Handbook of space engineering, archaeology, and heritage. (©2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ann Garrison Darrin, Beth Laura O'Leary.
• Other Names: Darrin, M. Ann Garrison; O'Leary, Beth Laura
• Contents: Pt. I. All sky survey. Introduction ; Archaeology : the basics ; Evolution of space archaeology and heritage ; Space basics : the Solar system ; Space basics : orbital mechanics ; Space basics : getting to and staying in space ; Ground segment : ground systems and operations ; Launch segment : launch vehicles and spacelift ; Space segment : space vehicles and payloads -- pt. II. The sky : a cultural perspective. Archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, and cultural astronomy. -- pt. III. Introduction to the space age. History of the space age ; From Vengeance 2 to Sputnik 1 : the beginnings ; Space race and the Cold War ; Origin and developments in commercial space ; Maturing space age -- pt. IV. The landscape of space. Cultural landscape of space ; Orbital artifacts in space ; Introduction to space debris ; Heritage of Earth orbit : orbital debris -- its mitigation and cultural heritage ; Spacecraft and objects left on planetary surfaces ; Culture of Apollo : a catalog of manned exploration of the Moon -- pt. V. Spacecraft forensics and mystery solving. Space hardware : mystery solving ; Failed Mars mission landing sites : heritage places or forensic investigation scenes? ; Lost spacecraft ; Space hardware : models, spares, and debris -- pt. VI. Environmental effects and the material record. Natural formation processes and their effects on exoatmospheric objects, structures, and sites ; Space environmental effects ; Space, atmospheric, and terrestrial radiation environments ; Thermal environment and the effects on aging ; Potential effects : atmosphere of space bodies and materials ; Wear and tear : mechanical ; Space environment and spacecraft electrical systems ; Contamination control and planetary protection ; Studies in aging -- pt. VII. Preservation of space objects and case studies. Space technology : Vanguard I, Explorer 7, and GRAB -- materials and museum concerns ; CORONA KH-4B museum preservation of reconnaissance space artifacts : a case study ; In situ preservation of historic spacecraft ; Archaeology of the putative Roswell UFO crash site : a case study -- pt. VIII. Space policy and preservation. International space community and space law ; One giant leap : preserving cultural resources on the Moon ; On the nature of the cultural heritage values of spacecraft crash sites ; Mission planning : space archaeology and preservation planning : system engineering perspective -- pt. IX. The future and space archaeology. Plan for the future preservation of space ; Space exploration : the next 100 years ; Surveying Fermi's paradox, mapping Dyson's sphere : approaches to archaeological field research in space -- pt. X. The mind and the cosmos. Developing exoarchaeology in the Solar System and beyond ; Technology and material culture in science fiction ; Space archaeology and science fiction ; Space archaeology and the historiography of science fiction -- Appendix A. Toward an understanding of terminology in space engineering, archaeology, and heritage -- Appendix B. Space programs and organizations.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 1015 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 629.4 H236; Space archaeology; Space vehicles; Space debris; Space environment; Aerospace engineering -- History; Cultural property; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Aerospace engineering; Cultural property; Space archaeology; Space debris; Space environment; Space vehicles; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420084320; 1420084321
• Related ISBNs: 9781420084313; 1420084313
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.