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- Publication Name
- Handprints on Hubble
- Title
- Handprints on Hubble
- Subtitle
- An Astronaut's Story of Invention
- EAN
- 9780262539647
- ISBN
- 9780262539647
- Release Date
- 12/01/2020
- Release Year
- 2020
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Handprints on Hubble : an Astronaut's Story of Invention
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Transportation, Science
- Topic
- General, Astronomy, Science & Technology
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 19.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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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 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262539640
ISBN-13
9780262539647
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4050023424
Product Key Features
Book Title
Handprints on Hubble : an Astronaut's Story of Invention
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Astronomy, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Transportation, Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tl789.85.S85s85 2019
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
[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, "Dr. Sullivan starts out headed for the bottom of the sea. Soon, she flies us 200 miles above the sky, using her head, heart, and hands to solve problem after problem -- and help us take in views that are out of this world. She does it all with her veneer of astronaut cool, of course. What an adventure -- no wonder she loves it." - Bill Nye, CEO, The Planetary Society "A wonderful tale of the most remarkable scientific instrument of our time, and the people who made it possible. This fascinating story of the Hubble Space Telescope's visioning, development, and miraculous recovery, written by my longtime friend and two-time shuttle crewmate Dr. Kathy Sullivan, pays tribute to the unsung heroes of Hubble's initial deployment and subsequent servicing." - Charlie Bolden, NASA Astronaut Pilot STS-31; 12th NASA Administrator "So that's how it all works! Kathy Sullivan's insider knowledge and spacewalking savvy turn the nuts-and-bolts narrative of a giant piece of hardware into a daring space odyssey. From roaring rockets to tiny wrenches -- as human ingenuity shaped NASA technology -- it's an intimate portrait of our magnificent Hubble eye-in-the-sky. I was, yes, riveted." - Lynn Sherr, longtime space correspondent for ABC News; author, Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space "Perhaps the most important spacecraft ever launched in a single mission is the Hubble Space Telescope. HST has provided to humanity more knowledge of our universe than any instrument since Galileo first peered through ground glass. Astronaut Kathy Sullivan was there at the beginning of Hubble's design. As much as anyone, her handprints are on this magnificent space observatory. Now, in this fast-paced memoir, she tells us of the frustrations and triumphs of her storied career as the first American woman to walk in space and how she came to deploy the Hubble in orbit. A page-turner, Sullivan's memoir is for more than space buffs. It's for anyone who loves a good read about an adventurous life written by the person who lived it." - Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys/October Sky, 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, [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 --, Handprints on Hubble is an involving, inspiring personal account of creating Hubble, the telescope that changed Earth's view of the universe. -- Foreword Reviews
Table of Content
Preface CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: Sputnik Baby CHAPTER 3: Thirty-Five New Guys CHAPTER 4: "It Shall Be Maintainable" CHAPTER 5: Mission Prep CHAPTER 6: Grounded CHAPTER 7: Returning to Flight CHAPTER 8: A New Star in the Sky CHAPTER 9: Rescue and Renovation References Notes Index
Lccn
2019-005641
Dewey Decimal
522/.2919
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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