It's ONLY Rocket Science An Introduction in Plain English /

• Main Author: Rogers, Lucy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Popular works.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science, general.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

"Well, it’s not rocket science, is it?" How many times have you heard people use that expression when they mean something pretty simple? There are other areas of science and technology that are arguably more challenging than rocket science, but no other (perhaps apart from brain surgery) h...

Table of Contents:

• Rocket and spacecraft design: propellants, launch vehicles and spacecraft
• Mission planning and backup including choosing the launch site and supplies
• Navigation in three dimensions
• Communication
• Life in space (how humans cope)
• Observing satellites: From naked eye observations to professional observatories
• Where to go (exploring the planets, the Moon, and further out)
• What the future holds (different types of propulsion systems)
• Glossary
• Index.