Astronautics books

It was a Space Shuttle with a mission -- to drop a weapon payload anywhere on Earth and to do so while approaching...  Read More >>

"Since the first edition did not sufficiently cover the issues of space impact on ecology and the prospective development...  Read More >>

Developments in the worldwide space business. There is information on past, current and future space programmes...  Read More >>

This volume presents the results of investigations conducted in manned and unmanned space vehicles. A broad range...  Read More >>

This publication consists of eight selected papers from the workshop of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications...  Read More >>

This new edition covers all the different areas of engineering required in the design and implementation of spacecraft...  Read More >>

"First published by NASA in 2000 as """"Challenge to Apollo"""", this volume, together with a second volume entitled...  Read More >>

"First published by NASA in 2000 as """"Challenge to Apollo"""", this volume, together with a second volume entitled...  Read More >>

A critical account providing coverage of European space activity from the V-2 to the Ariane rocket.  Read More >>

THE TIME - From the end of World War II to the beginning of the jet age. THE PLACE - The world, across the Atlantic...  Read More >>

Encompassing the fundamentals of spacecraft engineering, this book begins with front end system level issues, such...  Read More >>

The story of America's half century in space exploration, from the successful launch of the first two-stage rocket...  Read More >>

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The forces applied to a spacecraft can result in the development of torques that influence attitude motion and the...  Read More >>

With the launch of the first space shuttle, NASA engineers solved the problem of how to send a spacecraft into space...  Read More >>

This book provides an up-to-date overview of all kinds of propulsion systems ranging from classical rocket technology,...  Read More >>

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As a stand-alone volume, Transistor Circuits For Spacecraft Power System presents numerous transistor circuits and...  Read More >>

The technical challenge of reaching space with chemical rockets, the high costs associated with space launch, the...  Read More >>

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Fujimori, Symposium Programme Committee Chair, and Faculty Member, International Space University e-mail: fujimori@isu....  Read More >>

A discussion of the elements of spacecraft design, presenting a broad view of the complete spacecraft. Its objective...  Read More >>

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This title presents an imaginative view of what space could well become in the next several decades if new technologies...  Read More >>

Women Astronauts is a fun, inspirational book for girls, young women and anyone interested in space exploration...  Read More >>