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OverviewIn Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems the authors demonstrate the need to break free from the old established concepts of expendable rockets, using chemical propulsion, and to develop new breeds of launch vehicle capable of both launching payloads into orbit at dramatically reduced cost, and for sustained operations in low-Earth orbit. The next steps, they explain, to establishing a permanent presence in the solar system beyond Earth are the commercialisation of sustained operations on the Moon, and the development of advanced nuclear or high-energy space propulsion systems for solar system exploration out to the boundary of interstellar space. In the future, high-energy particle research facilities may one day yield a very high-energy propulsion system that will take us to the nearby stars, or even beyond. This is a timely and comprehensive book, putting spacecraft propulsion systems in perspective. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul A. Czysz , Claudio BrunoPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 1.066kg ISBN: 9783540231615ISBN 10: 3540231617 Pages: 522 Publication Date: December 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsCommercial Proximate Earth Launcher.- On-orbit Operations in Proximate Earth Orbit.- Earth-Moon System Advantages.- The Need for Nuclear or High Energy Space Propulsion.- The Need for Very High Energy Space Propulsion.- The Need for Light Speed Plus Propulsion.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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