Tous les livres numériques de la collection "Springer Praxis Books" - Springer

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The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks Umberto Cavallaro The story of the famed race to the Moon between the US and the USSR has been told countless times.The strategies of these two superpowers have often been paralleled in a way that highlights their fight for dominance and efforts to develop needed new technologies. This... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-10-05 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 39,02 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Granite Skyscrapers David S. Stevenson In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-08-31 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 40,08 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Apollo Mission Control Manfred "Dutch" Von Ehrenfried This book describes the history of this now iconic room which represents America’s space program during the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and early Space Shuttle eras. It is now a National Historic Landmark and is being restored to a level which represents... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-06-21 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 36,91 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Antarctica: Earth's Own Ice World Michael Carroll , Rosaly Lopes In 2016, scientist Rosaly Lopes and artist Michael Carroll teamed up as fellows of the National Science Foundation to travel to Mount Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano in Antarctica. The logistics of getting there and complex operations of Antarctica's... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-05-16 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 47,46 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Innovative Design, Manufacturing and Testing of Small Satellites Rene Laufer , Scott Madry , Peter Martinez This book details key trends involving the recent formation of scores of companies that build and launch small satellites or provide key components for small satellite constellations. The applications and usage are quite diverse and include student experiments, serious... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-05-12 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Design and Engineering of Curiosity Emily Lakdawalla This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work.... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-03-27 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 34,80 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Gemini Flies! David J. Shayler In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the Project Gemini space program, which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-03-26 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 47,46 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth Donald W. Olson From the author of "Celestial Sleuth" (2014), yet more mysteries in art, history, and literature are solved by calculating phases of the Moon, determining the positions of the planets and stars, and identifying celestial objects in paintings. In addition to helping... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-01-31 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 58,01 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Use of Extraterrestrial Resources for Human Space Missions to Moon or Mars Donald Rapp This book presents a detailed, independent review of essentially all the technical aspects of “in situ resource utilization” (ISRU), offering the first in-depth discussion of the issues of crew size, ascent from Mars, and ISRU processes. It also provides data on lunar... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-01-19 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 94,94 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Building Habitats on the Moon Haym Benaroya Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-01-11 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF 47,46 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Discovering the Cosmos with Small Spacecraft Brian Harvey Explorer was the original American space program andExplorer 1 its first satellite, launched in 1958. Sixty years later, it is the longest continuously running space program in the world, demonstrating to the world how we can explore the cosmos with small spacecraft.... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-11-24 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 39,02 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration Claudio Bruno , Bernd Chudoba , Paul A. Czysz The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-08-30 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 179,34 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Assembling and Supplying the ISS David J. Shayler The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the Space Shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. Assembling and Supplying the ISS is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the Shuttle... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-07-20 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 42,19 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Electric Century J.B. Williams This book is about how electricity has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and play. Some twenty topics are covered, with an abundance of graphs and images to build a comprehensive picture. Each looks at the developments, and the people who initiated them,... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-06-29 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 28,47 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations David J. Shayler How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked?Docking... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-06-27 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 28,47 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Last of NASA's Original Pilot Astronauts Colin Burgess , David J. Shayler Resulting from the authors’ deep research into these two pre-Shuttle astronaut groups, many intriguing and untold stories behind the selection process are revealed in the book. The often extraordinary backgrounds and personal ambitions of these skilled pilots, chosen to... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-06-19 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 52,74 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Space Shuttle Program Davide Sivolella This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle in its many different roles as orbital launch platform, orbital workshop, and science and technology laboratory. It focuses on the technology designed and developed to support the missions of the Space Shuttle program. Each... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-06-09 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 52,74 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
To Mars and Beyond, Fast! Franklin Chang Díaz , Erik Seedhouse As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a possibility. A paradigm shift... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-06-03 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 39,02 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Electronics Revolution J.B. Williams This book is about how electronics, computing, and telecommunications have profoundly changed our lives – the way we work, live, and play. It covers a myriad of topics from the invention of the fundamental devices, and integrated circuits, through radio and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-05-25 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 42,19 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Dream Missions Michel Van Pelt This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of extremely ambitious, large and complex space missions that never happened. What were the dreams and expectations of the visionaries behind these plans, and why were they not successful in bringing their... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-05-24 Collection : Springer Praxis Books PDF, ePub 40,08 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
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