Astronautics books

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Dense Molecular Gas around Protostars and in Galactic Nuclei: European Workshop on Astronomical Molecules 2004

Dense Molecular Gas around Protostars and in Galactic...

Author: Willem A. Baan ,  Huib Jan van Langevelde
ISBN: 9781402030383
Format: Hardback
$393.36

The venue of the meeting facilitated continuous stimulated discussions in a relaxed atmosphere throughout the meeting...  Read More >>

Big Dish: Building America's Deep Space Connection to the Planets

Big Dish: Building America's Deep Space Connection to...

Author: Douglas Mudgway
ISBN: 9780813028057
Format: Hardback
$92.27

The success of the US quest to explore space depends upon NASA's Deep Space Network, a grid that provides the antennas...  Read More >>

Life in the Universe: From the Miller Experiment to the Search for Life on other Worlds

Life in the Universe: From the Miller Experiment to...

Author: Joseph Seckbach ,  Julian Chela-Flores
ISBN: 9781402030932
Format: Paperback
$366.96

The year 2003 was the 50th anniversary of the seminal experiment of Stanley Miller. This was a unique opportunity...  Read More >>

Fundamentals of Space Systems

Fundamentals of Space Systems

Author: Vincent L. Pisacane (Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, United States Naval Academy) ,  Vincent L. Pisacane
ISBN: 9780195162059
Format: Hardback
$410.00

Suitable for undergraduate or graduate courses in space systems engineering or space system design, this book is...  Read More >>

The Cassini-Huygens Mission: Orbiter In Situ Investigations Volume 2

The Cassini-Huygens Mission: Orbiter In Situ Investigations...

Author: C.T. Russell ,  Christopher T. Russell
ISBN: 9781402027734
Format: Hardback
$683.76

This volume describes the in situ investigations on the Cassini orbiter: plasma spectrometer, ion and neutral mass...  Read More >>

Science in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration

Science in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
ISBN: 9780309095938
Format: Paperback
$39.60

In June 2004, the President's Commission issued a report recommending that NASA ask the National Research Council...  Read More >>

Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System

Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate...

Author: William K.-M. Lau ,  Duane E. Waliser
ISBN: 9783540222767
Format: Hardback
$710.16

As the first comprehensive and authoritative review of intra-seasonal variability (ISV), this multi-author work...  Read More >>

Space Weather: The Physics Behind a Slogan

Space Weather: The Physics Behind a Slogan

Author: Klaus Scherer ,  Horst Fichtner
ISBN: 9783540229070
Format: Hardback
$366.96

"The various processes that connect the physics of the Sun with that of the Earth`s environment has become known...  Read More >>

Orbital Mechanics

Orbital Mechanics

Author: Vladimir A. Chobotov
ISBN: 9781563475375
Format: Mixed media product
$263.87

Designed to be used as a graduate student textbook and a reference for the professional, this third edition is structured...  Read More >>

Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems: Enabling Technologies for Space Exploration

Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems: Enabling Technologies...

Author: Paul A. Czysz ,  Claudio Bruno
ISBN: 9783540231615
Format: Hardback
$578.16

Putting spacecraft propulsion systems in perspective, this book presents the need to break free from the old established...  Read More >>

Spacecraft Power Systems

Spacecraft Power Systems

Author: Mukund R. Patel (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, USA)
ISBN: 9780849327865
Format: Hardback
$527.87

Presents information on the various aspects of spacecraft power system design, analysis, and operation for various...  Read More >>

Exploring the Moon

Exploring the Moon

Author: Steve Massey
ISBN: 9781741102024
Format: Paperback
$34.19

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Virtual LM: A Pictorial Essay of the Engineering and Construction of the Apollo Lunar Module

Virtual LM: A Pictorial Essay of the Engineering and...

Author: Scott P. Sullivan
ISBN: 9781894959148
Format: Paperback
$79.07

The highly detailed graphic images of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) leap from the page and pull the reader in to...  Read More >>

Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers: Aspects of Modeling, Analysis, and Design

Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers: Aspects of Modeling,...

Author: Vigor Yang ,  Mohammed Habiballah
ISBN: 9781563472237
Format: Hardback
$329.87

This is the first major publication on liquid-rocket combustion devices since 1960. A total of 26 chapters prepared...  Read More >>

Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice and New Developments

Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice...

Author: M.J.L. Turner
ISBN: 9783540221906
Format: Hardback
$366.96

Discusses the range of launch vehicles in use throughout the world, and includes details of some of the advanced...  Read More >>

Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program

Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space...

Author: Margaret A. Weitekamp (Curator, National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)
ISBN: 9780801879944
Format: Hardback
$145.20

"On June 17, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Unlike every previous...  Read More >>

Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From Interball to Cluster: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From Interball to Cluster, Prague, Czech Republic from 9 to 12 September 2003

Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From...

Author: Jean-Andre Sauvaud ,  Zdenek Nemecek
ISBN: 9781402027673
Format: Paperback
$237.47

The past forty years of space research have seen a substantial improvement in our understanding of the Earth’s magnetosphere...  Read More >>

Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From Interball to Cluster: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From Interball to Cluster, Prague, Czech Republic from 9 to 12 September 2003

Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From...

Author: Jean-Andre Sauvaud ,  Zdenek Nemecek
ISBN: 9781402027666
Format: Hardback
$472.56

The past forty years of space research have seen a substantial improvement in our understanding of the Earth’s magnetosphere...  Read More >>

Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration

Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar...

Author: Paul Gilster
ISBN: 9780387004365
Format: Hardback
$66.00

In other words, what was the state of our interstellar technology today, those concepts and systems that might translate...  Read More >>

X-15 Diary: The Story of America's First Space Ship

X-15 Diary: The Story of America's First Space Ship...

Author: Richard Tregaskis ,  A. Scott Crossfield
ISBN: 9780803294561
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking...  Read More >>

The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites

The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites...

Author: Matt Bille ,  Erika Lishock
ISBN: 9781585443741
Format: Paperback
$52.67

From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers battled to launch successfully the world's first satellite. Matt...  Read More >>

The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites

The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites...

Author: Matt Bille ,  Erika Lishock
ISBN: 9781585443567
Format: Hardback
$105.60

From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers battled to launch successfully the world's first satellite. Matt...  Read More >>

Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure, Rhodes, Greece, from 25 to 29 March 2003.

Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure:...

Author: Ioannis A. Daglis
ISBN: 9781402027482
Format: Paperback
$287.76

The 17 chapters of this book grew out of the tutorial lectures given by leading world-class experts at the NATO...  Read More >>

Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure, Rhodes, Greece, from 25 to 29 March 2003.

Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure:...

Author: Ioannis A. Daglis
ISBN: 9781402027475
Format: Hardback
$551.76

The 17 chapters of this book grew out of the tutorial lectures given by leading world-class experts at the NATO...  Read More >>

Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry

Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and...

Author: Mike Gruntman
ISBN: 9781563477058
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Gruntman (aerospace engineering, U. of Southern California) describes the early history of rocketry and spacecraft,...  Read More >>

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