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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Nasa Space Flight Research and Pioneering
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Saturn V
Book SynopsisA detailed look at the Saturn V's design and construction and all 32 of its Apollo missions.
£17.09
McFarland and Company, Inc. The Space Shuttle Program How NASA Lost Its Way
Book SynopsisProvides an examination of the events, decisions, and policies that may have contributed to the horrific destruction of the shuttles Challenger and Columbia. This book traces the early development of NASA's shuttle program, examining the problems associated with the designs of shuttles OV-099 (Challenger) and OV-102 (Columbia).
£27.54
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.
£251.99
University of Nebraska Press Wheels Stop
Book SynopsisThe human story of the Space Shuttle program from the aftermath of the Challenger accident and ending with the final flight in 2011. Trade Review"[An] enthusiastic portrayal of the heroic age of American space travel."—Publishers Weekly "Houston focuses on themes and makes extensive (and effective) use of oral histories provided by astronauts and others."—J. Z. Kiss, Choice"Houston preserves the candid reflections of some who wrote the shuttle's story aloft, and their exultations and confessions are reason enough to fly with them until "wheels stop.""—Air and Space“When we talk about the Space Shuttle, we talk about the people. Author Rick Houston’s work here takes it a step further. He reaches to the heart and soul of the people.”—Milt Heflin, former lead Space Shuttle flight director and chief of the flight director office“With the Space Shuttle program now at an end, documenting the amazing thirty-year career of these iconic orbiters holds an untold amount of historical importance. Spaceflight isn’t easy, people pay in blood and sweat to make it happen. Author Rick Houston lends a voice to some of the key people involved in what is not only an American treasure but a global superstar.”—Chris Bergin, managing editor, NASASpaceflight.com“Rick Houston skillfully recounts the shuttle program from a front row center seat, full of engaging, first person accounts—direct from the flight deck and the vacuum of space during some of the program’s wildest spacewalks. From triumph to tragedy and back again, this book is the next best thing to being there.”—Dr. Scott Parazynski, five-time shuttle astronaut and Everest mountaineerTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Back in the Game 2. Cloak and Dagger, Science on Orbit 3. Hubble Huggers 4. Sleeping with the Enemy 5. A Home on Orbit 6. "The Debris Was Talking to Me" 7. "We Came Home" 8. A Kick in the Pants 9. The End of an Era 10. A Magnificent Machine Epilogue Sources Index
£29.45
Random House USA Inc Rocket Men The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind’s historic first mission to the Moon, from the bestselling author of Shadow Divers.“Robert Kurson tells the tale of Apollo 8 with novelistic detail and immediacy.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and ArtemisBy August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moon—in just four months. And it would all happen at Christmas. In a year of historic violence and
£22.40
Random House USA Inc Rocket Men
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£17.00
University of Arizona Press Human Spaceflight
£21.56
RAND Japans Space Program A Fork in the Road Technical
Book SynopsisReviews the history of Japan''s space program, its organization and recent changes, the origins and status of its satellite reconnaissance program, factors affecting its spave program, and the directions the program may take next.
£14.24
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Luftwaffe Airfield Equipment
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£9.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collecting the Space Race
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£23.99
Paupers' Press The Future of the Space Program Large Corporations Society Discussions with 22 ScienceFiction Writers No 1 Great Issues of the Day
£11.63
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£20.85
Pensacola Bay Flying Machines Ltd Co Flying Machines Over Pensacola an Early Aviation History from 1909 to 1929
£15.00
Legare Street Press Parakites a Treatise on the Making and Flying of
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£22.75
LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD Airopaidia Containing the Narrative of a Balloon
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£26.55
LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD The Entomologists Record and Journal of Variation
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£18.95
Independently Published Nuclear Propulsion Techniques for Spacecraft
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£37.99
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Spaceman An Astronauts Unlikely Journey to Unlock
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that’s about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you’re about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind’s chance to unlock the universe’s secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit, with all the zip and buoyancy of life in microgravity. Massimino’s childhood space dreams were born the day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Growing up in a working-class Long Island family, he catapulted himself to Columbia and then MIT, only to flunk his first doctoral exam and be rejected three times by NASA before making it through the final round of astronaut selection. Ta
