The Complete Book of Spacecraft: Rockets, Shuttles, Satellites, and Space Stations

Marvel at the history of space exploration through its daring vehicles, exhaustively chronicled in this authoritative volume featuring more than 250 artworks. In 1957, the world looked on with both uncertainty and amazement as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made orbiter. Sputnik 1 would spend three months circling Earth every 98 minutes and cover 71 million miles in the process. The world’s space programs have traveled far (literally and figuratively) since then, and the spacecraft they have developed and deployed represent almost unthinkable advances for such a relatively short period. In Spacecraft, illustrator and aerospace professional Giuseppe De Chiara teams up with aerospace historian Michael Gorn to present a huge, profusely illustrated aerospace history profiling and depicting spacecraft from Sputnik 1 through the International Space Station and everything in between, including concepts that have yet to actually venture outside the Earth’s atmosphere.  This updated and revised edition includes: Expertly written profiles depicting and describing the design, development, and deployment of manned and unmanned spacecraft from around the world, including satellites, capsules, spaceplanes, rockets, and space stations—now updated with the latest models Vivid scale illustrations of the many international spacecraft in multiple-view, sometimes cross-section, and in many cases shown in archival period photography to provide further historical context Earthbound and spaceborne data and intel chronicling every technological leap, engineering challenge, and monumental achievement, from troubleshooting the lunar landers of the ’60s to engineering solar-driven sails to propel futuristic craft to Mars and beyond A look ahead to an era of privatized space travel and even plans for lunar and Martian space stations and settlement  Dividing the book by era, De Chiara and Gorn feature spacecraft not only from the United States and Soviet Union/Russia, but also from the European Space Agency and China. The mind-blowing machines examined in this volume include the rockets Energia, Falcon 9, and VEGA; the Hubble Space Telescope; the Cassini space probe; and the Mars rovers, Opportunity, and Curiosity. For anyone who has marveled at humankind’s attempts and advances in leaving Earth, Spacecraft: The Complete Guide to the Rockets, Satellites, Capsules, Shuttles, and Stations That Put Us in Space is the definitive reference.

Table of Contents:
Introduction       I. The First Space Program, 1957-1977   Prologue          Capsules  1.  Mercury                                                          2.  Gemini                                                            3.  Apollo                                                            4. Vostok 3K                                                       5. Voskhod 3KV                                                6. Voskhod 3KD                                                7. Progress 7K-TG                                              8. Sever 5K                                                          9. Soyuz A 7K                                                    10. Soyuz 7K-OK                                                11. Soyuz 7K-OKS                                              12. Soyuz 7K-L1                                                 13. Soyuz 7K-LOK                                              14. Soyuz 7K-T                                                    15. Soyuz 7K-M/ASTP 16. Mengzhou 17. Gaganyaan 18. Soyuz development 19. Starliner                                        Spaceplanes                                         20. X-15                                                               21. MiG 105-11   22. Dream Chaser                                                  Landers 23. LK                                                                    24. Lunokhod 1-2 Rovers                                  Stations 25. Skylab                                                         26. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project                        27. Salyut 1, (DOS 1, 2)                                    28. Salyut 2, 3, 5 (OPS 1, 2, 3)             29. Salyut 4 (DOS 3, 4)     30. Cygnus 31. Chinese Space Station                                Rockets 32. Viking                                                            33. Redstone                                                     34. Mercury-Atlas                                             35. Agena                                                          36. Centaur                                                        37. Gemini-Titan II                                             38. Saturn IB                                                       39.  Saturn V                                                      40. N1                                                                 41. R7                                                                  42. UR-500 Proton     43. Ariane 6     44. Angara 5     45. Vulcan     46. CZ Family     47. CZ-3     48. CZ-4     49. CZ-5     50. CZ-6     51. CZ-7     52. H Family     53. H-IIB     54. H-3     55. LMV-3     56. Starship/Superheavy     57. Heavy Rockets of the World                                                    Robotics 58. Explorer                                                         59. Vanguard                                                    60. Lunar Orbiter 1                                            61. Ranger 7                                                       62. Surveyor 1                                                     63. Mariner 10                                                    64. Pioneer 10                                                    65. Viking 2                                                          66. Voyager 2                                                    67. Luna Ye-2A (Luna 3)                                  68. Luna Ye-6 (Luna 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)               69. Luna Ye-8-5 (Luna 15, 16, 18, 20)           70. Sputnik 1 (PS-1)                                           71. Sputnik 2 (PS2#1)                                       72. Sputnik 3 (D1)                                             73. Venera 9, 10, 11, 12 (4V1)   74. Perseverance 75. Ingenuity 76. Chang'e 6 77. Chandrayaan                      II.  The Second Space Age, 1977-1997   Prologue   Capsules 78. Soyuz 7K-ST                                                 79. Soyuz 7k-STM                                              80. TKS, TKS-FGB, TKS VA                                                 Spaceplanes 81. Orbiter Enterprise (Approach/Landing tests)                      82. Orbiter Columbia                                      83. VKK Buran                                                     Stations 84. Atlantis-Mir                                                    85. Mir (DOS 7)                                                 86. Salyut 6, 7 (DOS 5, 6)                                   Rockets 87. STS                                                                   88. Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters            89. Shuttle External Tank                           90. Ariane 4                                                        91. Energia                                                           Robotics 92. Cassini                                                            93. Hubble Space Telescope                         94. Compton Gamma Ray Observ.            95. Giotto                                                           96. Ulysses                                                             III.  Space Exploration at a Crossroads, 1997-2017 Prologue   Capsules 97. Orion                                                             98. Dragon                                                         99. Cygnus                                                        100. Shenzhou (Project 921)                         101. Soyuz 7K-MS                                                 Stations 102. ISS (completed)                                         103. Unity                                                       104. Zarya                                                      105. Destiny Laboratory                                       106. MPLM 107. Tiangong 1                                                   Rockets 108. SLS                                                                   109. Falcon 9                                                        110. Antares                                                          111. New Shepherd                                           112. Ariane 5 (                                                     113. CZ-2F                                                             114. VEGA                                                              Robotics 115. Mars Rover Opportunity                           116. Mars Rover Curiosity                                  117. Chandra Telescope                                  118. Spitzer Telescope                                        119. Juno                                                               120. Deep Impact                                               121. Bepi-Colombo                                           122. GAIA                                                             123. Herschel-Planck                                         124. Lisa-Pathfinder                                            125. Rosetta                                                         126. Yinghuo 1     IV. To the Moon and Space for All, 1998 - 2004                                           Epilogue

About the Author :
Michael H. Gorn served formerly as deputy Air Force historian and as chief historian of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. He earned a doctorate in history from the University of Southern California. Gorn is the author of more than a dozen books, including NASA's Forgotten Genius: Hugh L. Dryden and the Foundations of the American Space Program, and he has been featured in interviews on BBC, History, and the Discovery Channel. He is a recipient of the AIAA's Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Award for Expanding the Envelope: Flight Research at the NACA and NASA.Giuseppe De Chiara is an accomplished aerospace professional who began his career as a designer of Parabolic Flights facilities. He later was assigned to the ISS program as a training expert and operations leader. In 2003, De Chiara began a second career as a professional aerospace illustrator, with his work appearing in several books and publications. De Chiara lives in Caserta, Italy.Born in Italy, Davide Sivolella was captivated by flying machines from an young age. His passion for astronautics motivated him to earn bachelor's and master's degrees in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin. In 2009, Davide relocated to the United Kingdom where he has held various roles in the civil aviation industry, including positions with airlines and aircraft manufacturers. He began his writing career in 2013, regularly publishing books on space-exploration technologies.