The MIR Space Station: A Precursor to Space ColonizationWiley, 1 oct. 1997 - 426 pagini This book explores the development and operation of the Mir Space Station over the last ten years, focusing on the engineering technology aspects of constructing and operating an orbital complex designed to be occupied by humans for long periods of time. |
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... immediately . In weightlessness , however , a fire in an oxygen - nitrogen mix is not so great a danger , as there is no convection to draw away the resultant carbon dioxide , so it suffocates . Nevertheless , they powered up their ...
... immediately . In weightlessness , however , a fire in an oxygen - nitrogen mix is not so great a danger , as there is no convection to draw away the resultant carbon dioxide , so it suffocates . Nevertheless , they powered up their ...
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... immediately , and then several days were spent on routine maintenance . The rest of the month was devoted to Earth observations . The cosmonauts reported on forest fires across the Soviet Far East , the Urals and southern Siberia . They ...
... immediately , and then several days were spent on routine maintenance . The rest of the month was devoted to Earth observations . The cosmonauts reported on forest fires across the Soviet Far East , the Urals and southern Siberia . They ...
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... immediately terminated the manoeuvre . The situation did not seem very danger- ous . The engine was clearly functional , and whatever had confused the sensors at the criti- cal moment was unlikely to occur again . Once Soyuz - TM 5 had ...
... immediately terminated the manoeuvre . The situation did not seem very danger- ous . The engine was clearly functional , and whatever had confused the sensors at the criti- cal moment was unlikely to occur again . Once Soyuz - TM 5 had ...
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