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Scramjet Propulsion
Book SynopsisScramjet Propulsion Explore the cutting edge of HAP technologies with this comprehensive resource from an international leader in her field Scramjet Propulsion: A Practical Introduction delivers a comprehensive treatment of hypersonic air breathing propulsion and its applications. The book covers the most up-to-date hypersonic technologies, like endothermic fuels, fuel injection and flameholding systems, high temperature materials, and TPS, and offers technological overviews of hypersonic flight platforms like the X-43A, X-51A, and HiFIRE. It is organized around easy-to-understand explanations of technical challenges and provides extensive references for the information contained within. The highly accomplished author provides readers with a fulsome description of the theoretical underpinnings of hypersonic technologies, as well as critical design and technology issues affecting hypersonic air breathing propulsion technologies. The book's combination of inTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgment xvii 1 Introduction to Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion 1 1.1 Hypersonic Flow and Hypersonic Flight 3 1.2 Chemical Propulsion Systems 5 1.3 Classes of Hypersonic Vehicles 12 1.4 Scramjet Engine–Vehicle Integration 15 1.5 Chemical Propulsion Performance Comparison 17 1.6 Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion Historical Overview 19 1.7 Scramjet Flight Demonstration Programs 23 1.8 New Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion Programs 30 1.9 Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion Critical Technologies 33 1.10 Critical Design Issues 36 Questions 37 References 38 2 Theoretical Background 41 2.1 Atmospheric Flight 41 2.2 Air Thermodynamic Models 50 2.3 Fundamental Equations 53 2.4 Thermodynamic Cycle of Air-Breathing Propulsion 56 2.5 Air-Breathing Propulsion Performance Measures 61 2.6 Shock Waves in Supersonic Flow 65 2.7 One-Dimensional Flow with Heat Addition 69 2.8 Closing Remarks 73 Questions 74 References 74 3 Aerothermodynamics of Vehicle-Integrated Scramjet 77 3.1 Aerothermodynamic Environment 78 3.2 Hypersonic Viscous Flow Phenomena 83 3.3 Laminar to Turbulent Transition in Hypersonic Flows 88 3.4 Hypersonic Flowfield for Propulsion-Integrated Vehicles 92 3.5 Convective Heat Transfer or Aerodynamic Heating 104 3.6 NASA X-43A Leading-Edge Flight Hardware 111 3.7 Inlet Blunt Leading-Edge Effects and Entropy Layer Swallowing 113 3.8 Inlet Shock-On-Lip Condition or Inlet Speeding 114 3.9 Shock–Boundary Layer Interactions in the Propulsion Flowpath 116 3.10 Inlet Unstart 118 3.11 Closing Remarks 119 Questions 120 References 120 4 Scramjet Inlet/Forebody and Isolator 123 4.1 Introduction 123 4.2 Engine Inlet Function and Design Requirements 123 4.3 Inlet Types 129 4.4 Inlet Compression System Performance 132 4.5 Hypersonic Inlet Designs 143 4.6 Inlet Operation: Start and Unstart 152 4.7 Inlet Aerodynamics 154 4.8 Isolator 157 Questions 161 References 161 5 Scramjet Combustor 165 5.1 Combustor Process Desired Properties 166 5.2 Combustor Entrance Conditions 167 5.3 Combustion Stoichiometry 172 5.4 Combustion Flowfield 174 5.5 Scramjet Combustor Geometry 192 5.6 Scramjet Combustor Design Issues 197 5.7 Closing Remarks 198 Questions 199 References 199 6 Fuels for Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion 203 6.1 Introduction 204 6.2 Endothermic Fuels 208 6.3 Heat Sink Capacity of Hydrogen and Endothermic Fuels 210 6.4 Fuel Heat Sink Requirements 212 6.5 Ignition Characteristics of Fuels 214 6.6 Mixing Characteristics of Cracked Hydrocarbon Fuels 217 6.7 Structural and Heat Transfer Considerations 218 6.8 Fuel System Integration and Control 219 6.9 Combustion Technical Challenges with Hydrocarbon Fuels 219 6.10 Impact of Fuel Selection on Hypersonic Vehicle Design 221 6.11 Fuels Research for Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion 223 Questions 224 References 225 7 Dual-Mode Combustion Scramjet 227 7.1 Introduction 227 7.2 Phenomenological Description of Dual-Mode Scramjet 229 7.3 Heat Addition to Flow in Constant Area Duct 230 7.4 Divergent Combustor and Heat Release 231 7.5 Combustor Mode Transition Studies 236 7.6 Closing Remarks 247 Questions 247 References 248 8 Scramjet Nozzle/Aftbody 251 8.1 Introduction 251 8.2 Nozzle Geometric Configurations 255 8.3 Nozzle Performance Parameters 260 8.4 Nozzle Flow Losses 265 8.5 SERN Design Approach 266 8.6 Nozzle Ground Testing Issues 268 8.7 Special Topics for Further Research 270 8.8 Closing Remarks 274 Questions 275 References 275 9 Materials, Structures, and Thermal Management 279 9.1 Hypersonic Flight Mission Characteristics 280 9.2 Aerodynamic Heating 281 9.3 Hypersonic Integrated Structures 285 9.4 High-Temperature Materials Requirements and Properties 295 9.5 Selected Materials for Hypersonics 296 9.6 Examples of Vehicle Development Structure and Materials 306 9.7 Materials and Structures Technical Challenges 312 Questions 315 References 315 10 Scramjets and Combined Cycle Propulsion 319 10.1 Aerospace Propulsion 320 10.2 Combined Cycle Propulsion Concepts 322 10.3 From Takeoff to Hypersonic Cruise 324 10.4 Ideal Cycle Analysis of Turbojet and Ramjet Engines 325 10.5 Single-Stage-To-Orbit and Two-State-To-Orbit Vehicles 342 10.6 Propulsion for Spaceplanes 343 10.7 Hydrogen for Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion 352 10.8 Technical Challenges of Combined Cycle Propulsion 359 10.9 Closing Remarks 362 Questions 363 References 364 11 Ground Testing and Evaluation 367 11.1 Introduction 367 11.2 Airframe/Propulsion-Integrated Vehicle Design Requirements 367 11.3 Ground Testing Overview 369 11.4 Ground Testing for the NASA Hyper-X Program 376 11.5 Ground