SPACE TRAVEL
Writing under the pen name Noordung , he published his only book in 1928 , Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums ( The Problem of Space Flight - The Rocket Motor ), and it is still considered one of the fundamental works of the first generation of space flight pioneers .
It directly influenced the work of the second generation of space pioneers and helped establish a new science – astronautics . This work , the first part of which deftly and concisely summarized the relevant work of his predecessors , introduced several revolutionary methods for dealing with flight in zero gravity and in a
Potočnik never lived to see any of his ideas come to fruition nor go to space . However , the Slovenian edition of his book ( on the picture ) was taken by Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station , currently the only human settlement not on planet Earth . Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies ( KSEVT ). Photo : Nebojša Tejić , STA .
vacuum . His most valuable contribution was the design of a space station , which is regarded as the first comprehensive example of architecture in space . There is evidence that Werner von Braun and other key personalities within the new NASA space program were desperately keen to see the book translated to English . One of the beneficiaries of Noordung ’ s book was celebrated science fiction author Arthur C . Clarke .
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