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A Collection of Unidentified Flying Object Phenomena - Revised Edition (Hardcover, Revised ed.): Clinton Laird A Collection of Unidentified Flying Object Phenomena - Revised Edition (Hardcover, Revised ed.)
Clinton Laird
R942 Discovery Miles 9 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Make - Rockets (Paperback): Mike Westerfield Make - Rockets (Paperback)
Mike Westerfield
R1,024 R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Save R256 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book teaches the reader to build rockets--powered by compressed air, water, and solid propellant--with the maximum possible fun, safety, and educational experience.

"Make: Rockets" is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with the basics of rocket propulsion, readers will start out making rockets made from stuff lying around the house, and then move on up to air-, water-, and solid propellant-powered rockets.

What Shape Is Space? - A Primer For The 21st Century (Paperback): Giles Sparrow What Shape Is Space? - A Primer For The 21st Century (Paperback)
Giles Sparrow; Edited by Matthew Taylor
R399 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Save R84 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What Shape is Space? is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrow's effortless prose style easily renders them understandable, allowing readers to get to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Infographics, diagrams and astronomical visualizations illustrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space.

NASA's Management of Commercial Crew & Cargo Operations - Assessments (Paperback): Eileen Purcell NASA's Management of Commercial Crew & Cargo Operations - Assessments (Paperback)
Eileen Purcell
R2,032 Discovery Miles 20 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program in July 2011, the United States has lacked a domestic capability to transport crew and -- until recently -- cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS or Station). Consequently, NASA has been relying on the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for crew transportation. In anticipation of the Shuttle's retirement, Congress and the President directed NASA to foster the commercial spaceflight industry as a means of developing domestic cargo and crew transportation capabilities to the Station. In November 2005, NASA created the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office and in 2011, activated a separate Commercial Crew Program Office to reflect the increased funding and priority for commercial crew. In June 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report examining NASA's efforts to foster a commercial market for cargo resupply missions to the ISS. The report discusses NASA's funding over the past 7 years of SpaceX and Orbital to further development of spaceflight capabilities and, on a separate track, the Agency's contracts with the companies for a combined 20 cargo resupply missions to the ISS. As a complement to that report, this book examines NASA's efforts to pursue commercial crew capabilities.

Dynamic Mars - Recent and Current Landscape Evolution of the Red Planet (Paperback): Richard Soare, Susan Conway, Stephen M.... Dynamic Mars - Recent and Current Landscape Evolution of the Red Planet (Paperback)
Richard Soare, Susan Conway, Stephen M. Clifford
R3,508 R3,162 Discovery Miles 31 620 Save R346 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dynamic Mars: Recent and Current Landscape Evolution of the Red Planet presents the latest observations, interpretations, and explanations of geological change at the surface or near-surface of this terrestrial body. These changes raise questions about a decades-old paradigm, formed largely in the aftermath of very coarse Mariner-mission imagery in the 1960s, suggesting that much of the interesting geological activity on Mars occurred deep in its past, eons ago. The book includes discussions of (1) Mars' ever-changing atmosphere and the impact of this on the planet's surface and near-surface; (2) the possible involvement of water in relatively new, if not contemporary, gully-like flows and slope streaks (i.e. recurring slope lineae); and (3) the identification of a broad suite of agents and processes (i.e. glacial, periglacial, aeolian, meteorological, volcanic, and meteoric) that are actively revising surface and near-surface landscapes, landforms, and features on a local, regional, and hemispheric scale. Highly illustrated and punctuated by data from the most recent Mars missions, Dynamic Mars is a valuable resource for all levels of research in the geological history of Mars, as well as of the three other terrestrial planets.

The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics (Paperback): Oddbjorn Engvold, Jean-Claude Vial, Andrew Skumanich The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics (Paperback)
Oddbjorn Engvold, Jean-Claude Vial, Andrew Skumanich
R3,732 R3,437 Discovery Miles 34 370 Save R295 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics illustrates the significance of the Sun in understanding stars through an examination of the discoveries and insights gained from solar physics research. Ranging from theories to modeling and from numerical simulations to instrumentation and data processing, the book provides an overview of what we currently understand and how the Sun can be a model for gaining further knowledge about stellar physics. Providing both updates on recent developments in solar physics and applications to stellar physics, this book strengthens the solar-stellar connection and summarizes what we know about the Sun for the stellar, space, and geophysics communities.

