Space Rescue: Ensuring the Safety of Manned Spacecraft

In Space Rescue: Ensuring the Safety of Manned Spacecraft, author David J. Shayler reviews the development of crew survival and escape methods from the earliest designs of manned spacecraft to the current discussions of systems for the ISS and on to the future prospect of sending men and women out towards Mars.

David Shayler reviews the numerous proposed crew rescue systems and analyzes the adopted strategies of ejection seats, escape towers, and abort profiles during the ascent from Earth to space, including the safety requirements and contingency procedures available during various mission profiles to get the crew safely back to Earth. The author also examines the various wilderness training programs and abort simulations used to help prepare the crews for almost any unplanned or emergency contingency they may face during their mission.

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Author(s): David J. Shayler

Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration

Publisher: Praxis, Year: 2009

ISBN: 9780387699059