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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belbruno, Edward, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Many-body problem.
Gravity assist (Astrodynamics)
Exploration of outer space.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Celestial mechanics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
SCIENCE > Chaotic Behavior in Systems.
Probleme des N corps > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Chaos > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Mecanique celeste > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Gravideviation > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Many-body problem > Popular works.
Chaotic behavior in systems > Popular works.
Celestial mechanics > Popular works.
Gravity assist (Astrodynamics) > Popular works.
Outer space.
Espace extra-atmospherique > Exploration > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Outer space > Exploration > Popular works.
Popular works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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."" Belbruno devised one of the most exciting concepts now being used in space flight, that of swinging through the cosmos on the subtle fluctuations of the planets' gravitational pulls. His idea was met with skepticism until 1991, when he used it to get a stray Japanese satellite back on course to the Mo.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781400849192

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