03331nam 2200637Ia 450 991082193930332120200520144314.01-281-92699-X97866119269910-387-76572-710.1007/978-0-387-76572-3(CKB)1000000000546674(EBL)418305(OCoLC)723099157(SSID)ssj0000770769(PQKBManifestationID)12257550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000770769(PQKBWorkID)10791094(PQKB)10201093(SSID)ssj0000298923(PQKBManifestationID)11211748(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000298923(PQKBWorkID)10237914(PQKB)11373042(DE-He213)978-0-387-76572-3(MiAaPQ)EBC418305(PPN)153869976(EXLCZ)99100000000054667420080122d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow spacecraft fly spaceflight without formulae /Graham Swinerd1st ed. 2009.New York Copernicus Books In association with Praxis Pub.c20081 online resource (281 p.)Includes index.1-4419-2629-1 0-387-76571-9 A Brief History of Space -- Basic Orbits -- Real Orbits -- Beyond Circles and Ellipses -- Getting to Orbit -- Something About Environment -- Spacecraft Design -- Subsystem Design I Like Your Attitude -- More Subsystem Design -- Space in the 21st Century -- Space The Final Frontier.About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched. The satellite did very little other than to transmit a radio signal to announce its presence in orbit. However, this humble beginning heralded the dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousands of robotic spacecraft have been launched, many of which have flown to far-flung regions of the Solar System carrying with them the human spirit of scientific discovery and exploration. Numerous other satellites have been launched in orbit around the Earth providing services that support our technological society on the ground. How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae by Graham Swinerd focuses on how these spacecraft work. The book opens with a historical perspective of how we have come to understand our Solar System and the Universe. It then progresses through orbital flight, rocket science, the hostile environment within which spacecraft operate, and how they are designed. The concluding chapters give a glimpse of what the 21st century may hold in terms of human exploration of the Solar System and more futuristic propulsion technologies for interstellar travel. Graham Swinerd invites you to understand "how spacecraft fly," while becoming a convincing rocket scientist along the way!AstronauticsPopular worksSpace flightPopular worksAstronauticsSpace flight629.41Swinerd Graham1337132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821939303321How Spacecraft Fly4072036UNINA