LIBRARY

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How to make a spaceship : a band of renegades, an epic race, and the birth of private space flight /

Julian Guthrie, Author | New York : Penguin Press | 2016

"When NASA began winding down its manned missions, Peter Diamandis realized that his lifelong dream of space travel needed a fresh trajectory. If the government wouldn't send him, he'd create an industry that could. His inspiration came from an [...]

Spaceships : an illustrated history of the real and the imagined /

Ron Miller, Author | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Books | 2016

"An illustrated guide to real and imagined spaceships, and how popular culture influenced the development of each"--Provided by publisher.

Automated Transfer vehicle : Europe's space freighter

[S.l.] : European Space Agency | 2014

ATV contributes to keep the Station and its permanent crew of six working at full capacity. The spacecraft plays a vital role in Station logistics: it serves as cargo carrier, 'space tug' and storage facility.

E-resource

Making starships and stargates : the science of interstellar and absurdly benign wormholes /

James F. Woodward, Author | New York, NY : Springer | The Science of Interstellar Transport and Absurdy Benign Wormholes | 2013

This book examines different proposals on the construction of advanced spacecraft and "gates" to other regions of space. It covers current theory, latest and ongoing investigations and experiments, and speculation on what might and might not be[...]

SpaceX : making commercial spaceflight a reality /

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2012

2012 - the year when the first ever privately-developed spacecraft visited the International Space Station. This is the story of how one company is transforming commercial space flight. It describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and hum[...]

SpaceX : making commercial spaceflight a reality /

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2012

2012 - the year when the first ever privately-developed spacecraft visited the International Space Station. This is the story of how one company is transforming commercial space flight. It describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and hum[...]

E-resource

Lightcraft flight handbook : LTI-20

Leik Myrabo ; John S. Lewis | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2009

SpaceShipOne : an illustrated history

Dan Linehan | [S.l.] : Zenith Press | 2008

The book provides the full scope of drama behind the achievement of a true aviation milestone. It chronicles the development of the world`s first commercial manned space program which includes an airborne launcher (White Knight), a spaceship (Sp[...]

Interstellar travel and multi-generation space ships

Yoji Kondo, Editor ; Frederick C. Bruhweiler, Editor ; John Moore, Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2003

This book is a part of the collection of papers which were presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Symposium, held in Boston on February 15, 2002. The contributors try to answer questions as Why do we want to travel [...]

The role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs

Commission on Physical Sciences Committee on Earth Studies | [S.l.] : National Academy Press | 2000

E-resource

Affordable spacecraft : design and launch alternatives : background paper

United States. ; Congress. ; Office of Technology Assessment. | [S.l.] : U.S. Congress | 1990

E-resource

The starflight handbook : a pioneer's guide to interstellar travel

E. Mallove ; Gregory L. Matloff | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley science editions | 1989

"The starflight handbook" is the first compendium on planet Earth of the many and varied approaches to starflight now on the drawing boards of some of our most talented scientists and engineers. In an easy, nontechnical style, the authors offer [...]