Walking in Space
Subtitle: Development of Space Walking Techniques (Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 21, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781852337100
Subjects: Astronautics; Space travel & exploration; History; Exploration; Science; Science/Mathematics; Manned space flight; Aeronautics & Astronautics; Astronomy - General; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astronomy; Extravehicular activity (Manne; Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight); Outer space
First sentence: The idea that space explorers might work outside their spacecraft has long been a feature of science fiction and adventure stories, but its practicality was not seriously considered until the first half of the twentieth century.