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Space program management : methods and tools

Marcello Spagnulo ; Rick Fleeter, Author ; Mauro Balduccini, Author ; Francesco Nasini, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2012

The books explains through theory and example of real programs around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex space programs both in the government and commercial environment.

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[...]

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Sustaining innovation : collaboration models for a complex world/

Stevn P. MacGregor, Editor ; Tamara Carleton, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Innovation, technology, and knowledge management | 2012

In many ways, the process of innovation is a constant social dance, where the best dancers thrive by adapting new steps with multiple partners. The systematic and continuous generation of value in any innovation system relies on collaboration be[...]

Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2012

This book examines the reality rather than the ream of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using all the available data as well as the author's own extensive knowledge, it carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on [...]

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Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2012

This book examines the reality rather than the ream of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using all the available data as well as the author's own extensive knowledge, it carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on [...]

Aerospace engineering on the back of an envelope

Irwin E. Alber | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

This book offers engineers a series of step-by-step case study examples in the use of "back-to-the-envelope" estimation methods. The book shows how a rapid first-cut at an engineering problem can be carried out using the "quick-fire" approach b[...]

Architecture for astronauts : an activity based approach

Sandra Hauplik-Meusburger, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

Living and working in extra-terrestrial habitats means being potentially vulnerable to very harsh environmental, social, and psychological conditions. With the stringent technical specifications for launch vehicles and transport into space, a v[...]

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Architecture for astronauts : an activity based approach

Sandra Hauplik-Meusburger, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The earth's cryosphere and sea level change

Lennart O. Bengtsson, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Space science series of ISSI | 2011

This book gives a comprehensive overview of our present understanding of the Earth’s cryosphere, its changes and their consequences for mean sea level changes. Since the middle of the 19th century there has been an increase of sea level height b[...]

English for academic correspondence and socializing

Adrian Wallwork, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing is the first ever book of its kind specifically written for researchers of all disciplines whose first language is not English. With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and with authentic examples [...]

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English for writing research papers

Adrian Wallwork | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The book wa written specifically for researchers and professors of all disciplines whose first language is not English and who wish to have their work published in an international journal.

Fundamentals of space medicine

Gilles Clement, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2011

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Fundamentals of space medicine

Gilles Clement, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2011

Galaxy collisions : forging new worlds from cosmic crashes

Curtis Struck, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy | 2011

The spectacular images of galaxy collisions capture the imagination. This text will show what is out there in the universe, what its like in other galaxies, what they might look like, and how cosmic processes might affect life in other solar systems.

General relativity without calculus : a concise introduction to the geometry of relativity

José Natario, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Undergraduate lecture notes in physics | 2011

Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management

Valery Alexandrovich Menshikov, Author ; Anatoly N. Perminov, Author ; Yuri M. Urlichich, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The book is devoted to the prospects of using aerospace monitoring potential for new approach to disaster management matter: early warning about cataclasmic natural events and man-made catastrophes. It is intended to introduce IGMASS concept to [...]

Grappling with gravity : how will life adapt to living in space?

Robert W. Phillips, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Astronomers' universe | 2011

The book explores the physiological changes that will occur in humans and the plants and animals that accompany humans as we move to new worlds

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Grappling with gravity : how will life adapt to living in space?

Robert W. Phillips, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The book explores the physiological changes that will occur in humans and the plants and animals that accompany humans as we move to new worlds

High above : the untold story of Astra, Europe's leading satellite company

Chris Forrester, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

At home in space : the late seventies into the eighties

Ben Evans, Author | New York, NY : Springer | A history of human space exploration | 2011

Interplanetary outpost : the human and technological challenges of exploring the outer planets

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2011

Interplanetary outpost : the human and technological challenges of exploring the outer planets

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2011

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Introduction to the mechanics of space robots

Giancarlo Genta | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2011

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Introduction to the mechanics of space robots

Giancarlo Genta | New York, NY : Springer | Space technology library | 2011

The Kaguya Mission to the moon

A. Matsuoka, Editor ; C.T. Russell, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The articles in this book were written by experts in each of the scientific areas of the Kaguya mission, and describe both the mission and the individual scientific investigations, including their objectives, the specifications of the instrument[...]

Laboratory science with space data : accessing and using space-experiment data

Daniel Beysens, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The European sponsored ULISSE project focused on exploring the wealth of unique experimental data provided by revealing raw and metadata from these studies via an internet portal. This book complements the portal.

Land remote sensing and global environmental change : NASA's Earth Observing System and the science of ASTER and MODIS

Bhaskar Ramachandran, Editor ; C. O. Justice, Editor ; Michael J. Abrams, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Remote sensing and digital image processing | 2011

Navigation in Space by X-ray Pulsars

Amir Abbas Emadzadeh, Author ; Jason Lee Speyer, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

Near-space remote sensing : potential and challenges

Wen-Qin Wang, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in electrical and computer engineering, ISSN 2191-8112 | 2011

Near-Space Remote Sensing: Potential and Challenges concentrates mainly on the role of near-space vehicles in bridging the gap between satellites and airplanes for microwave remote sensing applications, providing a top-level system description a[...]

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