Fly me to the moon : an insider's guide to the new science of space travel /

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When a leaf falls on a windy day, it drifts and tumbles, tossed every which way on the breeze. This is chaos in action. In Fly Me to the Moon, Edward Belbruno shows how to harness the same principle for low-fuel space travel--or, as he puts it, ""surfing the gravitational field.""...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Belbruno, Edward, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Gravity assist (Astrodynamics) > Popular works.
Celestial mechanics > Popular works.
Chaotic behavior in systems > Popular works.
Many-body problem > Popular works.
Gravidéviation > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Mécanique céleste > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Chaos > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Problème des N corps > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE > Chaotic Behavior in Systems.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Celestial mechanics.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Exploration of outer space.
Gravity assist (Astrodynamics)
Many-body problem.
Outer space > Exploration > Popular works.
Espace extra-atmosphérique > Exploration > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Outer space.
Popular works.
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