How Spacecraft Fly Spaceflight Without Formulae

Name: How Spacecraft Fly Spaceflight Without Formulae
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ISBN: 9780387765716

ISBN-10: 0387765719

ISBN-13: 9780387765716

Edition: 2009

Authors: Graham Swinerd

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The aim of this popular science text is to explain aerodynamic and astrodynamic flight without the use of mathematics, in an informal style, for non-technical readers who are interested in spaceflight and spacecraft.. The book will open with a concise introductory chapter, chronicling the space age up to the present, and a brief forward look into near-future developments. Chapter 2 provides the historical context upon which the current developments in spaceflight have been built. Orbital motion will be introduced in Chapter 3, and how to get there using launch vehicles is addressed in Chapter 4. Chapters 5 and 6 look at how spacecraft are designed, and Chapter 7 addresses the additional…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 10/20/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



A Brief History of Space



Basic Orbits



Real Orbits



Beyond Circles and Ellipses



Getting to Orbit



Something About Environment



Spacecraft Design



Subsystem Design: I Like Your Attitude



More Subsystem Design



Space in the 21st Century



Space: The Final Frontier?


Index