Astronautics books

A documentary of the glory days of manned spaceflight that is described in graphic detail by the one man who worked...  Read More >>

A novel scheme is presented for an iterative decambering approach to predict the post-stall characteristics of wings...  Read More >>

July 20, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin...  Read More >>

This illustrated history by a trio of experts is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules....  Read More >>

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Europe?s outstanding development and positioning in the space ?eld is based not only on Europe?s successful engineering...  Read More >>

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The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. This title presents an account of the heroic...  Read More >>

Today explorers are going in new directions, not just east and west, north and south. They explore backward in time...  Read More >>

The build-up (known as the growth phase) occurs because of an interlinking of the geom- netic eld and the solar-wind...  Read More >>

Truth, Lies, and O-Rings is the first examination of the Challenger tragedy and its aftermath from someone who was...  Read More >>

Since the 1990s, the pace of discovery in the field of solar and space physics has accelerated, largely owing to...  Read More >>

Explores low-energy passageways in space that could slash the amount of fuel spacecraft need to explore and develop...  Read More >>

Development is challenged by, at least until 2050, a strong population, more severe environmental strains, growing...  Read More >>

Overview of Space Technology It has been over 50 years since the rst satellite was sent into orbit, and the impact...  Read More >>

Hermann Schlichting is one of the internationally leading scientists in the field of th fluid mechanics during the...  Read More >>

This illuminating and focused book opens the door to interplanetary flight. It looks at this world from the vantage...  Read More >>

Krafft Ehricke's contribution to space exploration encompasses details of innovative ideas, and also how to think...  Read More >>

Progress in space safety lies in the acceptance of safety design and engineering as an integral part of the design...  Read More >>

Il volume si propone lo scopo di fornire al lettore i concetti fisici fondamentali che stanno alla base della spettroscopia...  Read More >>

This book provides the reader with an insight into the science and technology of interstellar spaceflight. It also...  Read More >>

The SPESIF-2009 technical program features a broad spectrum of topics on space, propulsion and energy science. These...  Read More >>

Making a robot that looks and behaves like a human being has been the subject of many popular science fiction movies...  Read More >>

Presents a perspective on the overall process of performing rocket science and becoming a rocket scientist starting...  Read More >>

The SPESIF-2009 technical program features a broad spectrum of topics on space, propulsion and energy science. These...  Read More >>