Testing for the USAF X-51A Waverider 390 11.6 ONERA Ground Testing for the European LAPCAT2 Combustor 392 11.7 Vitiated versus Clean Air Hypersonic Wind Tunnel 393 11.8 Diagnostics and Measurements for Scramjet Combustion 394 Questions 396 References 397 12 Analysis, Computational Modeling, and Simulation 401 12.1 Overview of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence 403 12.2 Surrogate-Based Analysis and Optimization (SBAO) 414 12.3 Flowfield in Highly Integrated Hypersonic Air-breathing Vehicle 416 12.4 NASA Hyper-X Program Computational Modeling Requirements 423 12.5 Overview of Selected CFD Analysis Cases 426 12.6 Closing Remarks 432 Questions 434 References 434 13 Hypersonic Air-Breathing Flight Testing 439 13.1 Introduction 439 13.2 Flight Operational Envelope 439 13.3 Flight Test Technique Concepts 440 13.4 X-43A: Air-lifted, Rocket-boosted Approach 444 13.5 Australia/USA Flight Experiments with Sounding Rockets 449 13.6 Russia CIAM and NASA Partnership for Scramjet Flight Testing 452 13.7 Hypersonic Flight Demonstration Program (HyFly) 453 13.8 Phoenix Air-Launched Small Missile (ALSM) 454 13.9 Gun-Launched Scramjet Missile Testing 455 13.10 X-43A Flight Test Mishap 455 13.11 Closing Remarks 457 References 458 Powering the Future of Transcontinental Flight and Access to Space 461 Glossary 469 Nomenclature 485 Index 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£103.50
St. Martins Press-3PL Neil Armstrong A Life of Flight
Book SynopsisNeil Armstrong biography. This book is full of never-before-seen photos and personal details written down for the first time, including what Neil really felt when he took that first step on the moon, what life in NASA was like, and what he felt the future of space exploration should be.
£16.26
St Martin's Press Apollo 8
Book SynopsisThe untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph.In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and since then the Apollo program had suffered one setback after another. Meanwhile, the Russians were winning the space race, the Cold War was getting hotter by the month, and President Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade seemed sure to be broken. But when Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders were summoned to a secret meeting and told of the dangerous mission, they instantly signed on.Written with all the color and verve of the best narrative non-fiction, Apollo 8 takes us from Mission Control to the astronaut's homes, from the test labs to the launch pad. The race to prepare an u
£13.29
McGraw-Hill Education Standard Handbook for Aerospace Engineers Second
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A single source of essential information for aerospace engineersThis fully revised resource presents theories and practices from more than 50 specialists in the many sub-disciplines of aeronautical and astronautical engineeringâall under one cover. The Standard Handbook for Aerospace Engineers, Second Edition, contains complete details on classic designs as well as the latest techniques, materials, and processes used in aviation, defense, and space systems. You will get insightful, practical coverage of the gamut of aerospace engineering technologies along with hundreds of informative diagrams, charts, and graphs.Standard Handbook for Aerospace Engineers, Second Edition covers:â
£211.84
McGraw-Hill Education Aircraft Powerplants Powerplant Certification
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive guide to aircraft powerplantsâfully updated for the latest advances and regulationsThis up-to-date guide contains all the information you need to master the operation and maintenance of aircraft engines and achieve FAA Powerplant certification. The book offers plain-language explanations of all current engine components, mechanics, and technologies. This tenth edition features expanded coverage of turbine engine theory, operational procedures, maintainability, engine systems operation, and propeller systems. You will get new examples, exercises, and practice exam questions as well as revised content to align with 2022 FAA regulations. Hundreds of detailed diagrams and real-world examples throughout illustrate each topic. In addition, an up-to-date solutions manual is available online.Aircraft Powerplants: Powerplant Certification, Tenth Edition covers: Aircraft powerplant classification and progress Reciprocating-
£67.49
Houghton Mifflin Rocket Billionaires
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£15.19
Abrams Apollo A Graphic Guide to Mankinds Greatest
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£19.99
National Geographic Society Mission to Mars My Vision for Space Exploration
Book SynopsisCan astronauts reach Mars by 2035? Absolutely, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon. Celebrated astronaut, brilliant engineer, bestselling author, Aldrin believes it is not only possibly but vital to America’s future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. What we need, he argues, is a commitment by the U.S. President as rousing as JFK’s promise to reach the moon by the end of the 1960s—an audacious, inspiring goal-and a unified vision for space exploration. In Mission to Mars, Aldrin plots that trajectory, stressing that American-led space exploration is essential to the economic and technological vitality of the nation and the world. Do you dare to dream big? Then join Aldrin in his thought provoking and inspiring Mission to Mars.Trade ReviewColonising space is essential for the long term survival of the human race, and Buzz Aldrin's book shows us how. - Stephen Hawking
£13.46
Praxis The Apollo Guidance Computer
