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PublisherSpringer New York

ISBN-100387360530

ISBN-139780387360539

eBay Product ID (ePID)57215640

Product Key Features

Number of PagesL, 406 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAnimals in Space : from Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle

SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Experiments & Projects, Life Sciences / General, General, Physiology, Astronomy, Gravity

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science, Medical

AuthorColin Burgess, Chris Dubbs

SeriesSpringer Praxis Bks.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight56.4 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-937358

ReviewsFrom the reviews:"Animals in Space, a relentlessly factual account of animal endeavours in near Earth orbit. â€¦ The programme and its relationship to animal rights is surely fertile material for any future popular science work on the subject. â€¦ the history of animal space flight is long and fascinating. It deserves its place alongside the human stories of Vostok 1, Apollo 11 and Challenger." (New Scientist, April, 2007)"Animals in Space is an extremely detailed, yet absorbing, history of animals used in the space programs around the world. â€¦ In addition to a list of references at the end of each chapter, the book's documentation includes photos, charts, and lists of the U.S., Soviet, Chinese, French and international space missions (including Bion and International Space Station) that utilized animals as test and research subjects. â€¦ the book will surely serve as a standard on the subject for years to come." (Advocacy for Animals, November, 2007), From the reviews: "Animals in Space, a relentlessly factual account of animal endeavours in near Earth orbit. ... The programme and its relationship to animal rights is surely fertile material for any future popular science work on the subject. ... the history of animal space flight is long and fascinating. It deserves its place alongside the human stories of Vostok 1, Apollo 11 and Challenger." (New Scientist, April, 2007) "Animals in Space is an extremely detailed, yet absorbing, history of animals used in the space programs around the world. ... In addition to a list of references at the end of each chapter, the book's documentation includes photos, charts, and lists of the U.S., Soviet, Chinese, French and international space missions (including Bion and International Space Station) that utilized animals as test and research subjects. ... the book will surely serve as a standard on the subject for years to come." (Advocacy for Animals, November, 2007)

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal629.45009

Table Of ContentTaming the rockets: From wrath to research.- Holloman and the Albert Hall of Fame.- Pioneers of destiny: The suborbital dog flights.- High-altitude research.- Able and Baker lead the way.- The most famous dog in history.- Prelude to manned space flight.- Pioneers in a weightless world.- Biting the hand.- Cosmos/Bion: The age of the biosatellites.- End of an era.- Shuttling into space.- Epilogue.

SynopsisThis book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the United States and the Soviet Union. It explores the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence. Unlike other books which were written for younger readers, this is a comprehensive and fully researched book that will be used as the ultimate reference on the subject. Other books have concentrated on the animal space flights and research carried out by either of the two major spacefaring superpowers. This book tells the total story and will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights., Many readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets in the late 1940s. In fact most people not only believe that the Russian space dog Laika was the first canine to be launched into space, but also that the high-profile, precursory Mercury flights of chimps Ham and Enos were the only primate flights conducted by the United States. In fact, both countries had sent literally dozens of animals aloft for many years prior to these events and continued to do so for many years after. Other latter-day space nations, such as France and China, would also begin to use animals in their own space research. Animals in Space will explain why dogs, primates, mice and other rodents were chosen and tested, at a time when dedicated scientists from both space nations were determined to establish the survivability of human subjects on both ballistic and orbital space flights. It will also recount the way this happened; the secrecy involved and the methods employed, and offer an objective analysis of how the role of animals as spaceflight test subjects not only evolved, but subsequently changed over the years in response to a public outcry led by animal activists. It will explore the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence.This book is intended as a detailed yet highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights, and the resultant application of hard-won researchto space technology and astrobiology. It will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights., Many readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets in the late 1940s. In fact most people not only believe that the Russian space dog Laika was the first canine to be launched into space, but also that the high-profile, precursory Mercury flights of chimps Ham and Enos were the only primate flights conducted by the United States. In fact, both countries had sent literally dozens of animals aloft for many years prior to these events and continued to do so for many years after. Other latter-day space nations, such as France and China, would also begin to use animals in their own space research. Animals in Space will explain why dogs, primates, mice and other rodents were chosen and tested, at a time when dedicated scientists from both space nations were determined to establish the survivability of human subjects on both ballistic and orbital space flights. It will also recount the way this happened; the secrecy involved and the methods employed, and offer an objective analysis of how the role of animals as spaceflight test subjects not only evolved, but subsequently changed over the years in response to a public outcry led by animal activists. It will explore the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence. This book is intended as a detailed yet highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights, and the resultant application of hard-won research to space technology and astrobiology. It will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights., This book is a highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations. This comprehensive and fully researched book tells the total story and will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights.

LC Classification NumberQB4-4.9