Space Science

This book examines ascent trajectories of space launch vehicles and re-entry trajectories of space capsules. The decommissioned SCOUT is used as a ...

A high Reynolds number flow about a lifting wing typically forms a thin boundary layer on its surface, which smoothly merges with a thin vortical w...

This book presents the best contributions of the the Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing Glasgow, 11 13 June 2013. It is a rapid snap-s...

Insightful, good-humored essays on the possibilities of alien life and the uses of space exploration, based on an astrobiologists everyday conversa...

Sustainable aviation is a long-term strategy to provide innovative solutions to the industrys environmental challenges. The International Symposium...

Today, there exists an integrated, large-scale satellite system to track sea-level rise, its speed, causes, and impacts. Building it was a struggle...

This book examines the monetary and financial foundations for actively pursuing outer space exploration, development, and settlement. It offers the...

Part of the Princeton Aeronautical Paperback series designed to bring to students and research engineers outstanding portions of the twelve-volume ...

It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger th...

Unifying the Universe: The Physics of Heaven and Earth presents a non-technical approach to physics for the lay-science enthusiast. This popular te...

This revised edition provides an up-to-date summary of the field of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, dealing with their origin, propagation, and comp...

Master Airline Pilot offers a process for improving pilots skills in risk management, situational awareness building, decision making, communicatio...

Accelerating Sustainable Aviation Initiatives: Markets, Economics, and Social Issues examines the twin challenges of clean aviation and the industr...

This book explores the mechanisms and applications of acoustic metasurfaces in the hypersonic transition control area. It begins with an introducti...

This updated, second edition adds more reviews of modern four-winged aircraft belonging to convertiplanes, Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAVs, and...