Space History

Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden was one of the highest-profile personalities among the Apollo astronauts, renowned for his outspokenness and potent views but also recognized as a warm and well-liked person who devoted much of his life after retiring from NASA to sharing his spaceflight experiences.

¿Alguna vez has levantado la vista al cielo en una noche estrellada y te has dejado llevar por la imaginación? Igual en ese momento te has trasladado a mundos que van más allá de lo que podemos imaginar en la Tierra. Algunos con vida, puede que inteligente, y otros completamente inhóspitos e infernales. O quizá simplemente te has preguntado cuántas estrellas hay en la Vía Láctea.

The wonders of the universe never seemed so close. Who named the planets? Why isn't Pluto a planet? And what's the future of space? From ancient cave paintings to flying drones on Mars, humanity's relationship with the skies has changed dramatically. Gazing at the Night Sky looks back at over 5,000 years of history, from ancient Mesopotamian astronomers to the next horizons in space travel.

The long-buried truth about the dawn of the Space Age: lies, spies, socialism, and sex magick. Los Angeles, 1930s: Everyone knows that rockets are just toys, the stuff of cranks and pulp magazines. Nevertheless, an earnest engineering student named Frank Malina sets out to prove the doubters...

The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical narratives by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. This audiobook vividly describes how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father, brother, or husband to provide entry, and how the considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles, women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before.

From the bestselling author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon. Without Gemini, there would be no Apollo. After we first launched Americans into space but before we touched down on the moon’s...

La vertiginosa historia de la conquista de la Luna, una carrera por el control militar mundial que acabó convirtiéndose en uno de los hitos más importantes de la historia de la humanidad. Alberto Martos, nos descubre en este audiolibro las verdaderas motivaciones que se esconden detrás de la imperiosa necesidad de conquistar el espacio que tuvieron las potencias implicadas en la Guerra Fría. Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el mundo se divide en dos bloques políticos enfrentados.

Black holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science? You do? Well fear not, for help is at hand. Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he accidentally became a comedian. But first love runs deep, and he has returned to his roots, to share with you all his favourite bits of science. This is the stuff that you really need to know, not only because it matters, but because it will quite simply amaze and delight you.

H.G. Wells, one of the most influential writers of science fiction and speculative fiction, has left an indelible mark on literature with his vast body of work. Wells's books, spanning across various genres, captivate people with their imaginative narratives, thought-provoking concepts, and insightful social commentary. His novels, such as "The Time Machine," "The War of the Worlds," and "The Invisible Man," have become iconic and have helped shape the science fiction genre as we know it today.

"Форпост" - фантастическая роман Андрея Ливадного, эпизод сорок четвертый, основное время действия 3847 год, цикл "История Галактики", жанр боевая фантастика, космическая фантастика.

Холодное пламя Эригона - фантастическая роман Андрея Ливадного, эпизод сорок шестой, основное время действия 3855 год, цикл "История Галактики", жанр боевая фантастика, космическая фантастика.

Перед Яной стоял логрианин. Две его змееподобных головы молча уставились на нее. Киберпространство, ставшее единственной реальностью для тех, кто умеет манипулировать им, свело двух обитателей Космоса вместе, и разделявшие их три миллиона лет ничего не значили в этот миг.

Экспансия механоформ древней цивилизации, безжалостно уничтожающих планеты людей и их союзников, поставила перед космофлотом Конфедерации Солнц невыполнимую задачу - истребить неистребимых.

Когда земные космические истребители класса "Стилетто" вошли в атмосферу планеты инсектов, с ее обитателями было практически покончено. Руины городов, обломки боевых кораблей и миллионы трупов - вот и все, что осталось от одной из многочисленных Семей расы разумных насекомых.

История о дальнем галактическом походе легендарного крейсера Тень Земли, - первого корабля, совершившего прыжок между Вселенным. Тиберианцы (уроженцы Первого Мира), единственные, кто сумел преодолеть режим изоляции системы Ожерелье и повторить путь цивилизации логриан.

This is the dramatic and inspirational first-person story of theoretical physicist Dr. Ronald Mallett, who recently discovered the basic equations for a working time machine that he believes can be used as a transport vehicle to the past. Combining elements of Rocket Boys and Elegant Universe, Time Traveler follows Mallett's discovery of Einstein's work on space-time, his study of Godel's work on a solution of Einstein's equation that might allow for time travel.

In the sixth book of the Anaconda series, 10 years have passed since the 23rd-century asteroid mining ship Anaconda mysteriously appeared 400 years in the past. Aided by a library containing a detailed history of Earth’s people and natural resources, along with millions of tons of processed ore and advanced 3-D printing factories, the crew has split into factions bent on creating utopian societies on the planet they call New Earth.

Die Öffentlichkeit liebt Captain Keyes, das Oberkommando hingegen hasst ihn. Er ist Kapitän der SVM Providence, eines alternden Superträgers. Sie ist das letzte Schiff der Menschen, das nicht von dunkler Technologie abhängig ist – einer Technologie, dank der die Menschheit seit dem knappen Sieg über die Ixa im Ersten Galaktischen Krieg die Galaxie beherrscht.

Few organizations solve as many impossible problems as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and nobody knows more about leading rocket scientists to unlikely breakthroughs than Adam Steltzner. As the phase lead and development manager for EDL (entry, descent, and landing) of the Curiosity rover to Mars, Steltzner spearheaded the creation of one of engineering's wackiest kluges - the sky crane, which allowed the heaviest rover in the history of space exploration to land on Mars unscathed.

Enquêtes de toepasbaarheid van de Egyptische kosmologische concepten om onze moderne begrip van de aard van het heelal, creatie, wetenschap en filosofie. Deze in het Nederlands vertaalde Editie onderzoekt de toepasbaarheid van de Egyptische kosmologische concepten op het begrip dat we nu hebben van de aard, oorsprong, wetenschap en filosofie van het universum. Egyptische kosmologie is humanistisch, coherent, compleet, consistent, logisch, analytisch en rationeel. Ontdek het Egyptische concept van universele energie matrix en de verhalen rond het creatieproces.