Astronautics

Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare is a detailed history of the Minuteman intercontinental ballist...

This book discusses all spacecraft attitude control-related topics: spacecraft (including attitude measurements, actuator, and disturbance torques)...

Filling the need for a comprehensive professional book at a level sufficient to enable the engineering design of a complete rocket propulsion syste...

This is the first-ever publication detailing the Navys role in manned spacecraft recovery from 1961 to 1975, from Alan Shepherds initial suborbital...

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested re...

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested re...

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested re...

As commercial and military spacecraft become more important to the world's economy and defense, and as new scientific and exploratory missions are ...

Are super powers possible? Scientists are researching their possibilities and nature has many examples to offer. This high-interest series explor...

Whats it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet...

This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the Japanese space program, from rocke...

*An instant New York Times Bestseller*'One of the most exciting tales of our time... It's the next tech frontier, and Vance turns it into a thrille...

From the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have worked on systems to help humans survive for the astounding 28,500 days (78 year...

This book presents the astonishing potential of deep sensorimotor policies for agile vision-based quadrotor flight. Quadrotors are among the most a...

th th Mars, the Red Planet, fourth planet from the Sun, forever linked with 19 and 20 Century fantasy of a bellicose, intelligent Martian civilizat...

Today's astronauts require many different abilities. They must not only be expert in performing flight simulations but must also be proficient in s...

This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and t...

Additive manufacturing has the potential to positively affect human spaceflight operations by enabling the in-orbit manufacture of replacement part...

This book gives an account, as little biased as possible, on human space missions beyond low Earth orbit in general, and specifically to the planet...

Formed in 1958, NASA has long maintained a department of visual artists to depict the concepts and technologies created in humankinds quest to expl...

'Gripping' ED CAESAR 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER 'Incredible' TIM HARFORD 'A universal story that transcends time' NEW YORK TIMES 'Superb' DAILY TELE...

The Mars Science Laboratory is the latest and most advanced NASA roving vehicle to explore the surface of Mars. The Curiosity rover has landed in G...

In September 2011, the GRAIL mission launched two unmanned spacecraft to the Moon, which entered into lunar orbit on December 31, 2011 and January ...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Prima...

This book covers all the key concepts, relationships, and ideas behind spaceflight and is the perfect companion for students pursuing courses on, o...