Planetary Science: The Geological Perspective (Hardcover): Max Hall Planetary Science: The Geological Perspective (Hardcover)
Max Hall
R3,945 R3,402 Discovery Miles 34 020 Save R543 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Space Coloring Book For Kids - Amazing Space Colouring Page for Children Fun Coloring Book for Preschool and Elementary... Space Coloring Book For Kids - Amazing Space Colouring Page for Children Fun Coloring Book for Preschool and Elementary Children Coloring book for kids (Paperback)
M Nosto Publications
R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Space Coloring Book For Kids - 50+ Amazing Space Colouring Page for Children Fun Coloring Book for Preschool and Elementary... Space Coloring Book For Kids - 50+ Amazing Space Colouring Page for Children Fun Coloring Book for Preschool and Elementary Children Coloring book for kids ... for kids fantastic outer Space and Rockets (Paperback)
M Nosto Publications
R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Real Time Solar Power Plant Monitoring and Control System (Paperback): Karbhari Ganesh Vijaykumar Real Time Solar Power Plant Monitoring and Control System (Paperback)
Karbhari Ganesh Vijaykumar
R828 R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Save R166 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Plasma Science - Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration (Paperback): National Academies of Sciences,... Plasma Science - Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration (Paperback)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee on a Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Plasma Science and Engineering transforms fundamental scientific research into powerful societal applications, from materials processing and healthcare to forecasting space weather. Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security and Exploration discusses the importance of plasma research, identifies important grand challenges for the next decade, and makes recommendations on funding and workforce. This publication will help federal agencies, policymakers, and academic leadership understand the importance of plasma research and make informed decisions about plasma science funding, workforce, and research directions. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration 2 The Foundations of Plasma Science 3 Laser-Plasma Interactions: Compact Particle Accelerators, New Optics, and Brilliant X-Ray Sources 4 Extreme States of Plasmas: High-Energy Density Systems 5 Low-Temperature Plasmas: A Unique State of Matter for Addressing Societal Needs 6 Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy: Bringing Stars to Earth 7 The Cosmic Plasma Frontier Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Summary of Findings and Recommendations Appendix C: Survey Data-Gathering Events Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Information Appendix E: Acronyms

The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): Justin B. Hollander The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Justin B. Hollander
R740 Discovery Miles 7 400 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Hundreds of novels, films, and TV shows have speculated about what it would be like for us Earthlings to build cities on Mars. To make it a reality, however, these dreamers are in sore need of additional conceptual tools in their belt-particularly, a rich knowledge of city planning and design. Enter award-winning author and Tufts University professor, Justin Hollander. In this book, he draws on his experience as an urban planner and researcher of human settlements to provide a thoughtful exploration of what a city on Mars might actually look like. Exploring the residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure elements of such an outpost, the book is able to paint a vivid picture of how a Martian community would function - the layout of its public spaces, the arrangement of its buildings, its transportation network, and many more crucial aspects of daily life on another planet. Dr. Hollander then brings all these lessons to life through his own rendered plan for "Aleph," one of many possible designs for the first city on Mars. Featuring a plethora of detailed, cutting-edge illustrations and blueprints for Martian settlements, this book at once inspires and grounds the adventurous spirit. It is a novel addition to the current planning underway to colonize the Red Planet, providing a rich review of how we have historically overcome challenging environments and what the broader lessons of urban planning can offer to the extraordinary challenge of building a permanent settlement on Mars.

The View from Space - NASA's Evolving Struggle to Understand Our Home Planet (Paperback): Richard Leshner, Thor Hogan The View from Space - NASA's Evolving Struggle to Understand Our Home Planet (Paperback)
Richard Leshner, Thor Hogan
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1990, NASA began developing Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE), an initiative aimed at using satellites to study the planet's environment from space. With the Earth Observing System (EOS) as its technological cornerstone, MTPE's main goal was to better understand fundamental processes such as climate change. The View from Space tells the remarkable story of this unprecedented convergence of science, technology, and policy in one of the most significant "Big Science" programs in human history. Richard B. Leshner and Thor Hogan offer an engrossing behind-the-scenes look at how and why NASA managed to make an aggressive earth science research program part of the national agenda-an accomplishment made possible by the pragmatic and assertive efforts of the earth science community. This is the first book to focus on describing and analyzing the historical evolution of the MPTE/EOS initiative from its formative years in the 1980s to its political and technical struggles in the 1990s to its scientific successes in the 2000s. Though detailed in its coverage of science and technology, The View from Space is primarily concerned with questions of policy-specifically, how MTPE/EOS came to be, how it developed, and how its proponents navigated the fraught politics of the time. Compelling in its own right, this in-depth history of the initiative is also a valuable object lesson in how political, technical, and scientific infighting can shape a project of such national and global consequence-particularly in the age of climate change.

