The book is about the ?space race?, starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin. The conquest of space began as a by-product of an exquisitely...
The beginning of the 2020?s witnessed dozens of commercial astronauts fly to space on a variety of vehicles. These spacecraft included SpaceX?s Crew Dragon, which supported the Inspiration4 and...
In this book, Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from a technological perspective. He divides the mission into a number of stages: Earth?s surface to low-Earth orbit (LEO); departing from...
Unidentified phenomena in space, in the Earth's atmosphere, and in waters are too important to leave their exploration to the military and scientific laypersons. Their proper scientific study is...
This book analyzes the policies and space economy programs of major space-faring nations and explores whether the present institutional set-up in Europe is adequate to address the challenges. At...
NASA?s Mars 2020 mission successfully landed the Perseverance rover in Jezero crater on February 18, 2021.This book provides the definitive pre-landing documentation of the Mars 2020 mission, its...
This book is the second edition of Women Spacefarers and tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of...
This edited volume discusses how even small nation states can make a significant difference in the future of space governance. The book is divided into three main sections covering political...
04-2023 —
Print on demand —
218 p. —
15.5x23.5 cm —
This open access book highlights the autonomous and intelligent flight control of future launch vehicles for improving flight autonomy to plan ascent and descent trajectories onboard, and...
04-2023 —
Print on demand —
218 p. —
15.5x23.5 cm —
This open access book highlights the autonomous and intelligent flight control of future launch vehicles for improving flight autonomy to plan ascent and descent trajectories onboard, and...
This textbook provides details of the derivation of Lagrange's planetary equations and of the closely related Gauss's variational equations, thereby covering a sorely needed topic in existing...
Hundreds of novels, films, and TV shows have speculated about what it would be like for us Earthlings to build cities on Mars. To make it a reality, however, these dreamers are in sore need of...
In this book, Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from a technological perspective. He divides the mission into a number of stages: Earth?s surface to low-Earth orbit (LEO); departing from...
Approaching the settlement of our Moon from a practical perspective, this book is well suited for space program planners. It addresses a variety of human factor topics involved in colonizing...
Dieser Band der Astrophysik-Aktuell-Reihe beschäftigt sich mit der astronautischen Raumfahrt. Er beginnt mit den ersten Vorstellungen der Menschen über ihren Platz im Kosmos und erzählt die...
2022 marks the 45th anniversary of the Voyager probe launches. Launched into space in 1977, these twin probes explored the farthest reaches of the Solar System before venturing on a one-way...
NASA?s Mars 2020 mission successfully landed the Perseverance rover in Jezero crater on February 18, 2021.This book provides the definitive pre-landing documentation of the Mars 2020 mission, its...
Learn about commercial spaceflight?s most successful startup in this fully updated book, which follows the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the...
Wohin wird die kosmische Reise gehen? Einmal zum Roten Planeten Mars und wieder zurück? Oder via Wurmloch zu anderen Galaxien? Oder werden wir im erdnächsten Sonnensystem Proxima Centauri nach...
This edited volume discusses how even small nation states can make a significant difference in the future of space governance. The book is divided into three main sections covering political...