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The International Handbook of Space Technology

By Viorel Badescu (eds.) , Malcolm MacDonald

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2014
ISBN
978-3-642-41100-7, 978-3-642-41101-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-41101-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
33 MB (34144246 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books - Astronautical Engineering
Edition
1
Pages
731\728
Time added
2014-04-13 05:00:00
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; ExtraterresAir and Outer Space; Quality ControlReliabilitySafety and RiskSpace Sciences; Law of the Sea

Description

This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of space technology and a holistic understanding of the system-of-systems that is a modern spacecraft. With a foreword by Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, and contributions from globally leading agency experts from NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CNES, as well as European and North American academics and industrialists, this handbook, as well as giving an interdisciplinary overview, offers, through individual self-contained chapters, more detailed understanding of specific fields, ranging through: - Launch systems, structures, power, thermal, communications, propulsion, and software, to - entry, descent and landing, ground segment, robotics, and data systems, to - technology management, legal and regulatory issues, and project management. This handbook is an equally invaluable asset to those on a career path towards the space industry as it is to those already within the industry.

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