Nothing - Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion (Paperback): New Scientist Nothing - Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion (Paperback)
New Scientist; Edited by Jeremy Webb
R395 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Incredible discoveries from the fringes of the universe to the inner workings of our minds all from nothing

It turns out that almost nothing is as curious or as enlightening as, well, nothing. What is nothingness? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate from the big bang, dark energy, and the void to superconductors, vestigial organs, hypnosis, and the placebo effect and discover that understanding nothing may be the key to understanding everything: What came before the big bang, and will our universe end?How might cooling matter down almost to absolute zero help solve our energy crisis?How can someone suffer from a false diagnosis as though it were true?Does nothingness even exist? Recent experiments suggest that squeezing a perfect vacuum somehow creates light.Why is it unfair to accuse sloths animals who do nothing of being lazy? And more Contributors Paul Davies, Jo Marchant, and Ian Stewart, along with two former editors of Nature and 16 other leading writers and scientists, marshal up-to-the-minute research to make one of the most perplexing realms in science dazzlingly clear. Prepare to be amazed at how much more there is to nothing than you ever realized."

Natural Inspirations - space + math (Paperback): Margaret Anne Evans Natural Inspirations - space + math (Paperback)
Margaret Anne Evans
R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Space Education and Strategic Applications Journal - Vol. 3, No. 1, Summer 2022 (Paperback): Gary Deel Space Education and Strategic Applications Journal - Vol. 3, No. 1, Summer 2022 (Paperback)
Gary Deel; Kristen Miller
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Space Policy & its Ramifications (Hardcover, New): John P Ramos Space Policy & its Ramifications (Hardcover, New)
John P Ramos
R4,182 Discovery Miles 41 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For the past several years, the priorities of NASA have been governed by the Vision for Space Exploration. The Vision was announced by President Bush in January 2004 and endorsed by Congress in the 2005 and 2008 NASA authorisation acts. It directed NASA to focus its efforts on returning humans to the Moon by 2020 and some day sending them to Mars and "worlds beyond." The resulting efforts are now approaching major milestones, such as the end of the space shuttle program, design review decisions for the new spacecraft intended to replace the shuttle, and decisions about whether to extend the operation of the International Space Station. At the same time, concerns have grown about whether NASA can accomplish the planned program of human exploration of space without significant growth in its budget. This book explores the current U.S. space policy and its ramifications.

Space Time Matter and the Motion from Newton to Einstein (Paperback): R. Krishnaswamy Space Time Matter and the Motion from Newton to Einstein (Paperback)
R. Krishnaswamy
R1,259 R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Save R282 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Comets - Characteristics, Composition & Orbits (Hardcover): Peter G Melark Comets - Characteristics, Composition & Orbits (Hardcover)
Peter G Melark
R2,640 Discovery Miles 26 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, the authors gather research from across the globe in the study of the characteristics, composition and orbits of comets. Topics discussed include the role of collisions and magneto-electrochemistry in the planetary origins of comets; 19th century cometary observations; icy particles of cometary atmosphere; cavities as a source of outbursts from comets; infrared observations of comets and the role of comets as contributors to the early evolution of Earth.

Dreams of Other Worlds - The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration (Hardcover, New): Chris Impey, Holly Henry Dreams of Other Worlds - The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration (Hardcover, New)
Chris Impey, Holly Henry
R1,219 Discovery Miles 12 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Dreams of Other Worlds" describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it.

The journey begins with the Viking and Mars Exploration Rover missions to Mars, which paint a startling picture of a planet at the cusp of habitability. It then moves into the realm of the gas giants with the Voyager probes and Cassini's ongoing exploration of the moons of Saturn. The Stardust probe's dramatic round-trip encounter with a comet is brought vividly to life, as are the SOHO and Hipparcos missions to study the Sun and Milky Way. This stunningly illustrated book also explores how our view of the universe has been brought into sharp focus by NASA's great observatories--Spitzer, Chandra, and Hubble--and how the WMAP mission has provided rare glimpses of the dawn of creation.

