. In addition to delving into the life of Tim Peake, this book discusses the learning curves required in astronaut and mission training and the complexity of the technologies required to launch an astronaut and keep them alive for months on end. This book underscores the fact that technology and training, unlike space, do not exist in a vacuum; complex technical systems, like the ISS, interact with the variables of human personality, and the cultural background of the astronauts. But ultimately, this is the story of Tim Peake and the Principia mission and the down-to-the-last-bolt descriptions of life aboard the ISS, by way of the hurdles placed by the British government and the rigors of training at Russia's Star City military base.

Book information

ISBN: 9783319579061
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition 2017
Language: English
Number of pages: 245
Weight: 502g
Height: 241mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 14mm