Astronautics

This book presents the latest research findings from leading space robotic researchers around the world, together with contributions from leading s...

The machines that orbit our planet live in a void environment however, space travel itself does not exist in a vacuum. Travelling to space is an i...

Space is one of the fastest growing military, government and industry sectors. Because everything in todays world exists within or connected to cyb...

The story of the people who designed, built, launched, landed, and are now operating the Mars rover Curiosity Award-winning science writer Rod Pyl...

This book explains and describes re-entry systems for both the Earth and other planets. It provides sufficient information for readers to perform e...

This book highlights stories of the most important 13 ground-based observatories and 14 space probes in human history, leading readers through each...

In the 1960s and 70s, America spent $20 billion dollars (around $150 billion by today's standards) to land humans on the moon, and win the Cold War...

This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition. The space industry traces its origins...

This book presents a selection of scientific and technical results utilizing new computational methods, tools, and technologies in Aeronautical Des...

NASA's current missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and potential future exploration missions involving extended stays by astronauts o...

After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set ab...

With the Soviet Unions launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into ...

Propellants contain considerable chemical energy that can be used in rocket propulsion. Bringing together information on both the theoretical and p...

Written by expert researchers, this book covers all the major aspects of research in Jupiter's moon Io, from the interior to its space environment....

Ground Control: A Design History of Technical Lands and NASAs Space Complex explores the infrastructural history of the United States rocket launch...