"Dreams of Other Worlds" reveals how these unmanned exploratory missions have redefined what it means to be the temporary tenants of a small planet in a vast cosmos.

Space Material Sciences (Paperback, New): A.I. Feonychev Space Material Sciences (Paperback, New)
A.I. Feonychev
R1,426 R1,077 Discovery Miles 10 770 Save R349 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The methodical study of the crystal growth processes and electrophoretic separation of the biomixtures have been carried out under microgravity conditions. The mathematical simulation of technological processes was performed by dint of the Navie-Stokes equations, the equations for heat and mass transfer and the Maxwell equations for magnetic and electric fields with reasoned assumptions. The analysis of special space experiment on continuous flow electrophoresis showed that the failures of experiments on biomixture separation with the help of this method are due to hydrodynamic instability of biocomponent jet by the action of vibrations and ponderomotive force in electric field.

Into the Extreme - U.S. Environmental Systems and Politics beyond Earth (Paperback): Valerie Olson Into the Extreme - U.S. Environmental Systems and Politics beyond Earth (Paperback)
Valerie Olson
R726 R689 Discovery Miles 6 890 Save R37 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first book-length, in-depth ethnography of U.S. human spaceflight What if outer space is not outside the human environment but, rather, defines it? This is the unusual starting point of Valerie Olson's Into the Extreme, revealing how outer space contributes to making what counts as the scope and scale of today's natural and social environments. With unprecedented access to spaceflight worksites ranging from astronaut training programs to life science labs and architecture studios, Olson examines how U.S. experts work within the solar system as the container of life and as a vast site for new forms of technical and political environmental control. Olson's book shifts our attention from space's political geography to its political ecology, showing how scientists, physicians, and engineers across North America collaborate to build the conceptual and nuts-and-bolts systems that connect Earth to a specifically ecosystemic cosmos. This cosmos is being redefined as a competitive space for potential economic resources, social relations, and political strategies. Showing how contemporary U.S. environmental power is bound up with the production of national technical and scientific access to outer space, Into the Extreme brings important new insights to our understanding of modern environmental history and politics. At a time when the boundaries of global ecologies and economies extend far below and above Earth's surface, Olson's new analytic frameworks help us understand how varieties of outlying spaces are known, made, and organized as kinds of environments-whether terrestrial or beyond.

Endeavor 9 - FREA's Quarterly Research Journal (Paperback): Michelle Snyder Endeavor 9 - FREA's Quarterly Research Journal (Paperback)
Michelle Snyder
R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What's Eating the Universe? - And Other Cosmic Questions (Paperback): Paul Davies What's Eating the Universe? - And Other Cosmic Questions (Paperback)
Paul Davies
R443 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R69 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Combining the latest scientific advances with storytelling skills unmatched in the cosmos, an award-winning astrophysicist and popular writer leads us on a tour of some of the greatest mysteries of our universe. In the constellation of Eridanus, there lurks a cosmic mystery: It's as if something has taken a huge bite out of the universe. But what is the culprit? The hole in the universe is just one of many puzzles keeping cosmologists busy. Supermassive black holes, bubbles of nothingness gobbling up space, monster universes swallowing others-these and many other bizarre ideas are being pursued by scientists. Due to breathtaking progress in astronomy, the history of our universe is now better understood than the history of our own planet. But these advances have uncovered some startling riddles. In this electrifying new book, renowned cosmologist and author Paul Davies lucidly explains what we know about the cosmos and its enigmas, exploring the tantalizing-and sometimes terrifying-possibilities that lie before us. As Davies guides us through the audacious research offering mind-bending solutions to these and other mysteries, he leads us up to the greatest outstanding conundrum of all: Why does the universe even exist in the first place? And how did a system of mindless, purposeless particles manage to bring forth conscious, thinking beings? Filled with wit and wonder, What's Eating the Universe? is a dazzling tour of cosmic questions, sure to entertain, enchant, and inspire us all.

Endeavor 7 - FREA's Quarterly Research Journal (Paperback): Michelle Snyder Endeavor 7 - FREA's Quarterly Research Journal (Paperback)
Michelle Snyder
R1,857 Discovery Miles 18 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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