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Informationen zum Autor Mark Williamson BSc, MInstP, MIET, FBIS is an independent Space Technology Consultant advising the space industry and the space insurance community. A Chartered Physicist and Chartered Engineer, he has more than 25 years' experience in satellite communications engineering, technical management and space consultancy. As a technical author, he has written more than 350 articles on space technology and several dozen papers on subjects as diverse as space law, space education and space history. He has also served as the editor of three international space industry magazines. His other books include The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology and a student text, The Communications Satellite . Klappentext This book charts the fascinating story of the early Space Age, encompassing the launch of the first satellites and the landing of men on the Moon. While concentrating on the most significant technology developments, it places them in the context of historical events, specific missions and the individuals that made it all happen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: A prologue to the Space Age Chapter 2: Highway to space - the development of the space launch vehicle Chapter 3: Looking at space - the development of the space science satellite Chapter 4: Looking at Earth - the development of the Earth observation satellite Chapter 5: Keeping in touch - the development of the communications satellite Chapter 6: Probing the Moon - the development of the lunar science spacecraft Chapter 7: Man in space - the development of the manned capsule Chapter 8: First and only moonship - the development of the Apollo Command and Service Module Chapter 9: Lunar lander - the development of the Apollo Lunar Module Chapter 10: Electric moon car - the development of the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle Chapter 11: An epilogue to the space race
