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  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

    A Practical Engineering Approach

    by Marcel J. Sidi ...
    Series Book 7 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
    Satellites are used increasingly in telecommunications, scientific research, surveillance, and meteorology, and these satellites rely heavily on the effectiveness of complex onboard control systems. This 1997 book explains the basic theory of spacecraft dynamics and control and the practical aspects of controlling a satellite. The emphasis throughout is on analyzing and solving real-world ... Read more

    $106.59 USD

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  • The Wright Brothers

    by David McCullough ...
    The #1 New York Times bestseller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize—the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly—Wilbur and Orville Wright.On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers—bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio—changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe that ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A History of Jet Propulsion, Including Rockets

    by Raymond Friedman ...
    Both Jet-engine propelled aircraft and long-range rockets were first successfully flown during World War II. This led 10 rapid post-war improvements in both, and within two decades we had supersonic airplanes, communication satellites, and trips to the moon. Unmanned probes to Mars and the outer planets followed, as well as the International Space Station. The technology behind these advances is ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Mission to Berlin

    The American Airmen Who Struck the Heart of Hitler's Reich

    by Robert F. Dorr ...
    From Hell Hawks! author Bob Dorr, Mission to Berlin takes the reader on a World War II strategic bombing mission from an airfield in East Anglia, England, to Berlin and back. Told largely in the veterans’ own words, Mission to Berlin covers all aspects of a long-range bombing mission including pilots and other aircrew, groundcrew, and escort fighters that accompanied the heavy bombers on their ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Controlling Pilot Error : Culture, Environment, and CRM (Crew Resource Management)

    Culture, Environment, and CRM (Crew Resource Management)

    by Anthony T. Kern ...
    Expert authors demonstrate the topic using pilot drawn from an FAA/NASA sponsored database. A post-mortem of real-life, real-pilot accidents are examined to explain what went wrong and why. An action agenda is drawn of preventive techniques pilots can effect to avoid the same risks. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Small Unmanned Aircraft

    Theory and Practice

    by Randal W. Beard, Timothy W. McLain ...
    Autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are critical to current and future military, civil, and commercial operations. Despite their importance, no previous textbook has accessibly introduced UAVs to students in the engineering, computer, and science disciplines--until now. Small Unmanned Aircraft provides a concise but comprehensive description of the key concepts and technologies underlying the ... Read more

    $115.19 USD

  • X-15 Diary

    The Story of America's First Space Ship

    by Richard Tregaskis ...
    The riveting true story of the world's fastest plane and the first manned flights into outer space.First tested in 1959, the X-15 rocket plane was at the forefront of the space race. Developed by the US Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with North American Aviation, the X-15 was sleek, black, and powerful—a missile with stubby wings and a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 101 Facts… Solar System

    101 Space Facts for Kids, #4

    by IP Factly ...
    Series Book 4 - 101 Space Facts for Kids
    IP Factly presents... "101 Facts… Solar System!"Solar System Kids Book - Amazing facts, stunning photos plus videos telling the story of the solar system for kids.Space facts for kidsA fun and fascinating way for young readers to discover more about the planets, dwarf planets and other fascinating objects in the Solar System.This planet book for kids mixes facts, stunning photos and even Videos to ... Read more

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  • Galileo Galilei : The Telescope & The Laws of Dynamics

    (A Short Biography for Children)

    by Best Children's Biographies ...
    Galileo Galilei : The Telescope & The Laws of Dynamics (A Short Biography for Children)Galileo was an Italian scientist who led the Scientific Revolution, proposing the then controversial idea of Copernicanism, the idea that earth orbits the sun.Best Children's Biographies : Write a biography for kids by thinking about what a child would enjoy learning about a person, covering important ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Star Ark

    A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship

    Edited by Rachel Armstrong ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    As space ventures have become more numerous, leading scientists and theorists have offered ways of building a living habitat in a hostile environment, taking an ‘ecosystems’ view of space colonization. The contributors to this volume take a radical multi-disciplinary view of the challenge of human space colonization through the ongoing project Persephone. This book fundamentally challenges ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control

    by F. Landis Markley, John L. Crassidis ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book explores topics that are central to the field of spacecraft attitude determination and control. The authors provide rigorous theoretical derivations of significant algorithms accompanied by a generous amount of qualitative discussions of the subject matter. The book documents the development of the important concepts and methods in a manner accessible to practicing engineers, graduate ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Recent Advances in Celestial and Space Mechanics

    Edited by Monique Chyba, Bernard Bonnard ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents recent advances in space and celestial mechanics, with a focus on the N-body problem and astrodynamics, and explores the development and application of computational techniques in both areas. It highlights the design of space transfers with various modes of propulsion, like solar sailing and low-thrust transfers between libration point orbits, as well as a broad range of targets ... Read more

    $49.49 USD