NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : A pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : A

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A general history of space exploration is presented. The solar system is discussed. The Sun-Earth relationship is considered, including magnetic fields, solar wind, the magnetosphere, and the Sun-weather relationship. The universe beyond the solar system is discussed. Topics include stellar and galactic evolution, quasars and intergalactic space. The effects of weightlessness and ionizing radiation on human beings are considered. The possibility of extraterrestrial life is discussed. Lunar and planetary exploration, solar-terrestrial physics, astrophysics, biomedical research and exobiology are reviewed. Numerons color illustrations are included

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 1/1/1981
• Year: 1981
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE, EXOBIOLOGY, EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE, GALACTIC EVOLUTION, INTERGALACTIC MEDIA, IONIZING RADIATION, PLANETS, QUASARS, SOLAR MAGNETIC FIELD, SOLAR SYSTEM, SOLAR WIND, SPACE EXPLORATION, WEIGHTLESSNESS, ASTROPHYSICS, HISTORIES, METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, French, B. M. [Editor], Maran, S. P. [Editor

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