Book SynopsisHistory, evolution and packaging.- Machine organization.- Interpretive instructions.- The executive program.- Important background routines.- Display and keyboard (DSKY).- I/O devices and interfaces.- Application programs.- Erasable memory programs.- Interaction with the ground.- Selected case studies.- Epilogue.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This exceedingly valuable work will give present day Computer Science students the background to understand how the dramatic breakthroughs in Logical Design, Computer Architecture, Computer Language Interpreters and Real-Time Executive Software was invented, and how it worked in practice. … This excellent reference will form a model for teaching and learning historical Computer Architectures and Software so that future Computer Scientists can understand and learn the original ideas that today guide their field.” (Ira Laefsky, Amazon, September, 2010)Table of Contents-History, evolution and packaging. -Machine organization. -Interpretive instructions. -The executive program. -Important background routines.-Display and keyboard (DSKY). -I/O devices and interfaces. -Application programs. -Eraseable memory programs. -Interaction with the ground. -Selected case studies. -Epilogue.
£40.49
Simon & Schuster My Big Silver Rocket Ship
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£25.49
Little, Brown & Company Reaching for the Stars The Inspiring Story of a
Book SynopsisThe inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut
£26.10
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Marshall Space Flight Center Images of America
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£19.79
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Concorde Pocket Manual
Book SynopsisFirst flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 and made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways and Air France. British Airways'' Concordes made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2.5 million passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours compared to around eight hours for a subsonic flight. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes.Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across US, including in New York, Seattle, and Washington D.C. However, there have been recent reports suggest that a Concorde may start operating commercially again. Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed and developed, as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history.
£10.44
John Murray Press Out of This World
Book SynopsisFInd out how NASA creates and leads stellar teams and how you can bring Mission Control leadership to your organization.Trade ReviewCompelling. It is adherence to principles like those at Mission Control that helps prevent something slipping by that could bankrupt the company or wipe out previous accomplishments. * Forbes *Former NASA flight director Paul Sean Hill tells the true story of the game-changing transformation of Mission Control's senior leadership team. Hill's candor and intensity makes this a fascinating read for every leader! -- Ken Blanchard, co-author of 'The One-Minute Manager'Filled with fascinating insights, every leader will find parallels to their own organization. A must-have for anyone leading a high-performance team and an invaluable addition to any business library. -- Marshall Goldsmith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 'Triggers'This is an arresting work. No leader or manager can fail to benefit from the lessons captured here. -- Michael D. Griffin, NASA Administrator, 2005-09 and Schafer Corporation CEOHard-won lessons for business executives and leaders who want to learn from the best team on the planet. This book, like its author, is one-of-a kind. -- Mary Lynne Dittmar, President, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration and former member, Human Spaceflight Committee, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and MedicineThis engaging book tells the story of how NASA's renowned Mission Control evolved into an extraordinary team that directed many of the world's greatest technical triumphs. Leaders from every organization will benefit from these vital lessons. -- Walter E. Natemeyer, Chairman and CEO, North American Training and DevelopmentMission Control is the leadership laboratory for those who accept the challenge and the risk of ultimate responsibility for all actions necessary for crew safety and mission success in manned spaceflight. Paul Sean Hill is a select graduate. -- Eugene F. Kranz, former NASA Flight Director and Director of Mission Operations, 1983–94Former director of missions operations Hill offers a personal glimpse into the inner workings of America's space agency, and how companies can achieve success under the most intense pressure. * HR Magazine *
£12.34
Capstone Press Laika The Space Dog Animal Heroes First Hero in
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£8.54
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Airbreathing Propulsion An Introduction Springer
Book SynopsisAirbreathing Propulsion covers the physics of combustion, fluid and thermo-dynamics, and structural mechanics of airbreathing engines, including piston, turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and ramjet engines.Table of ContentsPreface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Thermodynamic Ideal Cycle Analysis.- 3. Friction, Work and Heat Addition in a One-dimensional Channel Flow.- 4. Flow Through a Turbomachine.- 5. Estimating Losses.- 6. Similarity Rules (On Design Condition).- 7. Axial Compressors and Turbines.- 8. Centrifugal Compressor.- 9. Off Design Running of Aircraft Gasturbines.- 10. Propeller Aerodynamics.- 11. Materials and Structural Problems.- List of Symbols.- Bibliography.- Index.
