La vie dans l'espace

L'astronaute et son environnement

Mitchell R. Sharpe, Thomas de Galiana (trans.)
Year1970
PublisherLarousse
PlaceParis
LanguageFR
Pages192
SeriesTechniques d'aujourd'hui
Rating★★★☆☆ (3/5)
AudienceGeneral, Student
LevelBeginner
Keywords
space biologyspace medicineweightlessnessspace psychology
ThemesHuman Spaceflight

Published by Larousse in 1970 in its "Techniques d'aujourd'hui" series, this illustrated book (a French translation of Living in Space (Aldus Books, 1969)) offers a popular-science survey of the medicine and biology of human spaceflight. Mitchell R. Sharpe reviews the hazards of space (acceleration, radiation, weightlessness, decompression), the psychophysiological strain and selection of astronauts, ground-based simulation, life-support systems (atmosphere, water, food, suits) and biomedical telemetry. A closing chapter addresses the medical spinoffs of space research and the prospects for deep-space exploration.

📖 Editorial Review

A French translation published by Larousse in its "Techniques d'aujourd'hui" series, this illustrated volume tackles a rarely popularised side of the space race: not the rocket, but the astronaut himself: his body and his artificial environment. …