Elements of Space Technology. For aerospace engineers

✍ Scribed by Rudolf X. Meyer (Auth.)

• Publisher: Academic
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 325
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

• "If Rudolph Meyer is writing the book, it will be of the highest quality. Meyer is one of the most respected aerospace engineers in the world." WALLACE FOWLER, University of Texas
  

Content:
Preface, Pages ix-xi
Chapter 1 - Reference frames and time, Pages 1-19
Chapter 2 - Forces and moments, Pages 21-57
Chapter 3 - Orbits and trajectories in an inverse square field, Pages 59-96
Chapter 4 - Chemical rocket propulsion, Pages 97-180
Chapter 5 - Orbital maneuvers, Pages 181-214
Chapter 6 - Attitude control, Pages 215-268
Chapter 7 - Spacecraft thermal design, Pages 269-305
Appendix A - Physical Constants Used in this Text, Page 307
Appendix B - Astronomical Constants, Pages 309-311
Appendix C, Pages 313-315
Appendix D - Properties of Selected Rocket Propellents, Pages 317-318
Appendix E - Thermal Properties of Selected Spacecraft Materials, Pages 319-321
Appendix F - Absorption and Emission Coefficients of Spacecraft Materials, Pages 323-324
Index, Pages 325-329

✦ Subjects

Транспорт;Аэрокосмическая техника;