£40.49
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination
Book SynopsisIt provides detailed derivations for attitude kinematics and dynamics and provides detailed description of the most widely used attitude parameterization, the quaternion.Trade Review“The present book presents the fundamental concepts and mathematical basis for spacecraft attitude description and control. … Every chapter and appendix contains a rich references. After reading this book, the reader will be convinced that the intended audience for it consists of graduate students, Ph.D. students and scientists with an interest in spacecraft attitude determination and control.” (Clementina Mladenova, zbMATH 1381.70006, 2018)“It is of exceptional quality in both the range of subjects covered and the detail of that coverage. … this book has a lot to offer to those of us involved in the developments and data processing for such projects, describing in detail external forces as well as the effects of non-rigidity. … this is a very worthwhile volume, highly recommended for anyone involved in astronomical or other satellite projects.” (Floor van Leeuwen, The Observatory, Vol. 135 (1246), June, 2015)“This is an excellent book. Markley … and Crassidis (Univ. of Buffalo) have succeeded in creating a work that is a good textbook for both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners. … book ends with several appendixes that further support the rest of the book and also provide novice practitioners with a good resource to help them understand the more technical and complicated material. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Aerospace engineering collections serving upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (D. B. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 52 (7), March, 2015)Table of ContentsAttitude Determination and Estimation.- Matrices, Vectors, Frames, Transforms.- Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics.- Sensors and Actuators.- Static Attitude Determination Methods.- Filtering for Attitude Determination.- Attitude Control.
£85.49
University of Nebraska Press Wheels Stop The Tragedies and Triumphs of the
Book SynopsisThe human story of the Space Shuttle program from the aftermath of the Challenger accident and ending with the final flight in 2011. Trade Review"[An] enthusiastic portrayal of the heroic age of American space travel."—Publishers Weekly "Houston focuses on themes and makes extensive (and effective) use of oral histories provided by astronauts and others."—J. Z. Kiss, Choice"Houston preserves the candid reflections of some who wrote the shuttle's story aloft, and their exultations and confessions are reason enough to fly with them until "wheels stop.""—Air and Space“When we talk about the Space Shuttle, we talk about the people. Author Rick Houston’s work here takes it a step further. He reaches to the heart and soul of the people.”—Milt Heflin, former lead Space Shuttle flight director and chief of the flight director office“With the Space Shuttle program now at an end, documenting the amazing thirty-year career of these iconic orbiters holds an untold amount of historical importance. Spaceflight isn’t easy, people pay in blood and sweat to make it happen. Author Rick Houston lends a voice to some of the key people involved in what is not only an American treasure but a global superstar.”—Chris Bergin, managing editor, NASASpaceflight.com“Rick Houston skillfully recounts the shuttle program from a front row center seat, full of engaging, first person accounts—direct from the flight deck and the vacuum of space during some of the program’s wildest spacewalks. From triumph to tragedy and back again, this book is the next best thing to being there.”—Dr. Scott Parazynski, five-time shuttle astronaut and Everest mountaineerTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Back in the Game 2. Cloak and Dagger, Science on Orbit 3. Hubble Huggers 4. Sleeping with the Enemy 5. A Home on Orbit 6. "The Debris Was Talking to Me" 7. "We Came Home" 8. A Kick in the Pants 9. The End of an Era 10. A Magnificent Machine Epilogue Sources Index
£19.79
University of Nebraska Press Space Age Adventures
Book SynopsisSpace Age Adventures is a guidebook that recounts short entertaining stories from spaceflight history and details more than one hundred adventurous sites across the United States, including air and space museums, outdoor astronaut training locations, and historic destinations for space enthusiasts.Trade Review“Part travel guidebook and part history lesson, anyone with even a passing interest in space will appreciate this resource. Mike Bezemek has created a long-needed and well-organized reference for planning trips to space-themed destinations in the United States. I had no idea all these places existed and appreciate how the included stories reference artifacts or displays that can be visited in person. Well done!”—Jay Gallentine, author of Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring through the Inner Solar System, 1969–1989“Mike Bezemek shows that the next best thing to a flight into space is visiting the many places on Earth related to space exploration. In addition to sharing the exciting stories behind the museum artifacts, Space Age Adventures takes readers to launch sites, astronomical observatories, and space museums around the United States. His work has provided me with lots of new ideas for space places to visit in the years to come.”