Space Tethers and Space Elevators

On Earth, tethers or ropes or lines are used primarily to bind things to each other. In Space, tethers can also be used to attach spacecraft to each other, but this technology involves much more than simply tying things together. Ropes can also be used to climb, to reach places higher up - maybe all...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: van Pelt, Michel (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Limits to Rocket Propulsion
  • New Materials
  • Tether Types
  • Early Experiments
  • Into Space
  • 12,000,000th Floor: Space
  • Earth Orbit
  • Spacecraft Stabilization
  • Changing Momentum
  • Generating Electrical Power
  • Into the Solar System
  • Technological Challenges
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Books and Reports
  • Papers, articles and presentations
  • Webpages.

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