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Space Handbook
by Robert W. Bughheim
Available from Powells Used Books
$33.75
on 10-15-2008
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Features
ISBN Number: 9780833042231
Subtitle: Astronautics and Its Applications
LANGUAGE: eng
Written by: Bughheim, Robert W.
Written by: Bughheim, Robert W.
Published by: Rowman Littlefield
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Copyright: 2007
Edition Description: Trade paper
Date of Publication: 20070925
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: General/trade
Number of Pages: 348
Book Size: 9 x 6 in
Written as a basic guide on the uses and characteristics of space systems, this book discusses astronautics and its applications, technology in the space environment, rocket vehicles, propulsion systems, propellants, internal power sources, structures and materials, flight path and orientation control, guidance, communication, observation and tracking, and atmospheric flight. This is a reprint of an edition originally published in 1958.
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