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Critical space infrastructures : risk, resilience and complexity /

Alexandru Georgescu, Author ; Adrian V Gheorghe, Author ; Polinpapilinho F Katina, Author ; Marius-Ioan Piso, Author | Cham : Springer | Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 2019

This book introduces readers to the topical area of CSI: critical space infrastructure, which is defined as an emerging domain of systems-of-systems encompassing hardware, workforce, environment, facilities, business and organizational entities.[...]

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Geopolitics of the outer space : a European perspective /

Bohumil Dobos, Author | Cham : Springer | Contributions to political science. | 2019

This book presents a comprehensive geopolitical analysis of European space activities. By studying outer space as a physical and socio-economic space as well as a military-diplomatic area, the author helps readers understand outer space as a geo[...]

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Ice Worlds of the Solar System : their tortured landscapes and biological potential

Michael Carroll, Author | Cham : Springer | 2019

Although there is a chance that certain planets may be habitable for life, the moons of planets might have even more to offer. The icy moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have taught us important lessons about new volcanic forms—cryovol[...]

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Astronautics

Ulrich Walter, Author | Cham : Springer | 2018

This introductory text covers all the key concepts, relationships, and ideas behind spaceflight and is the perfect companion for students pursuing courses on or related to astronautics. As a crew member of the STS-55 Space Shuttle mission and[...]

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Outer solar system

Viorel Badescu, Author ; Kris Zacny, Author | Cham : Springer | 2018

The Earth has limited resources while the resources in space are virtually unlimited. Further development of humanity will require going beyond our planet and exploring of extraterrestrial bodies and their resources. This book investigates Outer[...]

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Paris Climate Agreement: beacon of hope

R.J. Salawitch, Author ; A.P. Hope, Author ; W.R. Tribett, Author ; B.F. Bennett, Author | Cham : Springer | 2018

This volume presents an Empirical Model of Global Climate developed by the authors and uses that model to show that global warming will likely remain below 2ºC, relative to preindustrial, throughout this century provided: a) both the uncondition[...]

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The human body and weightlessness : operational effects, problems and countermeasures /

William Thornton, Author ; Frederick Bonato, Author | Cham : Springer | 2017

This book focuses on all of the major problems associated with the absence of body weight in space, by analyzing effects, adaption, and re-adaptation upon returning to Earth, using sound scientific principles embedded in a historical context.[...]

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Linking the space Shuttle and space stations : early docking technologies from concept to implementation

David Shayler, Author | Cham : Springer | 2017

Docking technologies had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations, but these were postponed until the Mir station bec[...]

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Next stop Mars : the why, how, and when of human missions

Giancarlo Genta, Author | Cham : Springer | 2017

This book covers the possible manned mission to Mars first discussed in the 1950s and still a topic of much debate, addressing historic and future plans to visit the Red Planet. Considering the environmental dangers and the engineering and desig[...]

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Satellite earth observations and their impact on society and policy

Masami Onoda, Editor ; Oran R. Young, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2017

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations i[...]

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Satellite earth observations and their impact on society and policy

Masami Onoda, Editor ; Oran R. Young, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2017

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations i[...]

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Satellite earth observations and their impact on society and policy

Masami Onoda, Editor ; Oran R. Young, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2017

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations i[...]

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Springer handbook of global navigation satellite systems

Oliver Montenbruck, Author ; Peter J. G. Teunissen, Author | Cham : Springer | Springer handbooks | 2017

This Handbook presents a complete and rigorous overview of the fundamentals, methods and applications of the multidisciplinary field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), providing an exhaustive, one-stop reference work and a state-of-t[...]

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Autonomy requirements engineering for space missions

Emil Vassev, Author ; Mike Hinchey, Author | Cham : Springer | 2016

Autonomy in space helps to increase the amount of science data returned from missions, perform new science, and reduce mission costs.Elicitation and expression of autonomy requirements is one of the most significant challenges the autonomous spa[...]

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Nanosciences and nanotechnology

Jean-Michel Lourtioz, Editor ; Marcel Lahmani, Editor ; Claire Dupas-Haeberlin, Editor ; Patrice Hesto, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2015

This book provides information to the state of art of research in nanotechnology and nano medicine and risks of nano technology. It covers an interdisciplinary and very wide scope of the latest fundamental research status and industrial applicat[...]

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Handbook of satellite orbits : from Kepler to GPS /

Michel Capderou, Author | Cham : Springer | 2014

This book discusses the great variety of satellite orbits, both in shape (circular to highly elliptical) and properties (geostationary, Sun-synchronous, etc.). This volume starts with an introduction into geodesy. This is followed by a presentat[...]

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