Product Description: This second edition tells readers why astronauts are weightless, why satellites don't fall from the sky, how we will live on Mars, and whether or not there is life elsewhere in the universe. This book has been updated with recent information on the science and technology involved in the new frontier of space...read more

Product Description: The experiences of explorers, military personnel, and astronauts in long-duration confinement are distilled in this highly readable guide.

Product Description: Designed for undergraduate courses in Spacecraft Dynamics and Orbital Mechanics, this new edition offers a three-dimensional treatment of dynamics discussions of rigid body dynamics, rocket trajectories, and the space environment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Have you ever wondered what it’s really like for an astronaut in outer space? From the exciting moments to the day-to-day details, from the serious to the humorous, you’ll find answers to every question you’ve ever had about living in space!What does it feel like to be weightless? Would a sneeze propel you backward? What happens to your body in space? And, most importantly, how do you go to the bathroom in space?Find out the answers from the astronaut who for more than a decade held the world record for the number of days spent living in space!To take advantage of the renewed interest in space travel, thanks to the success of Packing for Mars, this re-release of the bestseller (with over a quarter million copies in print) features a fresh look, dozens of authentic NASA photographs, and an introduction by John Glenn...read more

Product Description: The essential, most comprehensive guide to spacecraft and space exploration includes: Civilian and military spacecraft Shuttles and satellites Space agencies Information on current and historic space missions More than 400 color photographs

Product Description: In the Fall of 1892, Alexander Russell Webb, the American consul to the Philippine Islands, resigned his post and set off for a tour of the Indian subcontinent. Webb had converted to Islam and partnered with Indian Muslims to commence an Islamic mission to the United States...read more

Product Description: Now a third edition of this popular book is available for those who want to know why astronauts are weightless, what satellites do and why they don't fall from the sky, how we will live on Mars, and whether or not there is life elsewhere in the universe...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This comprehensive text documents the fundamental theoretical developments in astrodynamics and space navigation that led to Man's ventures into space. It includes the essential elements of celestial mechanics, spacecraft trajectories, and space navigation, as well as the history of the underlying mathematical developments...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The analysis and computational techniques associated with the navigation and guidance of spacecraft are now in a mature state of development. However the documentation has remained dispersed throughout conference papers, journals, company and contract rep orts, making it difficult to get a true, comprehensive picture of the subject...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The experiences of explorers, military personnel, and astronauts in long-duration confinement are distilled in this highly readable guide. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book is about aerospace sensors and their essential roles in guidance and navigation systems. Performance characteristics, developed from basic physical laws, are consolidated in typical product-data lists, thus bridging between theory and practice; sensor dynamics and random processes are discussed as the basis of statistical error modeling...read more

Product Description: The concept of aeroassisting for orbital transfer has been recognised as one of the critical technologies for pioneering the space frontier. In space transportation systems, aeroassisting (or aerobraking), defined as the deceleration resulting from the effects of atmospheric drag upon a vehicle during orbital operations, opens new mission opportunities, especially with regard to the establishment of the permanent Space Station Freedom and space explorations to other planets such as Mars...read more

Traces the history of the United States space program, describes its early reliance on German technology, and discusses the technical and political aspects of the space race (view table of contents)

Product Description: Effective software is essential to the success and safety of the Space Shuttle, including its crew and its payloads. The on-board software continually monitors and controls critical systems throughout a Space Shuttle flight. At NASA's request, the committee convened to review the agency's flight software development processes and to recommend a number of ways those processes could be improved...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses rockets, satellites and their uses, space stations, travel to the moon and planets, the Voyager spacecraft, travel to the stars, and other topics

Product Description: Space Sailing offers a clear, concise and fascinating insight into the concepts behind solar sails, covering all aspects of the technology, from the basic principles of the solar sail to proposed trajectories for trips into various planetary orbits...read more

Traces the history of people's fantasies of space travel, from cave drawings to the Apollo II moon landing and beyond, with contributing thoughts from astronauts, historians, science-fiction writers, and scientists.

The two pilots who flew 'Voyager' non-stop around the world recount their early lives and careers and detail the planning, building, testing, and heroic flight of the history-making aircraft

A Florida Congressman recounts his voyage into space and offers insights into the long-range economic and sociologic impacts of the space program on commerce, research, technology, education, and politics

Product Description: In this book, leading specialists in the field of space policy consider the critical issues that we must address: how best to ensure the security of vital military and civilian satellites; how best to ensure a U.S. competitive edge in space transportation technology; how to secure for the U...read more

Summarizes the missions of the first twenty-five space shuttle flights, describes problems encountered, and looks at the Challenger tragedy