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Handprints on Hubble : An Astronaut's Story of Invention Kathryn
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The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. It has, among many other achievements, revealed thousands of galaxies in what seemed to be empty patches of sky; transformed our knowledge of black holes; found dwarf planets with moons orbiting other stars; and measured precisely how fast the universe is expanding. In Handprints on Hubble , retired astronaut Kathryn Sullivan describes her work on the NASA team that made all of this possible. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, recounts how she and other astronauts, engineers, and scientists launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained Hubble, the most productive observatory ever built. Along the way, Sullivan chronicles her early life as a "Sputnik Baby," her path to NASA through oceanography, and her initiation into the space program as one of "thirty-five new guys." (She was also one of the first six women to join NASA's storied astronaut corps.) She describes in vivid detail what liftoff feels like inside a spacecraft (it's like "being in an earthquake and a fighter jet at the same time"), shows us the view from a spacewalk, and recounts the temporary grounding of the shuttle program after the Challenger disaster. Sullivan explains that "maintainability" was designed into Hubble, and she describes the work of inventing the tools and processes that made on-orbit maintenance possible. Because in-flight repair and upgrade was part of the plan, NASA was able to fix a serious defect in Hubble's mirrors--leaving literal and metaphorical "handprints on Hubble." Handprints on Hubble was published with the support of the MIT Press Fund for Diverse Voices.
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262043181
ISBN-13
9780262043182
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038270300
Product Key Features
Book Title
Handprints on Hubble : an Astronaut's Story of Invention
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Astronomy, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
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Lc Classification Number
Tl789.85.S85s85 2019
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[A]n accessible and fascinating memoir of [Sullivan's] experiences as a pioneering scientist, highlighted by her work on the Hubble space telescope... Sullivan's fine volume shines a light on the nuts-and-bolts tasks that make extraordinary endeavors possible.-- Publishers Weekly, starred review -- Throughout the narrative, [Sullivan's] easy hand with details and infectious enthusiasm make for a winning combination. A smooth delivery of the nit and grit behind the success of the Hubble. -- Kirkus Reviews -- Handprints on Hubble is an involving, inspiring personal account of creating Hubble, the telescope that changed Earth's view of the universe. -- Foreword Reviews -- An accessible, engaging read for students of engineering and the history of technology and generalist readers interested in NASA history. -- Library Journal -- To read these [this book] is to marvel at what we have achieved in our nascent efforts to inhabit space, and to recognize that we have barely begun that quest. -- Nature -- As a ringside spectator of Challenger, Sullivan's memories are tinged by tragedy and she remained soberly aware that she might never return from a mission. Behind every scene Hubble itself looms large - "like a beautiful silver gift from Tiffany's" - whose contribution to understanding our place in the cosmos needs no qualification. -- SKY AT NIGHT Magazine --
Copyright Date
2019
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2019-005641
Dewey Decimal
522/.2919
Series
Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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