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Governance of emerging space challenges : the benefits of a responsible cosmopolitan state policy

Nikola Schmidt, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2022

This volume discusses how even small nation states can make a significant difference in the future of space governance. The book is divided into three main sections covering political theory, case studies, and space technology and applications. [...]

The human factor in the settlement of the Moon : an interdisciplinary approach

Margaret Boone Rappaport, Author ; Konrad Szocik, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2022

Approaching the settlement of our Moon from a practical perspective, this book is well suited for space program planners. It addresses a variety of human factor topics involved in colonizing Earth's Moon, including: history, philosophy, science,[...]

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Perseverance and the Mars 2020 mission : follow the science to Jezero Crater

Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2022

This is the comprehensive story of NASA's pioneering Mars 2020 mission, which at this moment continues to break ground on the surface of the Red Planet. The book takes readers through every stage of the Mars mission, describing its major goals a[...]

Solar surveyors : observing the Sun from space

Peter Bond, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2022

his is the story of humankind's quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun. Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the[...]

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Space operations : beyond boundaries to human endeavours

Craig A. Cruzen, Editor ; Michael Schmidhuber, Editor ; Young H. Lee, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Springer aerospace technology, ISSN 1869-1730 | 2022

This book includes a selection of reviewed and enhanced contributions presented at the SpaceOps 2021, the 16th International Conference on Space Operations, held virtually in May 2021. The chapter selections were made based upon their relevance [...]

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Spacelab payloads : prepping experiments and hardware for flight

Michael E. Haddad, Author ; David J. Shayler, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2022

Spacelab was a reusable laboratory facility that was flown on the Space Shuttle from 1983 to 1998. Completing 22 major missions and contributing to many other NASA goals, Spacelab stands as one of the Shuttle program's most resounding successes.[...]

Auroral physics

David J. Knudsen, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Space science series of ISSI | 2021

"This volume surveys our current scientific understanding of the terrestrial aurora. It is organized into eleven reviews detailing theoretical and observational aspects of characteristic auroral morphologies, and how these in turn are organized [...]

Breakthroughs in space life science research : from Apollo 16 to the ISS

Günter Ruyters, Author ; Markus Braun, Author ; Katrin Maria Stang, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2021

This last volume of the SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences series is setup in 5 main parts. The 1st part shortly summarizes the history of life science research in space from the late 40s until today with focus on Europe and Germany, followed[...]

Cometary science : insights from 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Nicolas Thomas, Author ; International Space Science Institute, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space science series of ISSI | 2021

This book gives a status report on where we stand today in studies of cometary nuclei and their immediate environment. The papers were derived from a Horizon 2020 project called MiARD (Multi-instrument Analysis of Rosetta Data), which was design[...]

Fundamental concepts of liquid-propellant rocket engines

Alessandro De Iaco Veris, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer aerospace technology, ISSN 1869-1730 | 2021

This book is intended for students and engineers who design and develop liquid-propellant rocket engines, offering them a guide to the theory and practice alike. It first presents the fundamental concepts (the generation of thrust, the gas flow [...]

The geopolitics of space exploration

Marcello Spagnulo, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2021

This is the tale of the modern Space Age, detailing all the risks, rewards and rivalries that have fueled space exploration over the decades. Jump into a world of ambitious entrepreneurs and determined spacefaring nations, of secret spy satellit[...]

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Introduction to space science

Ji Wu, Author ; Yongjian Xu, Author ; Qingjiang Bai, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer aerospace technology, ISSN 1869-1730 | 2021

This book highlights the technological and managerial fundamentals and frontier questions of space science. Space science is a new interdisciplinary and comprehensive subject that takes spacecraft as the main tools to study the planet Earth, the[...]

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Ocean worlds : habitability in the outer solar system and beyond

Athena Coustenis, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space science series of ISSI | 2021

This book examine the more remote provinces of our solar system, focusing on the icy moons of the giant planets, like Europa and Titan, as well as bodies like Ceres and putative extrasolar ocean worlds. Their potential for subsurface liquid wate[...]

