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Title:
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How spacecraft fly : spaceflight without formulae
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Authors:
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Graham Swinerd
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Praxis Publishing, 2008
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-387-76571-6
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Format:
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xii, 268 p. / ill. col. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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includes index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL1075
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Subjects:
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Orbit transfer (Space flight)
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Space flight
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Space trajectories
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Description:
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About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1, was lauched. The satellite did very little other than to transmit a radio signal to announce its presence in orbit. However, this humble beginning heralded the dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousands of robotic spacecraft have been lauched, many of which have flown to far-flung regions of the Solar System carrying with them the human spirit of scientific discovery and exploration. Numerous other satellites have been launched in orbit around the Earth providing services that support our technological society on the ground.
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Format :
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In print
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