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Spaceplane HERMES

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Origins: Re-entry Vehicles and Orbital Factories (1946–1983)
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    Chapter 2 Getting Serious: CNES Develops a Concept (1983–1985)
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    Chapter 3 One or the Other: Selecting the Prime Contractor (1985)
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    Chapter 4 Safety Rethink: The Challenger Accident (1986)
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    Chapter 5 The Road Not Taken: CNES Decides Against Maia (1987)
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    Chapter 6 The Hague: Adoption by ESA (1987–1988)
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    Chapter 7 Ever Growing: Hermes Gains a Module (1988–1989)
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    Chapter 8 Competition and the Others: Spacecraft from Around the World
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    Chapter 9 Shifting Priorities: Equipment Relocations (1989–1990)
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    Chapter 10 The Transatlantic Scene: Freedom Struggles, Columbus and the DoD
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    Chapter 11 Buying Time: The six-month Extension of Phase 1 (1990)
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    Chapter 12 Outside Influence: The Costly Fall of the Berlin Wall (1990–1991)
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    Chapter 13 Change at Munich: Stretching the Imagination (1991)
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    Chapter 14 Scaling Down: X-2000 and Russia to the Rescue (1991–1992)
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    Chapter 15 Grenada: The End of the Road (1992)
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    Chapter 16 Descendants: Of Astronauts and Wings
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    Chapter 17 Space Freighter for ISS: The Promise of ATV
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    Chapter 18 Hermes’ Legacy: A Continued Mission of Sorts
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    Chapter 19 Keeping in Touch: The DRS Satellites and Mission Control
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    Chapter 20 Staying Cool: The Thermal Protection System
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    Chapter 21 In Orbit Infrastructure: Platforms and Space Stations
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    Chapter 22 Learning to Fly: Astronauts and Their Training
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    Chapter 23 Inside and Out: The Space Suits and Escape Systems
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    Chapter 24 Lift-Off and Getting Home Safely: Preparation, Launch and Landing Facilities
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    Chapter 25 Looking Back: The Hermes Experience
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    Chapter 26 Afterword
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Title
Spaceplane HERMES
Published by
Springer International Publishing, January 2017
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44472-7
ISBNs
978-3-31-944470-3, 978-3-31-944472-7
Authors

van den Abeelen, Luc, Luc van den Abeelen

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