Deep Space Propulsion : A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight
As humans take their first tentative steps off our home planet, and debate the costs/benefits of sending people back to the Moon and perhaps on to Mars, we must also start to make plans for the day when we will venture forth as pioneers farther out into the Solar System and beyond - perhaps far, far...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Édition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Accès en ligne: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Deep Space Propulsion, Texte imprimé, 9781461406068 |
Table des matières:
- Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Reaching for the Stars Chapter 2: The Dream of Flight and the Vision of Tomorrow Chapter 3: Fundamental Limitations to Achieving Interstellar Flight Chapter 4: Aviation - The Pursuit of Speed, Distance and Height Chapter 5: Astronautics - The Development and Science of Rockets Chapter 6: Exploring The Solar System and Beyond Chapter 7: Exploring Other Star Systems Chapter 8: Solar System Explorers - Historical Spacecraft Chapter 9: Electric and Nuclear-Based Propulsion Chapter 10: Sails and Beams Chapter 11: Nuclear Fusion Propulsion Chapter 12: External Nuclear Pulse Propulsion Chapter 13: Towards Relativistic Propulsion - Antimatter and the Interstellar Ramjet Chapter 14: Aerospace Design Principles in Interstellar Flight Chapter 15: The Scientific, Cultural and Economic Costs of Interstellar Flight Chapter 16: The Role of Speculative Fiction in Driving Technology Chapter 17: Realizing the Technological Future and The Roadmap To The Stars Chapter 18: From Imagination to Reality.- Epilogue Appendices Index