—Chris Gainor, author of To a Distant Day: The Rocket PioneersTable of ContentsPreface: Spaces Sites and Stories Becoming a Space Age Adventurer Using This Book and Must-See Sites 1. The First Rockets 2. Birth of the Space Rocket 3. The V-2 Sites in Washington DC and Virginia Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC Smithsonian Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly VA NASA Goddard Visitor Center, Greenbelt MD NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center, Wallops Island VA Virginia Air and Space Science Center, Hampton VA 4. The Cold War 5. Conquering Space 6. The Satellites Sites in New York City and the Northeast Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York NY American Museum of Natural History, New York NY Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City NY McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord NH Moonshot Museum, Pittsburgh PA Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh PA 7. The Space Race 8. Mercury vs. Vostok 9. In the Thick of It Sites Near Cape Canaveral, Florida Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island FL Sands Space History Center, Cape Canaveral FL American Space Museum, Titusville FL 10. The Rise of Apollo 11. Adventures and Lessons 12. A Focus on the Moon Sites in the South and on the Gulf Coast Museum of Life and Science, Durham NC Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville GA U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville AL National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola FL Infinity Science Center and NASA Stennis Visitor Center, Pearlington MS Space Center Houston, Houston TX Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas TX SpaceX Starbase Launch Viewing, South Padre Island TX 13. Bold Steps and Tragic Setbacks 14. Closing In 15. Around the Moon Sites in the Midwest Great Lakes Science Center and NASA Glenn Visitor Center, Cleveland OH International Women’s Air and Space Museum, Cleveland OH National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton OH Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta OH Grissom Memorial at Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell IN Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Experience, Kalamazoo MI Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago IL Adler Planetarium, Chicago IL St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO 16. 1969 17. They Came from Outer Space 18. The Landings Continue Sites in the Great Plains Stafford Air and Space Museum, Weatherford OK Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK Cosmosphere Space Museum, Hutchison KS Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Ashland NE South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Box Elder SD 19. The End of the Space Race 20. Aiming for the Stars 21. The Soviets Regroup Sites in the Southwest New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo NM White Sands Missile Range Museum and Missile Park, White Sands NM Spaceport America, Truth or Consequences NM Roswell Museum and International UFO Museum & Research Center, Roswell NM 000 Very Large Array, Socorro NM New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque NM National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque NM Space Foundation Discovery Center, Colorado Springs CO Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, Denver CO Space and Science Fiction Sites, Southern Utah Meteor Crater, Winslow AZ Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ Astronaut Training Sites, Northern Arizona Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson AZ Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley AZ National Atomic Testing Museum and Nevada National Security Site, Las Vegas NV000 Extraterrestrial Highway, Highway 375 NV 22. Adventures in Orbit 23. Destination Deep Space 24. The Billionaires’ Space Race Sites on the West Coast San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego CA California Science Center, Los Angeles CA Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles CA More Space Sites, Southern California Science Fiction Film Sites, California Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland CA USS Hornet Sea, Air, and Space Museum, Alameda CA Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento CA Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville OR Museum of Flight, Seattle WA Appendix of Resources Bibliography
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University of Nebraska Press Son of Apollo
Book SynopsisChristopher A. Roosa grew up the eldest son of Apollo 14 astronaut and command module pilot Stuart A. Roosa. As a child of the space program, Christopher had a ringside seat at the dinner table of one of twenty-four Americans who had either entered lunar orbit or landed on the moon. The first book written by an offspring of an Apollo astronaut to focus on growing up in that era, Son of Apollo tells the inside story of the life of his father, a man who had a remarkable career despite always believing his air force career was off-track, from his initial application to the service to his removal from the prime crew of Apollo 13 and his subsequent assignment to Apollo 14. During the Apollo 13 mission and recovery, Stuart played an integral role in developing the procedures to return the crew to Earth safely. The focus-and the pressure-of the entire Apollo program then shifted to the Apollo 14 mission. If the Apollo program was to continue, Stuart and the Apollo 14 crew would need to get safely to the moon, land, and return. In writing about his father's career, Christopher Roosa also shows us a familial side of the Apollo experience, from the daily struggles of growing up in the shadow of a father who was necessarily away in training most of the year to the expectations involved in being an astronaut's son. Roosa's story shows the Apollo era was the result not only of thousands of scientists and engineers working steadfastly toward achieving an assassinated president's national goal but also the families who supported them and lived the missions in their own way. For more information about the book visit roosa.comTrade Review"Readers will appreciate Christopher Roosa’s memories and walk away from the book with admiration both for him and his father."