Introduction to Space
The Science of Spaceflight
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2001
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3rd edition
Krieger Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-89464-066-7 (ISBN)
Krieger Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-89464-066-7 (ISBN)
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This is an introduction to space and space travel designed for undergraduates on a liberal arts course. This edition of the book has been updated to include recent information on the science and technology involved in space sciences.
This third edition tells readers why astronauts are weightless, why satellites don't fall from the sky, how we will live on Mars, and whether or not there is life elsewhere in the universe. This book has been updated with recent information on the science and technology involved in the new frontier of space. It is written as a textbook for an undergraduate liberal arts course, with or without mathematics. Subjects covered include: orbital decay; concepts for removing debris from LEO; LEO vs GEO for communications satellites; cell phones via satellite; radar satellites; Hubble space telescope servicing missions; orbiter modifications; new observations of the sun; GPS applications; videoconferencing; and magnetic levitation.
This third edition tells readers why astronauts are weightless, why satellites don't fall from the sky, how we will live on Mars, and whether or not there is life elsewhere in the universe. This book has been updated with recent information on the science and technology involved in the new frontier of space. It is written as a textbook for an undergraduate liberal arts course, with or without mathematics. Subjects covered include: orbital decay; concepts for removing debris from LEO; LEO vs GEO for communications satellites; cell phones via satellite; radar satellites; Hubble space telescope servicing missions; orbiter modifications; new observations of the sun; GPS applications; videoconferencing; and magnetic levitation.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.3.2001 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Orbit S. |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) |
| Verlagsort | Melbourne, FL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89464-066-6 / 0894640666 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89464-066-7 / 9780894640667 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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