Spaceplanes From Airport to Spaceport /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bentley, Matthew A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Someday, there may be plane-like vehicles that take off from a runway and fly high above Earth, bringing people to work in space, to stay at a space hotel, to visit a Moonbase, or to board another ship for a journey to a neighboring planet in the Solar System. Well, that time is coming, and it’s com...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Rocketplanes at the Airport
• Why Spaceplanes?
• Rocket Science: Wings Added
• Missiles and Modules
• Crawling into Suborbit: The Baby Spaceplane
• Going Ballistic
• Piggyback to Orbit
• Advanced Propulsion
• Single Stage to Orbit: The Advanced Spaceplane
• Destination Moon: The Lunar Spaceplane
• Strategies for Success
• Spaceplanes at the Spaceport.