Future spacecraft propulsion systems and integration : enabling technologies for space exploration /
"The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a comprehensive overview of...
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Berlin, Germany : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Third edition. |
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Springer Praxis books. Astronautical engineering,
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Summary: |
"The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, directly contributing to the next-generation space infrastructure, from space tourism to space exploration. This holistic treatment defines a mission portfolio addressing near-term to long-term space transportation needs covering sub-orbital, orbital and escape flight profiles. In this con |
Carrier Form: | lxi, 463 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9783662547427 (hardback) : 3662547422 (hardback) |
Index Number: | TL782 |
CLC: | V43 |
Call Number: | V43/C999/3rd ed. |
Contents: | Overview -- Our progress appears to be impeded -- Commercial near-Earth space launcher: understanding system integration -- Commercial near-Earth launcher: propulsion choices -- Earth orbit on-orbit operations in near Earth -- Earth-Moon system: establishing a solar system presence -- Exploration of our solar system -- Stellar and interstellar precursor missions -- View to the future and exploration of our galaxy. |