On Orbit and Beyond: Psychological Perspectives on Human Spaceflight

by Douglas A. Vakoch

Book Overview

As we stand poised on the verge of a new era of spaceflight, we must rethink every element, including the human dimension. This book explores some of the contributions of psychology to yesterday's great space race, today's orbiter and International Space Station missions, and tomorrow's journeys beyond Earth's orbit. Early missions into space were typically brief, and crews were small, often drawn from a single nation. As international cooperation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642305822
• ISBN13: 9783642305825
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"