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Random House Publishing Group This New Ocean The Story of the First Space Age Modern Library
Book SynopsisIt was all part of man's greatest adventure--landing men on the Moon and sending a rover to Mars, finally seeing the edge of the universe and the birth of stars, and launching planetary explorers across the solar system to Neptune and beyond. The ancient dream of breaking gravity's hold and taking to space became a reality only because of the intense cold-war rivalry between the superpowers, with towering geniuses like Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolyov shelving dreams of space travel and instead developing rockets for ballistic missiles and space spectaculars. Now that Russian archives are open and thousands of formerly top-secret U.S. documents are declassified, an often startling new picture of the space age emerges:the frantic effort by the Soviet Union to beat the United States to the Moon was doomed from the beginning by gross inefficiency and by infighting so treacherous that Winston Churchill likened it to 'dogs
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Springer Apollo
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Springer Lunar and Planetary Rovers
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Springer On the Moon
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Praxis EnergiyaBuran
Book SynopsisThe roots of Buran.- The birth of Buran.- Systems and scenarios.- Organizations and infrastructure.- The Buran cosmonaut team.- Testing the hardware.- Buran in the spotlight.- Shattered dreams, new beginnings.- Beyond Buran.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "Historians Hendrickx and Vis offer a history of the Soviet space shuttle and its attached rocket, one of the most powerful ever built. … This comprehensive history of the program, its technology, its designers, and its cosmonauts is an important contribution to the history of space technology, and is for those interested in space policy, engineering, systems, and history. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels." (A. M. Strauss, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008) "Hendrickx and Vis begin with an overview of Soviet spaceplane research and development stretching back to rocketplane designs of the 1930s before moving on to describing the origins of Energiya and Buran themselves. … Special note must also be made of the many excellent photos in this book, most of which have not been published in the West before. … a vital addition to the literature on the USSR/Russian space programme, and Hendrickx and Vis are to be congratulated on a job very well done!" (Liftoff, Issue 248, November-December, 2008)Table of ContentsThe roots of Buran.- The birth of Buran.- Systems and scenarios.- Organizations and infrastructure.- The Buran cosmonaut team.- Testing the hardware.- Buran in the spotlight.- Shattered dreams, new beginnings.- Beyond Buran.
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Springer Spaceplanes From Airport to Spaceport Astronomers Universe
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John Wiley & Sons Orbital Mechanics
Book SynopsisA lively study of orbital mechanics by the writer responsible for the computer simulations and systems analysis for the Saturn V moon rocket, Project Skylab and many others. Provides thorough coverage of all background theories, including unusual concepts and paradoxes that will enhance appreciation of this field. Includes discussion of rocket propulsion and optimization of techniques for maximizing payload and minimizing fuel consumption, plus complete coverage of the interaction of space vehicles and space bodies.Table of ContentsAn Introduction to Orbital Mechanics. Satellite Orbits. The Orbital Environment. Powered Flight Maneuvers. Boosting a Satellite Into Orbit. Today's Family of Global Boosters. Enhancing the Performance of Booster Rockets. Choosing the Proper Orbit for a Satellite. Choosing the Proper Constellation Architecture. Space-Age Technologies for the Twenty-First Century. Bibliography. About the Author. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Do Your Ears Pop in Space and 500 Other Surprising Questions about Space Travel
Book SynopsisAn excellent reference. This book has to be on the shelf of every space buff. --James Lovell, Commander, Apollo 13. Get the inside story on outer space from three-time shuttle astronaut R. Mike Mullane.Table of ContentsSpace Physics. Space Shuttle Pre-Mission and Launch Operations. Space Shuttle Orbit Operations. Life in Space. Space Physiology. Space Shuttle Reentry and Landing. Challenger. Astronaut Facts. The Future. Index.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Art of NASA
Book SynopsisThis special collector’s edition of The Art of NASA adds 32 pages of new material, a presentation case, a new cover, a paper model of the Lunar Module, four postcards, and a rolled poster.
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Springer Numerical Methods for Wave Propagation Selected Contributions from the Workshop held in Manchester UK Containing the Harten Memorial Lecture 47 Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications
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Springer Space Mission Analysis and Design Space
Book SynopsisThis famous and practical handbook for Space Mission Engineering draws on leading aerospace experts to carry readers through mission design, from orbit selection to ground ops. SMAD III updates the technology, provides greater emphasis on small spacecraft design and the cost-reduction process, and includes more detail on multi-satellite manufacturing, space computers, payload design and autonomous systems.Table of ContentsList of Authors. preface. 1. The Space Mission Analysis and Design Process. 2. Mission Characterization. 3. Mission Evaluation. 4. Requirements Definition. 5. Space Mission Geometry. 6. Introduction to Astrodynamics. 7. Orbit and Constellation Design. 8. The Space Environment and Survivability. 9. Space Payload Design and Sizing. 10. Spacecraft Design and Sizing. 11. Spacecraft Subsystems. 12. Space Manufacture and Test. 13. Communications Architecture. 14. Mission Operations. 15. Ground System Design and Sizing. 16. Spacecraft Computer Systems. 17. Space Propulsion Systems. 18. Launch Systems. 19. Space Manufacturing and Reliability. 20. Cost Modeling. 21. Limits on Mission Design. 22. Design of Low-Cost Spacecraft. 23. Applying the Space Mission Analysis and Design. Appendices: A: Mass Distribution for Selected Satellites. B: Astronautical and Astrophysical Data. C: Elliptical Orbit Equations. D: Spherical Geometry Formulas. E: Universal Time and Julian Dates. F: Units and Conversion Factors. Index.
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Springer Computational Aerosciences in the 21st Century Proceedings of the ICASELaRCNSFARO Workshop conducted by the Institute for Computer Applications Series in Science and Engineering
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Springer Mission Geometry Orbit and Constellation Design and Management Spacecraft Orbit and Attitude Systems 13 Space Technology Library
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Random House USA Inc Rocket Men
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Gateway to the Moon Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex
Book SynopsisA history of the origin, design and construction of the lunar launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center. It includes archival illustrations and diagrams of locations, personnel and equipment, from aerial views of sandy Cape Canaveral to some of the photographs of the first mobile launchers.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Moon Launch A History of the SaturnApollo Launch Operations
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Paupers' Press The Future of the Space Program Large Corporations Society Discussions with 22 ScienceFiction Writers No 1 Great Issues of the Day
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Pensacola Bay Flying Machines Ltd Co Flying Machines Over Pensacola an Early Aviation History from 1909 to 1929
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Legare Street Press Flying the Why and Wherefore
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Legare Street Press The Aviation Pocketbook for 1918 a Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes Formulae Rules Tables and Data Relating to Aeronautics
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Legare Street Press Aeronautics v. 1112
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Legare Street Press The Entomologists Record and Journal of Variation v.47 1935
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Legare Street Press Parakites a Treatise on the Making and Flying of
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Legare Street Press The Entomologists Record and Journal of Variation v.56 1944
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Legare Street Press Travels in the Air c. 3
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Legare Street Press The Aviation Pocketbook for 1918 a Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes Formulae Rules Tables and Data Relating to Aeronautics
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Legare Street Press The Entomologists Record and Journal of Variation v.110 1998
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Legare Street Press In Memory of Zenos Ramsey Miller
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