How Spacecraft Fly Spaceflight Without Formulae /
About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched. The satellite did very little other than to transmit a radio signal to announce its presence in orbit. However, this humble beginning heralded the dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousands of robotic spacecraft have been lau...
| Main Author: | Swinerd, Graham (Author) |
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| Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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