Space habitats and habitability : designing for isolated and confined environments on Earth and in space

Sandra Hauplik-Meusburger, Author ; Sheryl L. Bishop, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2021

This book explores creative solutions to the unique challenges inherent in crafting livable spaces in extra-terrestrial environments. The book provides an overview of the evolution and advancements of designed living spaces for manned space craf[...]

Space regulation in Canada: past, present and potential : the case for a comprehensive canadian space law

Aram Daniel Kerkonian, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space regulations library | 2021

Acknowledging that the commercial landscape in space is an ever-changing one, this book explores how the Canadian government has adapted to the new commercial space landscape and whether it is prepared to fulfil its authorisation and supervision[...]

Artificial intelligence techniques for satellite image analysis

D. Jude Hemanth, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Remote sensing and digital image processing | 2020

The main objective of this book is to provide a common platform for diverse concepts in satellite image processing. In particular it presents the state-of-the-art in Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodologies and shares findings that can be tran[...]

Astrobiology on the International Space Station

Jean-Pierre De Vera, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2020

This volume on astrobiology of the Springer Briefs in Life Sciences book series addresses the three fundamental questions on origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe: how does life begin and evolve? Is there life beyond[...]

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Clusters of galaxies : physics and cosmology

Andrei Bykov, Editor ; Jelle Kaastra, Editor ; Markus Bruggen, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Space science series of ISSI | 2020

Clusters of galaxies are large assemblies of galaxies, hot gas and dark matter bound together by gravity. Galaxy clusters are now one of the most important cosmological probes to test the standard cosmological models. Constraints on the Dark Ene[...]

Disruptive space technologies and innovations : the next chapter

Scott Madry, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2020

In the past century alone, we have witnessed groundbreaking technological innovations quickly displace established industries, thereby opening up entirely new markets or fields of research. Such "disruptive technologies" are hard to predict i[...]

Human enhancements for space missions : lunar, martian, and future missions to the outer planets

Konrad Szocik, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2020

This book presents a collection of chapters, which address various contexts and challenges of the idea of human enhancement for the purposes of human space missions. The authors discuss pros and cons of mostly biological enhancement of human ast[...]

Human enhancements for space missions : lunar, martian, and future missions to the outer planets

Konrad Szocik, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2020

This book presents a collection of chapters, which address various contexts and challenges of the idea of human enhancement for the purposes of human space missions. The authors discuss pros and cons of mostly biological enhancement of human ast[...]

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Radiation in space: relevance and risk for human missions

Christine E. Hellweg, Author ; Thomas Berger, Author ; Daniel Matthiä, Author ; Christa Baumstark-Khan, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2020

This volume of the series Springer Briefs in Space Life Sciences explains the physics and biology of radiation in space, defines various forms of cosmic radiation and their dosimetry, and presents a range of exposure scenarios. It also discusses[...]

Radiation in space: relevance and risk for human missions

Christine E. Hellweg, Author ; Thomas Berger, Author ; Daniel Matthiä, Author ; Christa Baumstark-Khan, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2020

This volume of the series Springer Briefs in Space Life Sciences explains the physics and biology of radiation in space, defines various forms of cosmic radiation and their dosimetry, and presents a range of exposure scenarios. It also discusses[...]

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Robot memetics : a space exploration perspective

Walt Truszkowski, Author ; Christopher Rouff, Author ; Mohammad Akhavannik, Author ; Edward Tunstel, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in electrical and computer engineering, ISSN 2191-8112 | 2020

This book provides a novel perspective on the concept of memetics as applied to the development and evolution of intelligent robots and robotic communities/cultures. It provides a framework for the emergence of a hybrid community of people and i[...]

Rosetta : the remarkable story of Europe's comet explorer

Peter Bond, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2020

In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This is the story of ESA's pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown. Read along a[...]