Sails To Satellites

Author : J. E. D. Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Sails to Satellites written by J. E. D. Williams and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of navigation, from astrolabes and sextants, to radar, lasers, and inertial guidance systems. Williams recounts the 200-year great pursuit of longitude, ranging from 1598 to the present--bringing the story completely up-to-the-moment with descriptions of radar, inertial navigation systems, lasers, and more. 120 line drawings. 30 halftones.

Author : Giovanni Vulpetti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 149390941X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sails written by Giovanni Vulpetti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reality of sunlight-based sailing in space began in May 2010, and solar sail technology and science have continued to evolve rapidly through new space missions. Using the power of the Sun's light for regular travel propulsion will be the next major leap forward in our journey to other worlds. This book is the second edition of the fascinating explanation of solar sails, how they work and how they will be used in the exploration of space. Updated with 35% new material, this second edition includes three new chapters on missions operated by Japan and the US, as well as projects that are in progress. The remainder of the book describes the heritage of exploration in water-borne sailing ships and the evolution to space-vehicle propulsion; as well as nuclear, solar-electric, nuclear-electric and antimatter rocket devices. It also discusses various sail systems that may use either sunlight or solar wind, and the design, fabrication and steering challenges associated with solar sails. The first edition was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews, and deemed “a title that needs to be on your shelf if you’re seriously interested in the next step as we move beyond rocketry" (Centauri Dreams, September 2008). Written with a mixed approach, this book appeals to both the general public as well as those with a more scientifically technical background.

Author : Louis Friedman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Starsailing written by Louis Friedman and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-18 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Friedman, Executive Director of the Planetary Society, presents the first comprehensive look at the science and history behind solar sailing and other designs for space travel. Serious science readers and space buffs alike will be fascinated by designs for the square sail, disk sail, and the heliogyro (which features flexible sails many kilometers long). Friedman compares solar sailing to other proposed propulsion sytems such as ion drives and laser propulsion, and takes an insider's look at the million-dollar JPL project of the late '70s, which was the first attempt at a working model. Illustrated.

Author : Holly Duhig
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1538213893
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sails written by Holly Duhig and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Solar sails use the sun's energy to fly spacecraft, or "flight by light." It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. In fact, it is, first being mentioned in Jules Verne's From Earth to the Moon in 1865. It's been used as a way for characters to travel through space in many other books and movies, including Tron in 1985. Today, solar sails are a reality, and readers learn how their technology works as well as how successful trials with solar sail apparatuses have been. Could light energy be the best way to move through space in the future? Readers find out for themselves."

Author : Terry Kass
Publisher : Nsw Department of Lands
ISBN 13 : 9780975235454
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sails to Satellites written by Terry Kass and published by Nsw Department of Lands. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Prof. Marie R. Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales; Introduction by Warwick Watkins, Director General Surveyor General.

Author : John Felix De Lisle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sails to Satellites written by John Felix De Lisle and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Les Johnson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461418305
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sky Alert! written by Les Johnson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sky Alert! What Happens When Satellites Fail” explores for the first time what our modern world would be like if we were suddenly to lose most, if not all, of our space assets. The author demonstrates humankind’s dependence on space satellites and show what might happen to various aspects of our economy, defense, and daily lives if they were suddenly destroyed. The book opens with a consideration of how our space assets might be lost in the first place: through orbital debris, war, and solar storms. The author then looks at what would happen if our satellites were lost, including the effect on weather forecasting, and the Global Positioning System, explaining GPS in detail and its importance to the military, including spy satellites and military reconnaissance, commerce, civilians, communications and remote sensing – both resource monitoring and locating and environmental monitoring and science. The effects of losing such assets as the International Space Station as well as such research satellites as the Hubble Space Telescope or the Chandra X-Ray Observatory are also considered. Part III of the book looks at how we can protect our satellites, preparing for the worst, reducing the growth and amount of orbital debris, preventing acts of war in space and hardening against space radiation. The book ends on an optimistic note: most spacefaring nations are now working together to develop new technologies to reduce the threat posed by orbital debris and in-space nuclear detonations and treaties exist to limit the development and use of weapons in space. Finally, it is hoped that it will not be long before we will be able to better predict and take precautions against solar storms. The global economy has now become so dependent upon satellites that their loss would be devastating – to the economy, to national security, and potentially, to the day-to-day survival of those who live in the world’s most advanced economies.

Author : Hans-Peter Röser
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 311091980X
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Satellites for Earth Observation written by Hans-Peter Röser and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation provides a forum for scientists, engineers and managers to exchange information about planned and on-going programs and missions, and present new ideas, covering small satellite mission objectives as well as technology and management aspects for dedicated earth observation satellites. This volume presents selected contributions of the 5th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, April 4 - 8, 2005, organized by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Paris, France, and hosted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany.

Author : Giovanni Vulpetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387685006
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sails written by Giovanni Vulpetti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solar sail technology is very close to becoming an engineering reality and it will soon be used in the exploration of the solar system and beyond. This fascinating book provides an accessible introduction to solar sails and details how they work and what they will be used for in the exploration of space. It also examines current plans for solar sails and how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance their performance. Coverage shows how solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and demonstrates how access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system will become within reach.

Author : Jerome L. Wright
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9782881248429
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Sailing written by Jerome L. Wright and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wright was one of the first to introduce the concept of propulsion using light pressure. He reports on his continuing work, mostly at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, for scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts with little technical background. The first space sailors are probably in junior high now. Printed on acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR