Aerospace & Aviation Technology

The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. From the Space Shutt...

What turns an ordinary man into an extraordinary one? The answer lies in the stories of six teenage volunteers for Second World War aircrew who exc...

This is the incredible story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot, told with frankness and wit by Silva herself.Silva...

On 4 June 1942, three squadrons of U.S. Navy Dauntless dive bombers destroyed Japan's carrier force sent to neutralise Midway, changing the course ...

Riversdale Robert 'Barney' Barnfather was an RAF fighter pilot who flew Spitfires in action almost continuously from November 1941 until the end of...

John Hoppy Hopgood, pilot and 2nd in command in the May 1943 Dambusters raid, died a hero at just 21 years old. Wounded by flak and with his Lancas...

The thrilling stories of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight 'Gripping dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Cle...

With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. From ...

This book gives a global review of optical satellite signal processing theories, algorithms, and system implementations. Consisting of 14 chapters,...

A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who ...

This pocket manual focusing on the most famous aircraft of all time presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents which giv...

A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship...

Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported t...

From all points of the world I see man rising with the promptness of electricity, soaring in the air, and descending like a bird when and where he ...