Star-crossed Orbits

Star-crossed Orbits
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Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015054119808
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Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Star-crossed Orbits by : James E. Oberg

Space veteran and bestselling author Oberg combines riveting personal memoir with top-notch investigative journalism to tell the complete story of the U.S.-Russian space alliance.

Star-Crossed Orbits

Star-Crossed Orbits
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:958508457
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Synopsis Star-Crossed Orbits by : James E. Oberg

Star-Crossed Orbits: Inside The U.S.-Russian Space Alliance

Star-Crossed Orbits: Inside The U.S.-Russian Space Alliance
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Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780071418119
ISBN-13 : 0071418113
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Star-Crossed Orbits: Inside The U.S.-Russian Space Alliance by : James Oberg

An insider's view into the U.S.-Russian space program In Star-Crossed Orbits, space veteran and bestselling author James Oberg combines riveting personal memoir with top-notch investigative journalism to tell the complete untold story of the U.S.-Russian space alliance. With unparalleled access to official Russian archives, facilities, and key individuals associated with the Russian space program, he describes the strengths and weaknesses that each side of the alliance brings to the table. And he reveals for the first time the full story of Russia's decaying space program and how it ultimately was saved from collapse by Western funds. Praise for Star Crossed Orbits: "A unique background and base of experience underlies this remarkable book by Jim Oberg. It is must reading for anyone who wishes to understand the culture with which one must deal when attempting to cooperate with Russia or counter its initiatives, whether peaceful or otherwise. Times change with the clock." --Dr. H.H. 'Jack' Schmitt, Apollo moon walker, US Senator "Jim Oberg's new book is an absolute must read for those who have followed the first decades of the human exploration of space. He reveals all sorts of insider information on all sides of the relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, later Russia, as they attempted to forge a successful partnership in space. . . Don't miss this one!" --Admiral Richard Truly, Space Shuttle Astronaut and former NASA Administrator "[Star-Crossed Orbits] is a great piece of investigative journalism. [Its] detailed, comprehensive and well documented description of the political environment that shaped the International Space Station is a service to NASA and the nation. . . [This] book is a must read for program managers, engineers and scientists engaged in present and future projects with Russia." --Gene Kranz, Apollo Flight Director, author of 'Failure is Not An Option' "Finally, someone is telling it like it is about the Russian manned space programthe good, the bad and the ugly. The Russians pulled the wool over our eyes for decades. It continues even today, only now America is paying for it. I have relied on Jim for years because no one knows it or tells it like he does." --Walter Cunningham, Apollo VII Astronaut (first manned Apollo mission) "In this reasoned indictment, James Oberg reveals the self-delusional and cynically deceptive deals in which the US allowed Russia to be a controlling partner in constructing the International Space station. He details the terrible cost in time, national treasure and integrity that this causedand how, despite these self-inflicted barriers, America's much-maligned space workers successfully built it anyway." --Frederick C. Durant III, Former Assistant Director, National Air and Space Museum

Red Star in Orbit

Red Star in Orbit
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Publisher : Random House (NY)
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B4520849
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Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Red Star in Orbit by : James E. Oberg

Describes the Russian space program, telling of unpublicized disasters as well as recent successes.

Star Crossed

Star Crossed
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Publisher : University Press of Florida
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780813065632
ISBN-13 : 0813065631
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Star Crossed by : Kimberly C. Moore

The astronaut crime that shocked the world Star Crossed transports readers to the moment the news broke that one of America’s heroes, an astronaut who had flown aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery& just months before, had been arrested for a very bizarre crime. Lisa Nowak had driven 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to intercept and confront her romantic rival in an airport parking lot—allegedly using diapers on the trip so she wouldn’t have to stop. Nowak had been dating astronaut William “Billy” Oefelein when she learned that Oefelein was seeing a new girlfriend—U.S. Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman. The “astronaut love triangle” scandal quickly made headlines. The world watched as Nowak was dismissed from NASA, pleaded guilty to a felony, and received an “other than honorable” military discharge. An award-winning investigative reporter who covered Nowak’s criminal case, Kimberly Moore offers behind-the-scenes insights into Nowak’s childhood, her rigorous training, and her mission to space. Moore ventures inside the mind of the detective who studied the actions Nowak took that fateful February night. She includes never-before-told details of Nowak’s psychiatric diagnosis, taking a serious look at how someone so accomplished could spiral into mental illness to the point of possible attempted murder. This book spotlights the often-overlooked psychological health of astronauts, exploring how they are cared for by NASA doctors and what changes have been made in recent years to support space travelers on long-term missions. Expertly told, Moore’s story is a riveting journey inside the high-pressure world of one of America’s most elite agencies and the life of one beleaguered astronaut.

The Star-crossed Renaissance

The Star-crossed Renaissance
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 0714610291
ISBN-13 : 9780714610290
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Star-crossed Renaissance by : Don Cameron Allen

First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Soyuz

Soyuz
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 504
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ISBN-10 : 1852336579
ISBN-13 : 9781852336578
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Soyuz by : Rex Hall

Rex Hall and Dave Shayler provide a unique history of the Soyuz spacecraft programme from conception, through development to its use, detailed in the only English language book available on this topic. Planned for publication in 2003, it will celebrate 40 years since the original concept of the Soyuz craft.

The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program

The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 375
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ISBN-10 : 9780387713564
ISBN-13 : 0387713565
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program by : Brian Harvey

This, fifty years after Sputnik, is the definitive book on the Russian space program. The author covers all the key elements of the current Russian space program, including both manned and unmanned missions. He examines the various types of unmanned applications programs as well as the crucial military program, and even analyzes the infrastructure of production, launch centres and tracking. You’ll also find discussion of the commercialization of the program and its relationship with western companies. Russia’s current space experiment is also put in a comparative global context. Strong emphasis is placed on Russia’s future space intentions and on new programs and missions in prospect.

StarCrossed

StarCrossed
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9780545429450
ISBN-13 : 0545429455
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis StarCrossed by : Elizabeth C. Bunce

16-year-old Digger thrives as a spy and sneak-thief among the feuding religious factions of Gerse. But when a routine job goes horribly wrong and her partner and lover Tegen is killed, she disguises herself in a group of young nobles and sneaks out of the city. Accepted as a lady-in-waiting at the stronghold of the powerful Nemair, she finds new peace and friendship (and some new targets). But when an old client from the city comes to the castle, she realizes her hosts may be planning the ultimate uprising against the king - and rather than true peace, she may be at the heart of the rebellion.Now with an extensive excerpt of the daring sequel, LIAR'S MOON!

Orbit

Orbit
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Publisher : Knopf
Total Pages : 95
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ISBN-10 : 9780451494726
ISBN-13 : 0451494725
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Orbit by : Cynthia Zarin

With Orbit, prize-winning author Cynthia Zarin confirms her place as an indispensable American poet of our time. In this, her fifth collection, Zarin turns her lyric lens on the worlds within worlds we inhabit and how we navigate our shared predicament—the tables of our lives on which the news of the day is strewn: the president speaking to parishioners in Charleston, the ricochet of violence, near and far. Whether writing about hairpin turns in the stair of childhood, about the cat’s claw of anxiety, on the impending loss of a young friend, or how “love endures, give or take,” here is the poet who, in the title poem, “bartered forty summers for black pearls” and whose work is full of such wagers, embodied in playing cards, treble notes, snow globes, and balancing acts. Zarin reminds us that the atmosphere created by our experiences shapes and defines the orbit we move through. Along the way, she is both witness and, often indirectly, subject—“I do not know how to hold the beauty and sorrow of my life,” she writes. This book is an attempt at an answer.