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Navigation in Space by X-ray Pulsars (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.): Amir Abbas Emadzadeh, Jason Lee Speyer Navigation in Space by X-ray Pulsars (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Amir Abbas Emadzadeh, Jason Lee Speyer
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Navigation in Space by X-ray Pulsars will consist of two parts. One is on modeling of X-ray pulsar signals. The second part explains how X-ray pulsar signals can be used to solve the relative navigation problem. This book formulates the problem, proposes a recursive solution, and analyzes different aspects of the navigation system. This book will be a comprehensive source for researchers. It provides new research results on signal processing techniques needed for X-ray pulsar based navigation in deep space.

Nuclear Rocket - Making Our Planet Green, Peaceful And Prosperous (Paperback): James Dewar Nuclear Rocket - Making Our Planet Green, Peaceful And Prosperous (Paperback)
James Dewar
R520 R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Save R48 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a fundamentally different way of thinking about the space program and the role of nuclear rockets in it, arguing they require an infrastructure to become truly effective, an infrastructure that democratises it and opens space up to the common man. That must be the goal of a reconstituted program, not some kind of mission and not some scramble to a lunar base or manned mission to Mars. Those will come later, when conditions on earth are ripe for them, when all citizens can participate in their funding and profit from the conduct. Indeed, with a nuclear rocket, all citizens now can have personal access to space through a "free launch" program. The inevitable result of this would be massive amounts of cheap clean, energy from space.

Structural Analysis - With Applications to Aerospace Structures (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): O.A. Bauchau, J.I. Craig Structural Analysis - With Applications to Aerospace Structures (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
O.A. Bauchau, J.I. Craig
R2,542 Discovery Miles 25 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The authors and their colleagues developed this text over many years, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in structural analysis courses at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

The emphasis is on clarity and unity in the presentation of basic structural analysis concepts and methods. The equations of linear elasticity and basic constitutive behaviour of isotropic and composite materials are reviewed. The text focuses on the analysis of practical structural components including bars, beams and plates. Particular attention is devoted to the analysis of thin-walled beams under bending shearing and torsion. Advanced topics such as warping, non-uniform torsion, shear deformations, thermal effect and plastic deformations are addressed. A unified treatment of work and energy principles is provided that naturally leads to an examination of approximate analysis methods including an introduction to matrix and finite element methods.

This teaching tool based on practical situations and thorough methodology should prove valuable to both lecturers and students of structural analysis in engineering worldwide.

This is a textbook for teaching structural analysis of aerospace structures. It can be used for 3rd and 4th year students in aerospace engineering, as well as for 1st and 2nd year graduate students in aerospace and mechanical engineering.

Trailblazing Mars - NASA's Next Giant Leap (Paperback): Pat Duggins Trailblazing Mars - NASA's Next Giant Leap (Paperback)
Pat Duggins
R533 R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Save R64 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Travel to and from Mars has long been a staple of science fiction. And yet the hurdles--both technological and financial--have kept human exploration of the red planet from becoming a reality. Trailblazing Mars offers an inside look at the current efforts to fulfill this dream. Award-winning journalist Pat Duggins examines the extreme new challenges that will be faced by astronauts on the journey there and back. They'll have to grow their own food, find their own water, and solve their own problems and emergencies without hope of rescue or re-supply. Mars travel will be more challenging and hazardous than settling the Old West--but we were not witness to the fate of the Donner Party on CNN. Can the technological hurdles be cleared? Will the public accept the very real possibility of astronaut death? Should a mission be publicly or privately funded? Is the science worth the cost? These and many other questions are answered in Duggins's exciting new book.

Planetary Astrobiology (Hardcover): Victoria Meadows, David J. Desmarais, Giada Arney, Britney Schmidt Planetary Astrobiology (Hardcover)
Victoria Meadows, David J. Desmarais, Giada Arney, Britney Schmidt
R2,853 R2,391 Discovery Miles 23 910 Save R462 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
International Space Station - Management & Utilization Issues for NASA (Hardcover): Evelyn Clemens International Space Station - Management & Utilization Issues for NASA (Hardcover)
Evelyn Clemens
R3,866 Discovery Miles 38 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The U.S. has spent almost $43 billion to develop, assemble, and operate the International Space Station (ISS) over the past two decades. The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 required NASA to enter into a cooperative agreement with a not-for-profit entity to manage the ISS National Laboratory and in 2011 did so with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). CASIS is charged with maximising use of the ISS for scientific research by executing several required activities. Recently, questions have arisen about the progress being made to implement the required activities and the impact it has had on ISS's return on the investment. This book assesses the extent to which CASIS has implemented the required management activities; and NASA and CASIS measure and assess CASIS's performance. Furthermore, this book assesses the extent to which NASA has ensured essential spare parts are available and ISS structures and hardware are sound for continued ISS utilisation through 2020.

