Living Off the Land in Space Green Roads to the Cosmos /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Matloff, Gregory L. (Συγγραφέας), Johnson, Les (Συγγραφέας), Bangs, C. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

A number of new space-propulsion technologies- including the solar sail, the solar-electric rocket, solar-thermal propulsion, aerocapture, tethers and advanced chemical propulsion- are becoming operational or are in an advanced state of development. This book draws parallels with the settlement of t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Old Frontier
• The New Frontier
• The Rocket and Its Limits
• The First “Green” Space Technologies
• Probes to the Planets:Where We've Been on Our Journey
• Probes to the Stars:Concept Studies
• Breaking Out into Space:Visionary Futures
• Thinking Interstellar
• Technological Readiness
• Space Brakes(“Living of the Land” by Using a Planetary Atmosphere)
• The Ion Trial
• The Orbital Steam Locomotive
• Sky Clippers
• Art or Science?
• Space Beanstalks
• Chemical Propulsion for Space Exploration: Good for Yesterday,Today and Tomorrow
• Human Exploration
• Defending the Earth
• Space Miners
• Some Exotic Possibilities
• Sights on Centauras.