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| Author | : J. E. D. Williams |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
A sweeping history of navigation, from astrolabes and sextants, to radar, lasers, and inertial guidance systems. Williams recounts the 200-year great pursuit of longitude, ranging from 1598 to the present--bringing the story completely up-to-the-moment with descriptions of radar, inertial navigation systems, lasers, and more. 120 line drawings. 30 halftones.
| Author | : John Felix De Lisle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Giovanni Vulpetti |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2009-03-05 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0387685006 |
Solar sail technology is very close to becoming an engineering reality and it will soon be used in the exploration of the solar system and beyond. This fascinating book provides an accessible introduction to solar sails and details how they work and what they will be used for in the exploration of space. It also examines current plans for solar sails and how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance their performance. Coverage shows how solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and demonstrates how access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system will become within reach.
| Author | : Colin R. McInnes |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2013-11-27 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1447139925 |
Solar sailing - using the sun as a propellant - offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions that are impossible with conventional spacecraft. This first comprehensive book on this propulsion method provides a detailed account of solar sailing, at a high technical level, but in a way accessible to the scientifically informed layperson. Solar sail orbital dynamics and solar radiation pressure form the foundations of the book, but the engineering design of solar sails is also considered, along with potential mission applications.
| Author | : Hans-Peter Röser |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2011-12-22 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 311091980X |
The biennial IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation provides a forum for scientists, engineers and managers to exchange information about planned and on-going programs and missions, and present new ideas, covering small satellite mission objectives as well as technology and management aspects for dedicated earth observation satellites. This volume presents selected contributions of the 5th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, April 4 - 8, 2005, organized by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Paris, France, and hosted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany.
| Author | : Bong Wie |
| Publisher | : AIAA |
| Total Pages | : 692 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 9781563472619 |
A textbook that incorporates the latest methods used for the analysis of spacecraft orbital, attitude, and structural dynamics and control. Spacecraft dynamics is treated as a dynamic system with emphasis on practical applications, typical examples of which are the analysis and redesign of the pointing control system of the Hubble Space Telescope and the analysis of an active vibrations control for the COFS (Control of Flexible Structures) Mast Flight System. In addition to the three subjects mentioned above, dynamic systems modeling, analysis, and control are also discussed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
| Author | : Sharon Anne Babaian |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
"[A historical study that] breaks down the history of marine navigation in Canada into three broad categories of technology: shipboard navigation, charting, and shore-based navigational aids"--Page v.
| Author | : Heiner Klinkrad |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 438 |
| Release | : 2006-09-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 3540376747 |
The future evolution of the debris environment will be forecast on the basis of traffic models and possible hazard mitigation practices. The text shows how large trackable objects will have re-entry pinpointed and predictions made on related risk assessment for possible ground impact. Models will also be described for meteoroids which are also a prevailing risk.
| Author | : C Bangs |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2007-08-24 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 038768316X |
This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will ‘live off the land in space’ in migration from Earth. For the next few millennia at least (barring breakthroughs), the human frontier will include the solar system and the nearest stars. Will it be better to settle the Moon, Mars, or a nearby asteroid and what environments can we expect to find in the vicinity of nearby stars? These are questions that need to be answered if mankind is to migrate into space.
| Author | : Holly Duhig |
| Publisher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2017-12-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1538213893 |
"Solar sails use the sun's energy to fly spacecraft, or "flight by light." It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. In fact, it is, first being mentioned in Jules Verne's From Earth to the Moon in 1865. It's been used as a way for characters to travel through space in many other books and movies, including Tron in 1985. Today, solar sails are a reality, and readers learn how their technology works as well as how successful trials with solar sail apparatuses have been. Could light energy be the best way to move through space in the future? Readers find out for themselves."
