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OverviewThe rapid design, development, and production of an effective space suit was one of the most significant challenges of the Space Race, and the cold war. Author de Monchaux tells the gripping story. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas De MonchauxPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. ISBN: 9780387952956ISBN 10: 0387952950 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 01 December 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of Contents1. Introduction, 2. Definition of Space, 3. The New Look, 4. The New Look In Defense Spending, 5. 'Fellow Traveller,' 6. NASA, 7. Cyborg, 8. Wiley Post, 9. Flight Suit to Space, 10. Man In Space, 11. Bras and the Battlefield, 12. 'Poyekhali!', 13. Gemini, 14. Simulations, 15. Suitless Spaceflight, 16. The Moon Suit Plays Football, 17. The Handmade, 18. 21 Layers, 19. July 20, 1969, 20. The Hard Suit, 21. Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationNicholas de Monchaux (Charlottesville, VA) has studied design at Yale, Princeton, and the American Academy in Rome, and teaches at the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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