Return to the Moon - Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2006. Corr. 2nd... Return to the Moon - Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2006. Corr. 2nd printing 2006)
Harrison Schmitt
R1,342 R1,112 Discovery Miles 11 120 Save R230 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon-to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human colonies there in a kind of stepping stone community on the way to deeper space. With governments playing a supporting role-just as they have in the development of modern commercial aeronautics and agricultural production-Schmitt believes that a fundamentally private enterprise is the only type of organization capable of sustaining such an effort and, eventually, even making it pay off.

The Spacefarer's Handbook - Science and Life Beyond Earth (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Bergita Ganse, Urs Ganse The Spacefarer's Handbook - Science and Life Beyond Earth (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Bergita Ganse, Urs Ganse
R742 R618 Discovery Miles 6 180 Save R124 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Now is the time to fly to space! New technological developments, commercialisation of spaceflight and advances in space medicine have made human space travel more attainable than ever before. This entertaining but nevertheless authoritative book gives a practical introduction to space travel from a number of viewpoints: How spacecraft are built, how to steer and navigate them, instructions for a comfortable everyday life in space and a guide to remain healthy and strong in weightlessness. The Spacefarer's Handbook is full of advice, tips and anecdotes to prepare the reader for their own trip to space. At the same time, it does not lose the scientific perspective on spaceflight. The authors, a physicist and a space medicine specialist, explain the underlying concepts rigorously and include recent research findings. From the operating principles of rocket engines, via bone loss in weightlessness to the methane lakes of Titan, this book contains everything aspiring spacefarers need to know! It also serves as a very good resource, beyond general space enthusiasts, for science fiction readers & writers who are looking for a better foundation in space flight. "Highly recommended for everyone who wants to fly to space and all passengers of our mothership Earth!" Hans Schlegel, ESA Astronaut

Mysteries of Mars (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018): Fabio Vittorio de Blasio Mysteries of Mars (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
Fabio Vittorio de Blasio
R968 R783 Discovery Miles 7 830 Save R185 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the latest knowledge on its history, its surface processes such as impact cratering, volcano formation, and glaciation, and its atmosphere and climate. In addition, a series of ten intriguing open issues are considered in a more advanced way. These include such thought-provoking questions as What turned off the planet's magnetic field?, Why are the northern and southern hemispheres so different?, What was the fate of the once abundant water?, and Is there, or was there, life on Mars? Numerous original figures, unavailable elsewhere, reproduce details of images from Viking, CTX, MOC, HiRISE, THEMIS, and HRSC. The book will appeal especially to general readers interested in planetary sciences, astronomy, astrogeology, and space exploration and to students of Earth Sciences and Natural and Environmental Sciences. The higher-level material on the remaining mysteries of Mars will also be of interest to astrogeologists and other researchers.

NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection - Redefining the Right Stuff (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): David J. Shayler,... NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection - Redefining the Right Stuff (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Unofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys. Officially, they were NASA's Group 8 astronauts, selected in January 1978 to train for orbital missions aboard the Space Shuttle. Prior to this time only pilots or scientists trained as pilots had been assigned to fly on America's spacecraft, but with the advent of the innovative winged spacecraft the door was finally opened to non-pilots, including women and minorities. In all, 15 of those selected were categorised as Pilot Astronauts, while the other 20 would train under the new designation of Mission Specialist. Altogether, the Group 8 astronauts would be launched on a total of 103 space missions; some flying only once, while others flew into orbit as many as five times. Sadly, four of their number would perish in the Challenger tragedy in January 1986. In their latest collaborative effort, the authors bring to life the amazing story behind the selection of the first group of Space Shuttle astronauts, examining their varied backgrounds and many accomplishments in a fresh and accessible way through deep research and revealing interviews. Throughout its remarkable 30-year history as the workhorse of NASA's human spaceflight exploration, twice halted through tragedy, the Shuttle fleet performed with magnificence. So too did these 35 men and women, swept up in the dynamic thrust and ongoing development of America's Space Shuttle program. "This book on the Group 8 Astronauts, the TFNGs, is an excellent summation of the individuals first selected for the new Space Shuttle Program. It provides insight into what it took to first get the Space Shuttle flying. For any space enthusiast it is a must read." - Robert L. Crippen PLT on STS-1 "As a reader, I had many moments where long, lost memories of the triumph and tragedy of the space shuttle program were brilliantly reawakened at the turn of a page. Loved it! This is a must-have book for every space enthusiast's library." - TFNG Mission Specialist Astronaut Richard 'Mike' Mullane, author of Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut "Many of the anecdotes in the book brought back memories of challenges, opportunities, and a team of men and women who were committed not just to the space program, but to one another...I've gone back to it several times as a reference source." - TFNG Steve Hawley, 5-time Space Shuttle Mission Specialist Astronaut "The TFNG book is incredible and amazingly thorough! The detail in the book is awesome! It is my go-to book for any of the details I've forgotten." - TFNG Dr. Rhea Seddon, 3-time Space Shuttle Mission Specialist Astronaut. "I can't believe how detailed and complete it is!!! FANTASTIC work!!!" - TFNG Robert L."Hoot" Gibson, 5-time Space Shuttle Pilot & Commander and former Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office

Star Ark - A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017): Rachel Armstrong Star Ark - A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)
Rachel Armstrong
R1,894 R1,757 Discovery Miles 17 570 Save R137 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As space ventures have become more numerous, leading scientists and theorists have offered ways of building a living habitat in a hostile environment, taking an 'ecosystems' view of space colonization. The contributors to this volume take a radical multi-disciplinary view of the challenge of human space colonization through the ongoing project Persephone. This book fundamentally challenges prevalent ideas about sustainability and proposes a new approach to resource austerity and conservation and providing truly sustainable approaches that are life-promoting. Readers will learn the details of the plans for Persephone - a real project that is part of the company Icarus Interstellar's plans for the design and engineering of a living interior on a worldship to be constructed in Earth's orbit within 100 years. Although the timeframe itself is only an estimate, since it is contingent on many significant developments, including funding and technological advances, the industry consensus is that within 100 years we will see manned space exploration beyond our solar system. This notion is shared by organizations such as the Initiative for Interstellar Studies and the DARPA-funded 100-year starship project. This book specifically develops the principles for the construction of a living habitat within a worldship - a multi-generational starship that contains its own world that supports colonists as it travels across great distances between stars at a speed much slower than light. Far from being a sterile industrial setup, such as the ISS, or even being a bucolic suburbia as proposed by Gerard O'Neill in the 1970s, this worldship will provide the pre-conditions for sustaining life beyond Earth's environment, which may also lead to the evolution of non-terrestrial ecologies. Drawing on the principles of ecopoiesis and insights offered by the Biosphere 2 experiment that demonstrated what we have to learn about ecosystem construction, this book proposes first designing the soils of such a space. It should then be possible to set up the conditions that a first generation of colonists may experience in leaving our solar system to find new worlds to settle - perhaps in spreading life throughout the universe. Although the book takes a unique view of ecology and sustainability within the setting of a traveling starship it is equally concerned with the human experience on artificial worlds. Chapters come from a range of multi disciplinary thinkers who shed light on the brave new future ahead from different angles.

