Aerospace and aviation technology

Brave astronauts, flaring rockets, and majestic launches are only one side of the story of spaceflight.

Military Writers Society of America Awards, Gold Medal for HistoryHighlighting men and women across the globe who have dedicated themselves to pushing the limits of space exploration, this book surveys the programs, technological advancements, medical equipment, and automated systems that have made space travel possible.

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The world will always remember Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin for their first steps on the moon, yet few today hold in respect the sites that made these and other astronauts' journeys possible.

National Federation of Press Women National Communications Contest, First Place for Autobiography/MemoirDelaware Press Association Communications Contest, First Place for Autobiography/MemoirIn this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons a former lead engineer in support of NASA takes readers behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs during their most exciting years.

Neil Armstrong in a space suit on the moon remains an iconic representation of America's technological ingenuity.

"e;A very competent, complete history of manned spacecraft.

On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald.

The Space Shuttle was once the cornerstone of the U.

Travel to and from Mars has long been a staple of science fiction.

NOT THEORY-FACT!

Using a wealth of archival material, including government documents, Liz Millward investigates the very idea of airspace.

English describes the development of a uniquely Canadian selection system that attempted to match the aptitudes of aircrew candidates to the duties they would perform and the evolution of the RCAF's training program from a haphazard system with enormous attrition to one that became the model for many modern systems.

Using a wealth of archival material, including government documents, Liz Millward investigates the very idea of airspace.

Plasma Assisted Combustion and Chemical Processing provides an introduction to the opportunities of plasma-assisted combustion and chemical processing for green energy conversion using renewable electricity.

A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality.

How can a 10 pound bird bring down a 150,000 pounds aircraft?

In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric.

"e;I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.

This book deals with the basics of parameter estimation and state estimation as the fundamental building blocks of mathematical modelling activity in the broader field of control theory.

This volume on space trajectory optimization includes a variety of both analytical and numerical approaches to trajectory optimization.

An informal history of the personalities and events surrounding the development of airplane stability and control.

Demand for high-speed propulsion has renewed development of the supersonic combustion ramjet engine (Scramjet engine) for hypersonic flight applications.

Aircraft Design is a textbook, based on real industrial practice, for students, postgraduates, and professionals studying aircraft systems design.

Presents new algorithms for determining orbits; ideal for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, physics, astronomy and aerospace engineering.

The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is scholarly, accessible and essential reading for those interested in flight and the aerospace industry.

Demand for high-speed propulsion has renewed development of the supersonic combustion ramjet engine (Scramjet engine) for hypersonic flight applications.

This book is for a first course in robotics, especially in unmanned aerial or underwater vehicles.

This book illustrates how potential flows enter into all problems of fluid mechanics.

The primary focus of this book is the aerodynamics associated with fixed and flapping wings.

This 2007 book concerns the vibration and the stability of slender structural components.

This graduate textbook describes atomic-level kinetics and modern applications.

This book presents the ideas of structural theory rather than a review of calculation techniques.

This book explores system design life cycle problems for complex engineering systems and satellites.

This 2007 book is about large-eddy simulation (LES) used for noise-reduced design and acoustical research.

A modern treatment of modeling, analysis and control, covering fundamental theory, practical implementation, and advanced strategies.

The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is scholarly, accessible and essential for reading about the aerospace industry.

This is a one-semester engineering textbook on linear structural dynamics analysis for advanced students, first published in 2006.

Introduction to the metallurgical principles which have guided the development of the superalloys, for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students.

This book is ideal for anyone interested in turbomachinery or aerospace propulsion.

Analysis and behaviour of internal flows encountered in propulsion systems, fluid machinery and ducts.

Suspension Acoustics introduces suspension physics in bubbles, droplets, and solid particles in gases and fluids.

Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence is a reference for LES, direct numerical simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulation.

This book uniquely covers both Statics and Dynamics with a revision section on background mathematics.

This book examines what we know about the physics underlying the onset of instability in liquid sheets and jets.

The definitive reference for space engineers on all issues related to rendezvous and docking/berthing (RVD/B).

This 2001 book covers theory and applications of conceptual design, the initial stage of engineering design.