Aeronautics category: 1620 books

Cover of Robotic Mars Exploration Encyclopedia: Science Goals, Mars Sample Return Mission Planning and Technology, Astrobiology, the Search for Life on Mars, Orbiters, Landers, Geology, Habitable Environments
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2012

Thirty-three vital papers, studies, reports, and proposals from 1996 through September 2012 are included in this unique compilation with over a 1000 pages of detailed material, providing extraordinary details about planning for robotic Mars exploration - focusing on rovers, landers, orbiters, and...
Cover of Rockets
by Robert Goddard
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012

This book is comprised of two papers written by Robert Goddard for the Smithsonian Institution: "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes" and "Liquid Propellant Rocket Development." Two of the most significant publications in the history of rockets and jet propulsion, these reports appeared in 1919 and 1936, respectively. 96 black-and-white illustrations.
Cover of Inside the International Space Station (ISS): Science Research Accomplishments During the Assembly Years, An Analysis of Results from 2000-2008
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012

The International Space Station (ISS) celebrated 10 years of operations in November 2008. Today, it is more than a human outpost in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is also an international science laboratory hosting state-of-the-art scientific facilities that support fundamental and applied research across...
Cover of Satellite Signal Propagation, Impairments and Mitigation
by Rajat Acharya
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017

Satellite Signal Propagation, Impairments and Mitigation covers issues related to satellite link design. The book develops every concept from elementary physics, covering the basics of signal propagation from Maxwell’s equations and then gradually developing the physical reasons for impairments. It...
Cover of Skylab Mission Report: Third Visit - Space Station Mission by Carr, Gibson, Pogue, Mission Activities, Hardware, Anomalies, Science Experiments, Crew Health, EVAs, Comet Kohoutek
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2012

This official NASA internal document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is a comprehensive evaluation of the operational and engineering aspects of the third manned visit to the Skylab space station and includes the performance of experiment hardware that is under Johnson...
Cover of 21st Century U.S. Military Documents: Air Force C-38 Courier Aircraft - Operations Procedures, Aircrew Evaluation Criteria, Aircrew Training Flying Operations
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013

Chapter 1 * GENERAL INFORMATION * 1.1. General * 1.2. Applicability * 1.3. Key Words Explained * 1.4. Deviations and Waivers * 1.5. Supplemental Procedures * 1.6. Local Supplement Coordination Process * 1.7. Requisition and Distribution Procedures * 1.8. Improvement Recommendations * 1.9. Definitions...
Cover of NASA Lessons Learned in Engineering: Marshall Engineers Recount Problems and Solutions on Saturn V Rocket, Apollo, Space Shuttle, SSME, Hubble Space Telescope, X-33, Other Vehicles and Systems
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014

This report is a fascinating and authoritative compilation of lessons learned in approximately 55 years of engineering experience by three Marshall Space Flight Center engineers, James C. Blair, Robert S. Ryan, and Luke A. Schutzenhofer. The lessons are the basis of a course on lessons learned that...
Cover of Yearbook on Space Policy 2012/2013

Yearbook on Space Policy 2012/2013

Space in a Changing World

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Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015

The Yearbook on Space Policy is the reference publication analyzing space policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in space policy and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also links space policy with other policy areas....
Cover of Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering
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Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014

The book presents the best articles presented by researchers, academicians and industrial experts in the International Conference on “Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering”. The book discusses new concept designs, analysis and manufacturing...
Cover of Stepping Stones to the Stars

Stepping Stones to the Stars

The Story of Manned Spaceflight

by Terry C. Treadwell, Henry Hartsfield
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010

A history of manned spaceflight, from Vostok to the Shuttle, including rare photographs from the Russian space program and a foreword by a former Space Shuttle commanderBeginning with a short history of the evolution of the rocket, this story of manned spaceflight moves on to the first manned rocket...
Cover of Freaking Astrophysics
by Brian Williams
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012

Have you ever wondered why you wouldn’t feel the burn if your arm could extend and reach the Sun? Why maternity clinics would be needed on future interplanetary vessels? Why extraterrestrials, if they exist, would be very different from how they are depicted in science fiction movies? Why these...
Cover of The FLP Microsatellite Platform

The FLP Microsatellite Platform

Flight Operations Manual

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Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015

This book represents the Flight Operations Manual for a reusable microsatellite platform – the “Future Low-cost Platform” (FLP), developed at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. It provides a basic insight on the onboard software functions, the core data handling system and on the power, communications,...
Cover of Controllability, Identification, and Randomness in Distributed Systems
by Marzieh Nabi-Abdolyousefi
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014

This interdisciplinary thesis involves the design and analysis of coordination algorithms on networks, identification of dynamic networks and estimation on networks with random geometries with implications for networks that support the operation of dynamic systems, e.g., formations of robotic vehicles,...
Cover of A Human Error Approach to Aviation Accident Analysis

A Human Error Approach to Aviation Accident Analysis

The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System

by Douglas A. Wiegmann, Scott A. Shappell
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017

Human error is implicated in nearly all aviation accidents, yet most investigation and prevention programs are not designed around any theoretical framework of human error. Appropriate for all levels of expertise, the book provides the knowledge and tools required to conduct a human error analysis...
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