—Tyler Peterson, H-Sci-Med-Tech"Oklahoman Stuart Roosa would be proud that his son took time to let the world know what it was like in those exciting years to be the son of Apollo."—Bill Moore, Chronicles of Oklahoma“U.S. Marine Corps Reserve colonel Christopher Roosa provides a unique view of the Apollo program from the perspective of an astronaut’s child. This book belongs on the shelf of everyone who revered the space program, as well as the values we seek to emulate from it within our families.”—Stephen M. Ryan, general counsel to Sen. John Glenn, who flew on Friendship 7 and space shuttle Discovery (STS-95)“Australia has played a role in NASA’s programs since Apollo 14, with Phil Chapman on the support team. But space has always been about not only the astronauts but their families. Now a pilot’s son reflects on those heady days from the perspective of the children and the families. A great read.”—Paul Scully-Power, Australia’s first astronaut, who flew on space shuttle Challenger (STS-41-G)“Having had my own children witness what it was like in those days of the Apollo program, it’s great that Christopher Roosa has written a story from the viewpoint of those who had a seat at the table. He shares family stories that only someone growing up during the Apollo program would know. An interesting read for space enthusiasts and those with gun and outdoor interests.”—Maj. Gen. Bill Anders, U.S. Air Force Reserve, lunar module pilot on Apollo 8“Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa was an accomplished test pilot and smoke jumper whose career took him to the moon, where he spent a day and a half completely alone in lunar orbit. He observed and photographed the moon with a detail no human had ever before captured. His early death in the last century robbed us of many firsthand insights. Yet only a family member can tell us what it was truly like to be around a lunar explorer—not only during their NASA glory years but also when faced with the question every moon voyager faced when returning to Earth: what do they do next?”—Francis French, space historian and editor of Apollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn EiseleTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Preface Prologue 1. The Launch of Apollo 14 2. The Roosa Family 3. Growing Up in Claremore 4. Life after Claremore 5. Flight Training 6. The Barrett Family 7. Meeting My Mother 8. Early Family Life 9. Houston, Texas 10. Getting on a Flight 11. Apollo Casualties 12. Pastimes 13. Apollo 11 14. Apollo 13 15. Apollo 14 16. Moon Trees 17. The Country Western Tapes 18. Postflight 19. Tales from the Road 20. Apollo Launches 21. Astronaut Downtime 22. Growing Up after Apollo 14 23. The Apollo Groupie Scene 24. Apollo 17 25. Reflections of an Apollo Command Module Pilot 26. The Last Flight of Apollo 27. Leaving NASA 28. My Father’s Passing Epilogue
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Simon & Schuster First Man
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Amazon Publishing The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space,
Book Synopsis“Scott Parazynski’s drive, curiosity, inventiveness, and great humor shine through the pages of The Sky Below and will certainly inspire future generations to pursue their dreams with every fiber in their being.” —John Glenn, NASA astronaut An epic memoir from a man whose life is defined by exploration and innovation, The Sky Below re-creates some of the most unforgettable adventures of our time. From dramatic, high-risk spacewalks to author Scott Parazynski’s death-defying quest to summit Mount Everest—his body ravaged by a career in space—readers will experience the life of an elite athlete, physician, and explorer. This intimate, compelling account offers a rare portrait of space exploration from the inside. A global nomad raised in the shadow of NASA’s Apollo missions, Parazynski never lost sight of his childhood dream to one day don a spacesuit and float outside the airlock. With deep passion, unbridled creativity, resilience, humility, and self-deprecation, Parazynski chases his dream of the ultimate adventure experience, again and again and again. In an era that transitioned from moon shots to the Space Shuttle, space station, and Mars research, Parazynski flies with John Glenn, tests jet packs, trains in Russia to become a cosmonaut, and flies five missions to outer space (including seven spacewalks) in his seventeen-year NASA career. An unparalleled, visceral opportunity to understand what it’s like to train for—and deploy to—a home in zero gravity, The Sky Below also portrays an astronaut’s engagement with the challenges of his life on Earth, including raising a beautiful autistic daughter and finding true love.
