Rocketing Into the Future

Rocketing Into the Future
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9781461432005
ISBN-13 : 1461432006
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Rocketing Into the Future by : Michel van Pelt

This book describes the technology, history, and future of rocket planes. Michel van Pelt journies into this exciting world, examining the exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles that have been devised over the last hundred years. He recounts the history of rocket airplanes, from the early pioneers who attached simple rockets onto their wooden glider airplanes to the modern world of high-tech research vehicles. The author visits museums where rare examples of early rocket planes are kept and modern laboratories where future spaceplanes are being developed. He explains the technology in an easily understandable way, describing the various types of rocket airplanes and looking at the possibilities for the future. Michel van Pelt considers future spaceplanes, presenting various modern concepts and developments. He describes the development from cutting edge research via demonstrator vehicles to operational use. He also evaluates the replacement of the Space Shuttle with a seemingly old-fashioned capsule system, the parallel developments in suborbital spaceplanes such as SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo, piloted versus automatic flight, and related developments in airliners and military aircraft.

It's ONLY Rocket Science

It's ONLY Rocket Science
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9780387753782
ISBN-13 : 0387753788
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis It's ONLY Rocket Science by : Lucy Rogers

Most amateur astronomers – and many of those with similar interests but who are not currently practising observers – have only a sketchy understanding of space flight. This book provides an introduction to its mechanics. The beauty of this book, written by an engineer who is also an accomplished science writer, is that it covers the subject comprehensively, and yet is almost entirely descriptive and non-mathematical. It deals with all aspects of space flight, from how to leave the Earth (including the design of the rocket, mission planning, navigation and communication), to life in space and the effects of weightlessness. The book also includes sections describing how an amateur can track satellites and understand their orbital parameters.

Rocket Men

Rocket Men
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9780812988727
ISBN-13 : 0812988728
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Rocket Men by : Robert Kurson

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind’s historic first mission to the Moon, from the bestselling author of Shadow Divers. “Robert Kurson tells the tale of Apollo 8 with novelistic detail and immediacy.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Artemis By August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moon—in just four months. And it would all happen at Christmas. In a year of historic violence and discord—the Tet Offensive, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago—the Apollo 8 mission would be the boldest, riskiest test of America’s greatness under pressure. In this gripping insider account, Robert Kurson puts the focus on the three astronauts and their families: the commander, Frank Borman, a conflicted man on his final mission; idealistic Jim Lovell, who’d dreamed since boyhood of riding a rocket to the Moon; and Bill Anders, a young nuclear engineer and hotshot fighter pilot making his first space flight. Drawn from hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with the astronauts, their loved ones, NASA personnel, and myriad experts, and filled with vivid and unforgettable detail, Rocket Men is the definitive account of one of America’s finest hours. In this real-life thriller, Kurson reveals the epic dangers involved, and the singular bravery it took, for mankind to leave Earth for the first time—and arrive at a new world. “Rocket Men is a riveting introduction to the [Apollo 8] flight. . . . Kurson details the mission in crisp, suspenseful scenes. . . . [A] gripping book.”—The New York Times Book Review

Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems

Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 488
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ISBN-10 : 9783540376415
ISBN-13 : 3540376410
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems by : Paul A. Czysz

An understandable perspective on the types of space propulsion systems necessary to enable low-cost space flights to Earth orbit and to the Moon and the future developments necessary for exploration of the solar system and beyond to the stars.

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Think Like a Rocket Scientist
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Publisher : PublicAffairs
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781541762619
ISBN-13 : 1541762614
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Think Like a Rocket Scientist by : Ozan Varol

* One of Inc.com's "6 Books You Need to Read in 2020 (According to Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and Adam Grant)"* Adam Grant's # 1 pick of his top 20 books of 2020* One of 6 Groundbreaking Books of Spring 2020 (according to Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant). A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. Rocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it's not. Rather, it's the apex of a certain thought process -- a way to imagine the unimaginable and solve the unsolvable. It's the same thought process that enabled Neil Armstrong to take his giant leap for mankind, that allows spacecraft to travel millions of miles through outer space and land on a precise spot, and that brings us closer to colonizing other planets. Fortunately, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to think like one. In this accessible and practical book, Ozan Varol reveals nine simple strategies from rocket science that you can use to make your own giant leaps in work and life -- whether it's landing your dream job, accelerating your business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product. Today, thinking like a rocket scientist is a necessity. We all encounter complex and unfamiliar problems in our lives. Those who can tackle these problems -- without clear guidelines and with the clock ticking -- enjoy an extraordinary advantage. Think Like a Rocket Scientist will inspire you to take your own moonshot and enable you to achieve liftoff.

Rocket Science and Spacecraft Fundamentals

Rocket Science and Spacecraft Fundamentals
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Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 9781680486766
ISBN-13 : 1680486764
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Rocket Science and Spacecraft Fundamentals by : Kathy Furgang

"None of humanity's great achievements in space exploration would be possible without the work of the scientists who built those amazing rockets that blasted us into the heavens. This captivating resource about human accomplishments in rocket science covers the history of rocketry since the advent of rocket-powered missiles, as well as today's triumphs and our hopes for the future. Straightforward explanations of the science behind multi-stage rockets, liquid propellants, and sounding rockets are included. Sidebars cover pioneers in rocket science, challenges and setbacks in the field, and advice for pursuing a career in rocket science."

A Vision of Future Space Transportation

A Vision of Future Space Transportation
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 1896522939
ISBN-13 : 9781896522937
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis A Vision of Future Space Transportation by : Tim McElyea

The glorious Space Age has come and gone. So what's next now? This book is a guide of future space transportation concepts. From Earth-to-Orbit to in-space transportation, you will sample what is being considered and get an easy-to -understand explanation of what spacecraft will do and how it will work.

Physics of the Future

Physics of the Future
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : 9780385530811
ISBN-13 : 0385530811
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Physics of the Future by : Michio Kaku

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the next century. “Mind-bending…. [An] alternately fascinating and frightening book.” —San Francisco Chronicle Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily life in the year 2100. Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku considers how these inventions will affect the world economy, addressing the key questions: Who will have jobs? Which nations will prosper? Kaku interviews three hundred of the world’s top scientists—working in their labs on astonishing prototypes. He also takes into account the rigorous scientific principles that regulate how quickly, how safely, and how far technologies can advance. In Physics of the Future, Kaku forecasts a century of earthshaking advances in technology that could make even the last centuries’ leaps and bounds seem insignificant.

Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion

Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 344
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783540270416
ISBN-13 : 3540270418
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion by : Martin J. L. Turner

The revised edition of this practical, hands-on book discusses the launch vehicles in use today throughout the world, and includes the latest details on advanced systems being developed, such as electric and nuclear propulsion. The author covers the fundamentals, from the basic principles of rocket propulsion and vehicle dynamics through the theory and practice of liquid and solid propellant motors, to new and future developments. He provides a serious exposition of the principles and practice of rocket propulsion, from the point of view of the user who is not an engineering specialist.

History of Space Exploration

History of Space Exploration
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Publisher : Mercury Books
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105114524007
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis History of Space Exploration by : Tim Furniss

A detailed look at space - from the first rocket launch to how the continued potential for space exploration alters the way man looks at his world.