Views of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Agenda Items at Issue at the World... Views of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Agenda Items at Issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (Paperback)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee on the Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023
R1,162 Discovery Miles 11 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The radio frequency spectrum is a limited resource for which there is an ever-increasing demand from an expansive range of applications - all the way from commercial, such as mobile phones, to scientific, such as hurricane monitoring from space. Since radio waves do not stop at national borders, international regulation is necessary to ensure effective use of the radio spectrum for all parties. Use of the radio spectrum is regulated internationally by the Radio Regulations (RR), an international treaty. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has as its mission the facilitation of the efficient and interference-free use of the radio spectrum. Every 2 to 5 years, the ITU convenes a World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) to review and revise the international RR. Changes to the RR are formulated through proposals to the conference according to Agenda Items, which are agreed on at the previous WRC. At the request of the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, this report provides guidance to U.S. spectrum managers and policymakers as they prepare for the 2023 WRC to protect the scientific exploration of Earth and the universe using the radio spectrum. This report identifies the 2023 agenda items of relevance to U.S. radio astronomers and Earth remote sensing researchers, along with proposed agenda items for the 2027 WRC. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Views of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Selected WRC-23 and WRC-27 Agenda Items Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Exploration of Space - Issues & Status (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed): Vivian M. Abelson Exploration of Space - Issues & Status (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
Vivian M. Abelson
R2,663 R2,065 Discovery Miles 20 650 Save R598 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Exploration of Space Issues & Status

Beneath the Night - How the stars have shaped the history of humankind (Paperback, Main): Stuart Clark Beneath the Night - How the stars have shaped the history of humankind (Paperback, Main)
Stuart Clark
R394 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R74 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky. 'Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable.' BBC Sky at Night 'Stuart Clark's picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most.' Nature From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past - and ultimately, our fate.

Safe Passage - Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions (Paperback): John R. Ball, Charles H. Evans Jr Safe Passage - Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions (Paperback)
John R. Ball, Charles H. Evans Jr; Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, …
R1,985 Discovery Miles 19 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions sets forth a vision for space medicine as it applies to deep space voyage. As space missions increase in duration from months to years and extend well beyond Eartha (TM)s orbit, so will the attendant risks of working in these extreme and isolated environmental conditions. Hazards to astronaut health range from greater radiation exposure and loss of bone and muscle density to intensified psychological stress from living with others in a confined space. Going beyond the body of biomedical research, the report examines existing space medicine clinical and behavioral research and health care data and the policies attendant to them. It describes why not enough is known today about the dangers of prolonged travel to enable humans to venture into deep space in a safe and sane manner. The report makes a number of recommendations concerning NASAa (TM)s structure for clinical and behavioral research, on the need for a comprehensive astronaut health care system and on an approach to communicating health and safety risks to astronauts, their families, and the public.

Earthquake Precursors in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere - New Concepts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar... Earthquake Precursors in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere - New Concepts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar Ouzounov, Alexander Karelin, Kyrill Boyarchuk
R3,092 Discovery Miles 30 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book discusses how the increased emanation of radon and other gases from the Earth's crust in the vicinity of active tectonic faults triggers a chain of physical processes and chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer and the Earth's ionosphere over an earthquake area several days/hours before strong seismic shocks occur. It presents the two main concepts involved in this mechanism: atmosphere ionization and the global electric circuit. The Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (LAIC) concept is strongly supported by experimental data showing the atmospheric and ionospheric precursors for major recent earthquakes including 2004 Sumatra; 2008 Sichuan, China; 2011 Tohoku, Japan; and 2015 Nepal. The book not only addresses the theoretical considerations but also includes information on experimental techniques used for precursor observations based on the space-borne systems. Providing practical methods of precursor identification and interpretation, it is an excellent textbook for graduate courses in geophysics, earthquake science, atmospheric physics and remote sensing. Moreover, it offers a wealth of information for scientists and experts from governmental and international agencies working in the fields of natural-disaster mitigation, response and recovery.

The Astronaut's Cookbook - Tales, Recipes, and More (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Charles T. Bourland, Gregory L. Vogt The Astronaut's Cookbook - Tales, Recipes, and More (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Charles T. Bourland, Gregory L. Vogt 1
R1,260 R998 Discovery Miles 9 980 Save R262 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astronauts, cosmonauts, and a very limited number of people have experienced eating space food due to the unique processing and packaging required for space travel. This book allows anyone with a normal kitchen to prepare space food. Since some of the processing such as freeze dehydration, and packaging cannot be accomplished in the normal kitchen, many of the recipes will not produce the food that would be launched in space, but will prepare food similar to what the astronauts would eat after they had added the water to the food in space. Many of the space foods are prepared to the point of ready to eat, and then frozen and freeze dried. Food preparation in this book stops at the point of ready to eat before the freezing and dehydrating takes place. Recipes in this book are extracted from the NASA food specifications and modified for preparation in a normal kitchen. The book will contain the following chapters: Introduction, Appetizers, Beverages, Bread and Tortillas, Cookies, Sandwiches, Desserts, Main Dishes, Soups and Salads, Vegetables, and Future Space Foods. Interesting tidbits of space food history will be spread throughout the book. Examples like; did NASA invent Tang?, who was the first person to eat in space?, the Gemini sandwich fiasco, why there is no alcohol in U.S. space food systems, astronauts favorite food, etc.

