Understanding Space An Introduction to Astronautics

Name: Understanding Space An Introduction to Astronautics
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ISBN: 9780070570276

ISBN-10: 0070570272

ISBN-13: 9780070570276

Edition: 1994

Authors: Jerry Sellers, William J. Astore, K. Stephen Crumpton, Chris Elliott, Robert B. Giffen

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Book details

List price: $52.19
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Create (TM)
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 656
Size: 7.91" wide x 9.88" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 2.926
Language: English

Why Space?	p. 2
Exploring Space	p. 28
The Space Environment	p. 58
Understanding Orbits	p. 88
Describing Orbits	p. 138
Maneuvering In Space	p. 178
Interplanetary Travel	p. 208
Predicting Orbits	p. 246
Getting To Orbit	p. 276
Returning From Space: Entry	p. 308
Payload and Spacecraft Design	p. 344
Space-Vehicle Control Systems	p. 376
Spacecraft Subsystems	p. 416
Space Transportation Systems	p. 476
Space Operations and Communication Networks	p. 514
The Business of Space	p. 540
Math Review	p. 572
Units and Constants	p. 586
Derivations	p. 596
Solar and Planetary Data	p. 614
Booster Systems	p. 622
Motion of Ballistic Vehicles	p. 628
Answers to Numerical Mission Problems	p. 636
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