Essays on Astronauts

Introduction My hero of all times and one who inspire me to set my aim to become an astronaut was “Neil Armstrong”. First man to the Moon. He said that “Pilots do not take any special joy in walking but Pilots like flying”. I love...

CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES What do the space shuttle, aircraft brakes, rocket nozzles and hip prostheses have in common? These examples demonstrate the versatility of carbon-carbon composites in a wide variety of extreme situations where their unique combination of mechanical, thermal, electrical, microstructural, and chemical properties have...

One thing that squares with my beliefs that I obtained from my reading was a certain idea that Chris Hadfield touched on early in the book. It was the idea that he said “I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself...