Vallerani ernesto (2 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. xxi, [3], 245, [3] pages. Illustrations (some in color). DJ has some wear and soiling. Includes Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgments, and The Birth of Teem Spirit. Part 1 discusses Spacelab; The European Space Laboratory; Part 2 discusses Spacelab: A Cosmic Laboratory for Hire; Part 3 discusses From Spacelab to Space Stations; Part 4 discusses Columbus: The European Space Station Element; Part 5 discusses The Logistic Module; Part 6 discusses Future Horizons, and the All-European Space Station Project. The book also includes a Table of Missions. Italian participation in space programs has been guided by a strategy that, "thanks to the enlightened vision of a few people," enabled Italy to acquire a privileged position in the exploration and exploitation of this "new frontier" of mankind. Ernesto Vallerani (Milan, 30 July 1936) is an Italian engineer, one of the main inspirers of Italian space activity. He graduated in aeronautical engineering from the Milan Polytechnic in 1961 and obtained a second degree from the California Institute of Technology in 1963, specializing in supersonic aerodynamics. Working at Aeritalia, he held various roles until he became director of the Space Division in 1980, which in the following years led to unprecedented growth. Among the main projects in which he took part, the Spacelab missions and the Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS). He has published the volume "Italy and space. In 1990 he received the von Braun Prize for his contribution to the European development of human space flight. This book is the exciting story of Italian participation in Spacelab, Columbus program, the International Space Station, and other space related activities. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. …

Milano, Electa, 2012, 4to cartonato con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 179 completamente illustrato da foto a colori.