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Open Road Media Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey Into the
Book Synopsis“An exciting insider’s look at Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo . . . NASA’s internal politics, disasters, glitches and close calls” by a pioneering astronaut (Publishers Weekly). Gordon “Gordo” Cooper was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, pilot for Apollo X, head of flight crew operations for the United States’ first orbiting space station, and the last American to venture into space alone. Stretching from the dawning days of NASA to the far reaches of the unknown, Cooper’s distinguished career as a record-setting astronaut helped shape America’s space program and blazed a trail for generations to come. In this astonishing memoir—written with #1 New York Times bestseller Bruce Henderson—Cooper crosses paths with such aviation luminaries as Amelia Earhart, Wiley Post, and German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun; he shares his early days at Edwards Air Force Base and the endeavors that became the basis for The Right Stuff; he takes us inside NASA with candid accounts of his defeats and accomplishments; he reflects on the triumphs and tragedies of his heroic colleagues; and he finally reveals the reasons behind his belief in extraterrestrial intelligence, including the US military’s long-standing UFO cover-ups. Buckle yourself in for a breathtaking ride because in Leap of Faith, Gordon Cooper takes readers to places they’ve never been before. Trade Review“For ages, man had dreamed of traveling to the moon. In Leap of Faith, Gordon Cooper tells the remarkable and interesting story of how it was accomplished.” —Des Moines Register “[Cooper] draws on his background as an astronaut to bolster his persuasively argued position that, whatever UFO’s may actually be, a policy of cover-up and obfuscation isn’t going to help turn them into IFO’s—identified flying objects. Full of tasty nuggets for space and ufology buffs.” —Booklist Table of Contents Dedication Prologue 1 We Seven 2 Liftoff 3 Bringing Her Home 4 “Gordon Cooper’s UFOs” 5 Amelia, Pancho, and Dad 6 Back to Space 7 Cosmonauts and Deepest Africa 8 “Our Germans Are Better Than Their Germans” 9 “There’s a Fire in Here!” 10 Reaching the Moon and Losing Mars 11 Stumbling Across History 12 UFOs at the United Nations 13 Flying Saucers: Made in the USA 14 Help From the Cosmos? 15 The Space Shuttle Transmission 16 Tesla: Twentieth-Century Genius 17 Reservation for an Alien Saucer Ride 18 Windows in Time and Space Epilogue Farewell to a Buddy Image Gallery Index About the Authors
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Commercial Crew Program, Space Telescopes and the
Book SynopsisNASAs Commercial Crew Program is a multi-phased effort that began in 2010. Across the phases, NASA has engaged several companies, using both agreements and contract vehicles to develop and demonstrate crew transportation capabilities. As the program has passed through these phases, NASA has generally narrowed down the number of participants. NASAs mission is to drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration, and contribute to education, innovation, our countrys economic vitality, and the stewardship of the Earth. To accomplish this mission, NASA establishes programs and projects that rely on complex instruments and spacecraft. NASAs portfolio of major projects ranges from space satellites equipped with advanced sensors to study the Earth to a telescope intended to explore the universe to spacecraft to transport humans and cargo to and beyond low-Earth orbit.
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Lerner Publishing Group Cutting-Edge Astronaut Training
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Lerner Publishing Group Space Stations in Action (An Augmented Reality
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Purdue University Press Through Astronaut Eyes: Photographing Early Human
Book SynopsisFeaturing over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before. Photographs from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs tell powerful and compelling stories that continue to have cultural resonance to this day, not just for what they revealed about the spaceflight experience, but also as products of a larger visual rhetoric of exploration. The photographs tell us as much about space and the astronauts who took them as their reception within an American culture undergoing radical change throughout the turbulent 1960s. This book explores the origins and impact of astronaut still photography from 1962 to 1972, the period when human spaceflight first captured the imagination of people around the world. Photographs taken during those three historic programs are much admired and reprinted, but rarely seriously studied. This book suggests astronaut photography is particularly relevant to American culture based on how easily the images were shared through reproduction and circulation in a very visually oriented society. Space photography's impact at the crossroads of cultural studies, the history of exploration and technology, and public memory illuminates its continuing importance to American identity.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION: Interpreting Astronaut Photography CHAPTER 1: Why an Amateur Needs a Better Camera than a Professional CHAPTER 2: Photographs for Every Audience CHAPTER 3: Images of Exploration CHAPTER 4: The Afterlife of Astronaut Photography EPILOGUE: Continuing Resonance Notes Archival and Bibliographic Sources Index
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Turner Publishing Company Caterpillar Association of the United States
Book SynopsisThe Caterpillar Association, born in 1982, is a group of self-saved men and women. Any person who saves his life jumping from a disabled aircraft, with a parachute, can become a member. This is not the history of the parachute, but rather the stories behind the men and women who were forced to use them in an emergency situation. (From the Introduction)
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