{"product_id":"the-starflight-handbook-a-pioneers-guide-to-interstellar-travel-25-wiley-science-editions-9780471619123","title":"The Starflight Handbook A Pioneers Guide to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel \"The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf--don't leave the Solar System without it!\" --Robert Forward \"Very sensible, very complete and useful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to Starflight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Objectives of Interstellar Missions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rocket Propulsion for Interstellar Flight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Pulse Propulsion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beamed Energy Propulsion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Solar Sail Starships: Clipper Ships of the Galaxy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fusion Ramjets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Interstellar Ion Scoops.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Other Novel Advanced Propulsion Concepts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Interstellar Trajectories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Interstellar Medium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Starship Navigation and Visual Effects in RelativisticFlight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Starflight between Fact and Fancy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suspended Animation, Hibernation, and Hypothermia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Scientific Payloads.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Detecting Extrasolar Planets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices: Powers of Ten;\u003cbr\u003e Units, Constants, and Physical Data;\u003cbr\u003e Nearby Star Systems;\u003cbr\u003e Guide to Starflight Literature;\u003cbr\u003e The Twin ?Paradox;? Energy, Efficiency, and StarflightPropulsion;\u003cbr\u003e Realizing Starflight: A Plan for the Future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402645152087,"sku":"9780471619123","price":24.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471619123.jpg?v=1730481092","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-starflight-handbook-a-pioneers-guide-to-interstellar-travel-25-wiley-science-editions-9780471619123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}