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Creating the International Space Station

David M. Harland, John Catchpole - Science - 2002 - 428 pages
As the most obvious man-made object in the night sky, clearly visible to the naked eye, the International Space Station is of interest to almost everyone. Richly illustrated ...
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The Story of the Space Shuttle

David M. Harland - Science - 2004 - 476 pages
In spite of the Challenger and Columbia disasters, the US Space Shuttle, which entered service in 1981, remains the most successful spacecraft ever developed. Conceived and ...
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Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook

Richard W. Orloff, David M. Harland - Nature - 2006 - 682 pages
This book provides an overview of the origins of the Apollo program and descriptions of the ground facilities, launch vehicles and spacecraft that were developed in the quest ...
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Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part I: The Golden Age 1957-1982

Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland - Science - 2007 - 536 pages
This fascinating book is a must-have text for space enthusiasts with an engineering bent. It is a detailed history of unmanned missions that have explored our solar system. The ...
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Space Exploration 2008

David M. Harland, Brian Harvey - Science - 2007 - 183 pages
The Space Exploration annuals provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual covers space exploration from ...
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Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions

David M. Harland - Science - 2008 - 404 pages
In this comprehensive overview of Man’s relationship with his planet’s nearest neighbor, David Harland opens with a review of the robotic probes, namely the Rangers which ...
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Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part 2: Hiatus and Renewal, 1983-1996

Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland - Science - 2009 - 550 pages
Provides a comprehensive review in two parts of the exploration of the Solar System, focusing on the technology of the robotic space probes that made it possible, including ...
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NASA's Moon Program: Paving the Way for Apollo 11

David M. Harland - Science - 2010 - 472 pages
In 'Paving the Way for Apollo 11' David Harland explains the lure of the Moon to classical philosophers, astronomers, and geologists, and how NASA set out to investigate the ...
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Apollo 12 - On the Ocean of Storms

David M. Harland - Science - 2011 - 522 pages
In July 1969 the ‘amiable strangers’ that made up the crew of the historic Apollo 11 flight successfully achieved the first manned lunar landing. Several months later, three ...
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