Space science

This book presents the selected peer-reviewed papers from the National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (NCAME 2019), held at the National Institute of Technology Delhi, India.

This book de-emphasizes the formal mathematical description of spacecraft on-board attitude and orbit applications in favor of a more qualitative, concept-oriented presentation of these topics.

Based on years of research conducted at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Low-Energy Lunar Trajectory Design provides high-level information to mission managers and detailed information to mission designers about low-energy transfers between Earth and the moon.

This book focuses on engineering design approaches for spacecraft antennas.

Currently, the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Commerce (DOC) acquire and operate separate polarorbiting environmental satellite systems that collect data needed for military and civil weather forecasting.

"e;The Soyuz Launch Vehicle"e; tells the story, for the first time in a single English-language book, of the extremely successful Soyuz launch vehicle.

The Magnesium Technology Symposium, the event on which this collection is based, is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists in the world.

This book presents a systematic introduction to particle damping technologies, which can be used to effectively mitigate seismic-induced and wind-induced vibration in various structures.

Space medicine has been an important component of the success of human spaceflight and will continue to play a critical role in the future ventures.

Robust and Fault-Tolerant Control proposes novel automatic control strategies for nonlinear systems developed by means of artificial neural networks and pays special attention to robust and fault-tolerant approaches.

Containing the latest, groundbreaking discoveries in the field, this text outlines the basics of Einstein's theory of gravity with a focus on its most important astrophysical consequences, including stellar structures, black holes and the physics of gravitational waves.

This book covers the topics of theoretical principles, dynamics model and algorithm, mission analysis, system design and experimental studies of space nets system, aiming to provide an initial framework in this field and serve as a ready reference for those interested.

Meteorites are generally considered to be bizarre and exotic space junk that you only ever come across in museums.

If China's space ambitions continue unchallenged, America will be seriously economically and militarily disadvantaged.

This COSPAR Colloquium Series deals with the main achievements that were accomplished through the collaborative efforts among ISTP participants; the plasma dynamics of magnetic reconnection in a thin plasma sheet, the action of the solar wind on the plasma population in the plasma sheet and around the magnetotail boundary layer, the relationship between the substrom expansion region and the X-line formation in the magnetotail, and the temporal evolution of the dipolarization from from the near-Earth to the distant tail.

This book summarizes the research advances in star identification that the author's team has made over the past 10 years, systematically introducing the principles of star identification, general methods, key techniques and practicable algorithms.

This book discusses physical and mathematical models, numerical methods, computational algorithms and software complexes, which allow high-precision mathematical modeling in fluid, gas, and plasma mechanics; general mechanics; deformable solid mechanics; and strength, destruction and safety of structures.

This book presents the fundamental methods of modeling, analysis and synthesis of transport processes which allow:- to optimize the work of transport organizations according to different criteria of their functioning;- to evaluate the quality of decisions made in conditions of high entropy and uncertainty of technological processes when applying new technologies and systems;-to reduce the negative impact of the human factor on the safety of ongoing transport processes by increasing the motivational component of the training processes for the operator of active transport systems.

This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space science.

Since the dawn of the Space Age, small cohorts of humanity have broadcast signals towards other stars, fabricated "e;space-time capsules"e; to "e;speak for Earth"e; aboard interstellar probes, deposited collections of "e;space oddities"e; on other astronomical bodies, and permanently incised the memory of our species across the deep-time legacy of the Sol System.

More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon.

Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight are important goals for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), yet human space flight remains an endeavor with substantial risks.

This book features the latest theoretical results and techniques in the field of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of vehicles and aircrafts.

This book presents iterative learning control (ILC) to address practical issues of flexible structures.

The report reviews NASA's solid-earth science strategy, placing particular emphasis on observational strategies for measuring surface deformation, high-resolution topography, surface properties, and the variability of the earth's magnetic and gravity fields.

At the intersection of astronautics, computer science, and social science, this book introduces the challenges and insights associated with computer simulation of human society in outer space, and of the dynamics of terrestrial enthusiasm for space exploration.

This book provides a deep knowledge of the specialized world of aerospace material joining, focusing on the methods, techniques, and strategies essential for creating resilient and high-performance structures in aeronautics and space applications.

The capacity and quality of the atmospheric flight performance of space flight vehicles is characterized by their aerodynamic data bases.

This book approaches the design of active vibration control systems from the perspective of today's ideas of computer control.

This title analyzes distributed Earth observation missions from different perspectives.

The book presents principles of operation of radar and radionavigation systems.

The book presents the select proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Modern Research in Aerospace Engineering (MRAE 2023).

Unmanned systems are one of the fastest-growing and widely developing technologies in the world, offering many possibilities for a variety of research fields.

This book focuses on the latest developments in detonation engines for aerospace propulsion, with a focus on the rotating detonation engine (RDE).

'Astonishing' - New ScientistIcy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets.

This book focuses on developing strategies for ultra-lean combustion of natural gas and hydrogen, and contributes to the research on extending the lean flammability limit of hydrogen and air using a hot supersonic jet.

This volume explains the beginnings and expansion of China's space program, analyzing how China is now able to hold such ambitions and how the interaction between technology, politics and economics has influenced the Chinese space program.

The book focuses on infrared thermographic NDT systems and approaches.

Principal-investigator (PI) Earth science missions are small, focused science projects involving relatively small spacecraft.

This second edition of Spacecraft Power Systems is a comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals, design trades, components, controls, and operations of spacecraft power systems based on the real-world design and operations of spacecraft that have successfully flown for decades.

This book provides insight into the significance of the law of outer space in promoting order, cooperation, and peaceful activities in space.

This book gathers papers presented at the 36th conference and 30th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural integrity.

The production and consumption of alcohol has played a significant role in human society since the dawn of civilization.

The book presents the best articles presented by researchers, academicians and industrial experts in the International Conference on "e;Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering"e;.

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has operated continuously since 1990.

A stunning ebook with clear navigation for admirers of astrophotography.

This textbook highlights the fundamentals of aerodynamics and the applications in aeronautics.

The radio frequency spectrum is a limited resource with ever increasing demand from an expansive range of applicationsall the way from commercial, such as mobile phones, to scientific, such as hurricane monitoring from space.