Apollo 8 - The NASA Mission Reports (Paperback, illustrated edition): Robert Godwin Apollo 8 - The NASA Mission Reports (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Robert Godwin
R345 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Save R59 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On December 21st 1968, NASA sent three men to orbit the moon in the Apollo 8 spacecraft. This book and CD-ROM pack contains important documents from the historic odyssey, including the press kit, pre-mission reports and objectives, the supplemental technical report and the post-flight summary.

Mission of a Lifetime - Lessons from the Men Who Went to the Moon (Hardcover): Basil Hero Mission of a Lifetime - Lessons from the Men Who Went to the Moon (Hardcover)
Basil Hero 1
R917 R780 Discovery Miles 7 800 Save R137 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dynamics of Planetary Systems (Hardcover): Scott Tremaine Dynamics of Planetary Systems (Hardcover)
Scott Tremaine
R3,686 R2,901 Discovery Miles 29 010 Save R785 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An introduction to celestial mechanics for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field Celestial mechanics-the study of the movement of planets, satellites, and smaller bodies such as comets-is one of the oldest subjects in the physical sciences. Since the mid-twentieth century, the field has experienced a renaissance due to advances in space flight, digital computing, numerical mathematics, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos theory, and the discovery of exoplanets. This modern, authoritative introduction to planetary system dynamics reflects these recent developments and discoveries and is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers. The book treats both traditional subjects, such as the two-body and three-body problems, lunar theory, and Hamiltonian perturbation theory, as well as a diverse range of other topics, including chaos in the solar system, comet dynamics, extrasolar planets, planetesimal dynamics, resonances, tidal friction and disruption, and more. The book provides readers with all the core concepts, tools, and methods needed to conduct research in the subject. Provides an authoritative introduction that reflects recent advances in the field Topics treated include Andoyer variables, co-orbital satellites and quasi-satellites, Hill's problem, the Milankovich equations, Colombo's top and Cassini states, the Yarkovsky and YORP effects, orbit determination for extrasolar planets, and more More than 100 end-of-book problems elaborate on concepts not fully covered in the main text Appendixes summarize the necessary background material Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students; some knowledge of Hamiltonian mechanics and methods of mathematical physics (vectors, matrices, special functions, etc.) required Solutions manual available on request for instructors who adopt the book for a course

The Humaniverse Guide - Will ET Talk with Us? (Paperback): Keith Seland The Humaniverse Guide - Will ET Talk with Us? (Paperback)
Keith Seland
R533 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R88 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Teeny Tiny Telescope Visits Venus (Paperback): Deanne Dietz The Teeny Tiny Telescope Visits Venus (Paperback)
Deanne Dietz
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Earth-Shattering - Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and Other Hazards to Life in... Earth-Shattering - Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and Other Hazards to Life in Our Univer (Hardcover)
Bob Berman 1
R987 R844 Discovery Miles 8 440 Save R143 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Planetary Spacecraft Navigation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): James Miller Planetary Spacecraft Navigation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
James Miller
R2,360 R2,190 Discovery Miles 21 900 Save R170 (7%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This textbook introduces the theories and practical procedures used in planetary spacecraft navigation. Written by a former member of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) navigation team, it delves into the mathematics behind modern digital navigation programs, as well as the numerous technological resources used by JPL as a key player in the field. In addition, the text offers an analysis of navigation theory application in recent missions, with the goal of showing students the relationship between navigation theory and the real-world orchestration of mission operations.

Technology for Small Spacecraft (Paperback): Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical... Technology for Small Spacecraft (Paperback)
Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
R1,179 Discovery Miles 11 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book reviews the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) small spacecraft technology development. Included are assessments of NASA's technology priorities for relevance to small spacecraft and identification of technology gaps and overlaps. The volume also examines the small spacecraft technology programs of other government agencies and assesses technology efforts in industry.

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