Description
Book SynopsisSpacecraft interact with the space environment in ways that affect the operation of the spacecraft. The emphasis in this book is on the fundamental physics of the interactions. This book will be a valuable introduction to the subject for all engineering and space science students and researchers.
Trade Review'… a valued addition to my bookshelf, as it will be to others.' G. G. Swinerd, Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Table of ContentsList of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental length, time, and velocity; 3. The ambient space environment; 4. Neutral gas interactions; 5. Plasma interactions; 6. The space radiation environment; 7. Particulate interactions; 8. The state of the art; References; Index.
