Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
Author: British Interplanetary Society
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 636
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Zero to Eighty
Author: Akkad Pseudoman
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 1625790244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó One of the most obscure and fascinating of all pre-spaceflight books, this fictional "autobiography" by _Akkad Pseudoman (E.F. Northrup) includes detailed descriptions (with photos and a technical appendix) of the first-ever practical experiments with an electromagnetic railgun. Originally published in 1937. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
Author: British Interplanetary Society
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 546
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Problem with Space Travel
Author: Herman Noordung
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1995-03
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 0788118498
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA translation from German of a 1929 treatise by the author. Deals with the problem of the space travel. Expresses ideas about rocketry and space travel. Extensive treatment of the engineering aspects of a space station. Extensive bibliography. 100 drawings.
Deep Space Probes
Author: Gregory L. Matloff
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-08-31
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 3540273409
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how we can build highly sophisticated robot spacecraft to make the journey. Many technical problems remain to be solved, among them propulsion systems to permit far higher velocities, and technologies to build vehicles a fraction of the size of today’s spacecraft. Beyond the range of effective radio control, robot vehicles for exploring deep space will need to be intelligent, ‘thinking’ craft – able to make vital decisions entirely on their own. Gregory Matloff also looks at the possibility for human travel into interstellar space, and some of the immense problems that such journeys would entail. This second edition includes an entirely new chapter on holographic message plaques for future interstellar probes – a NASA-funded project.
A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes
Author: Robert Hutchings Goddard
Publisher:
Published: 1919
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBritish Secret Projects 5: Britain's Space Shuttle
Author: Daniel Sharp
Publisher:
Published: 2016-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781910809020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEven as America and Russia stepped up their efforts in the early 1960s to design ever faster bombers and put men and equipment into space, Britain quietly set to work devising its own hypersonic aircraft and manned space vehicles. British Secret Projects 5: Britain's Space Shuttletells the story of how, from 1963 to 1966, English Electric/BAC's Preston works secretly led the world in re-useable spacecraft design. A huge variety of designs formed the P.42 project with more than 100 proposals for hypersonic interceptors, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, satellite launchers, spacecraft launchers, orbital spy planes and satellite killers. The end result was the 'Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device' (MUSTARD), which pre-dated the USA's Space Shuttle program by six years. Based on unique access to the original project drawings, photographs, archives and interviews with surviving members of the design team, British Secret Projects 5: Britain's Space Shuttleoffers a unique insight into this hitherto little-known chapter in the secret history of the UK manned space flight program.
Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Author: Steven J. Dick
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9780160867170
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOur Cosmic Future
Author: Nikos Prantzos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-04-13
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780521770989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShall we return to the Moon? Could we colonise Mars, and other planets in our solar system? How might we travel to the distant stars, in our own Galaxy and beyond? Why haven't we yet met an extraterrestrial civilisation? How can we avoid the various cosmic threats, such as asteroid collisions? Could we escape the remote but certain death of our Sun? What is the ultimate fate of the Universe itself? This captivating and unprecedented book is about the future of the human race in the Universe, for the centuries, millennia and eons to come. It is not an account of 'what will happen', but of 'what could happen', in the light of our current knowledge, scientists' speculations, and their philosophical and social implications. Drawing also on historical accounts and classic works of science fiction, it artfully displays a gripping preview of Our Cosmic Future.
The Institutions of Extraterrestrial Liberty
Author: Charles S. Cockell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2023-01-05
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 0192897985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis multi-author text provides in-depth analyses of space ethics and approaches to governance on territories beyond Earth. With insights from a vast background of academic subjects including science, law, philosophy, psychology, and politics it presents a holistic take on the expression of space freedoms and what it might mean for humankind.
