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Gravity, weight and their absence

Vladimir Pletser, Author | Singapore : Springer | SpringerBriefs in physics | 2018

The book introduces readers to the concept of weightlessness and microgravity, and presents several examples of microgravity research in fluid physics, the material sciences and human physiology. Further, it explains a range of basic physical co[...]

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Navigation and guidance of orbital transfer vehicle

Xuefeng Li, Author ; Chaobing Li, Author | Singapore : Springer | Navigation: Science and Technology | 2018

This book uses the entire flying process, starting from ground launching of the orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) to injecting payload into earth synchronous orbit, as an example for real-world engineering practices. It discusses in detail the ana[...]

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Physical science under microgravity: expriments on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite

Wenrui Hu, Editor ; Qi Kang, Editor | Singapore : Springer | Research for development | 2018

This book presents the physical science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th, 2016 and recovered on April 18th, 2016.

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