The book presents a unique overview of activities in human
spaceflight and exploration and a discussion of future development
possibilities. It provides an introduction for the general public
interested in space and would also be suitable for students at
university. The book includes the basics of the space environment
and the effects of space travel on the human body. It leads through
the challenges of designing life support systems for spacecraft as
wells as space suits to protect astronauts during extravehicular
activities. Research being carried out by humans in Earth orbit is
being brought into context to other forms of space exploration.
Between the end of 2007 and May 2009 ESA, the European Space
Agency, carried out an astronaut recruitment process. It was the
first time that astronauts had been recruited newly to the corps
since its creation in 1998 and the positions were open to citizens
of all of the member states of ESA. Two of the contributors to this
book participated in the selection process and hence contribute to
a general discussion of how one carries out such a selection
programme. The book concludes with one person's experience of
flying aboard the space shuttle on a mission to map planet Earth,
bringing together topics taken up in earlier parts of the book.
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