Living in Space: a Handbook for Work and Exploration Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere

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We are the first species with the ability to leave planet Earth and expand the horizons of existence into the infinite realm of the universe. Humanity has been working, learning and building toward this accomplishment throughout history. Those who live and work in space will be no different from their predecessors who left ancient homelands to venture into the unknown wilderness. But to travel and work in space, one must not only know the physical characteristics of the space environment, but also something about the h.;LIVING IN SPACE ; CONTENTS; CHAPTER ONE: Space Is for People; CHAPTER TWO: What Is a Human Being?; CHAPTER THREE: Atmospheres ; CHAPTER FOUR: Keeping Cool; CHAPTER FIVE: Acceleration; CHAPTER SIX: Weightlessness; CHAPTER SEVEN: Radiation; CHAPTER EIGHT: Nutrition and Sanitation; CHAPTER NINE: Working in Space; CHAPTER TEN: Designing for Human Beings; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Recreation in Space; CHAPTER TWELVE: Health and Medicine in Space; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Space Complexes; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Social Aspects of Space Living ; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Giant Leap ; Acknowledgments; Index.