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  title info:
    title: Dream Missions
    sub title: Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities
  name:
    name part: van Pelt, Michel.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2017
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XII, 253 p. 133 illus., 97 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of extremely ambitious, large and complex space missions that never happened. What were the dreams and expectations of the visionaries behind these plans, and why were they not successful in bringing their projects to reality thus far? As spaceflight development progressed, new technologies and ideas led to pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology though still grounded in real scientific possibilities. Examples are space colonies, nuclear-propelled interplanetary spacecraft, space telescopes consisting of multiple satellites and canon launch systems. Each project described in this book says something about the dreams and expectations of their time, and their demise was often linked to an important change in the cultural, political and social state of the world. For each mission or spacecraft concept, the following will be covered: • Description of the design. • Overview of the history of the concept and the people involved. • Why it was never developed and flown • What if the mission was actually carried out – consequences, further developments, etc.
  table of contents: Introduction -- Giant Launchers -- Reusable Launchers -- Space Stations and Orbital Colonies -- Super Satellites -- Giant Probes -- Mars Expeditions -- To the Stars -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
  note: by Michel van Pelt.
  subject:
    topic: Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Astronomy
  subject:
    topic: Aerospace engineering
  subject:
    topic: Astronautics
  subject:
    topic: Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
  subject:
    topic: Popular Science in Astronomy
  subject:
    topic: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
  classification: TL787-4050.22
  classification: 629.1
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
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    title info:
      title: Springer Praxis Books
  identifier: 9783319539416
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53941-6
  record info:
    record creation date: 170524
    record change date: 20170524064511.0
    record identifier: 978-3-319-53941-6