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1. Introduction: building a spacefaring civilization.- 2. The solar system.- 3. Propulsion for interplanetary journeys.- 4. Point-to-point motion in field-free space.- 5. Leaving Earth.- 6. Interplanetary travel: impulsive approximation.- 7. Interplanetary travel: continuous thrust.- 8. Orbit to orbit travel: continuous thrust.- 9. Trajectories in the Earth-Moon system.- 10. Travelling between extrasolar planets.

Journey to The Planets

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A Hardback by Giancarlo Genta

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    Publisher: Springer
    Publication Date: 1/3/2025
    ISBN13: 9783031576959, 978-3031576959
    ISBN10: 3031576950
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    1. Introduction: building a spacefaring civilization.- 2. The solar system.- 3. Propulsion for interplanetary journeys.- 4. Point-to-point motion in field-free space.- 5. Leaving Earth.- 6. Interplanetary travel: impulsive approximation.- 7. Interplanetary travel: continuous thrust.- 8. Orbit to orbit travel: continuous thrust.- 9. Trajectories in the Earth-Moon system.- 10. Travelling between extrasolar planets.

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