Spaceplanes From Airport to Spaceport /

Someday, there may be plane-like vehicles that take off from a runway and fly high above Earth, bringing people to work in space, to stay at a space hotel, to visit a Moonbase, or to board another ship for a journey to a neighboring planet in the Solar System. Well, that time is coming, and it'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bentley, Matthew A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Astronomy-Observations.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Rocketplanes at the Airport
  • Why Spaceplanes?
  • Rocket Science: Wings Added
  • Missiles and Modules
  • Crawling into Suborbit: The Baby Spaceplane
  • Going Ballistic
  • Piggyback to Orbit
  • Advanced Propulsion
  • Single Stage to Orbit: The Advanced Spaceplane
  • Destination Moon: The Lunar Spaceplane
  • Strategies for Success
  • Spaceplanes at the Spaceport.

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