This book is targeted to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) educators and administrators. It is intended to show how Cubesats in particular, and Space topics in general can be ……続きを見る
This book is intended for students and engineers who design and develop liquid-propellant rocket engines, offering them a guide to the theory and practice alike. It first presents the fundamental co……続きを見る
Apollo was built in the era of “big iron” computer mainframes. The concept of an onboard computer for space missions was radically new. There was only one place in the world that could design the Ap……続きを見る
The ARM processor has come a long way from an obscure British microprocessor of the 1980's to being the dominant basis for the current generation of smart phones, and tablet computers, as well as it……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Crewed Space Stations, from the earliest dreams to the current International Space Station, with some information on the planning of its replacement. Generally, we dist……続きを見る
Let me be clear at the beginning – when I say crewed spacecraft. I mean spacecraft with humans aboard. Young, or old, male or female, space travel is an equal opportunity hazardous endeavor. As of t……続きを見る
This book covers the topics of the existence of planets around others stars. We think now we are unique in the Universe, but the Universe is very large. This book just touches the surface of this ve……続きを見る
The book discusses the topic of the search for Extraterrestrial life, that is, life not on Earth. The search is taking place in the planets and moons of our solar system, and on Exoplanets, elsewher……続きを見る
The book covers the topic of Embedded Computers for Spacecraft. We need to define and explore some terms, starting with “embedded computer.” We'll look at its cpu, memory, and I/O. The Space environ……続きを見る
Besides the technical challenges, the Apollo missions were a matter of National Prestige. In the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, President Kennedy said we were going to th……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of On-orbit repair and servicing of spacecraft. Putting a communications satellite in synchronous orbit will set you back 100’s of millions of dollars. Once on orbit, you ……続きを見る
This book will discuss the exploration of the four largest planets in our solar system, all located beyond the orbit of Mars. The first two, Jupiter and Saturn are termed the Gas Giants, and the nex……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (LOP-G), a renaming and restructuring of the Deep Space Gateway, a joint Russian-US effort, and associated missions. This is a step b……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of launch vehicles, and their support facilities. These are generally rocket powered, but there are other options. Not everything rocket-powered is going to space, either.……続きを見る
This book discusses the resources and infrastructure that NASA developed and applied to support space missions in the early 1960's. When the first U. S. satellite, Vanguard, went up in 1958, there w……続きを見る
This book presents selected papers introducing readers to the key research topics and latest development trends in the theory and application of MMESE. The advanced integrated research topic man-mac……続きを見る
This book discusses alternating the environment of a planet to be more Earth-like for human habitation. We will focus on the planets (and moons) of our solar system. There's enough work there to kee……続きを見る
This book discusses the exploration of the Asteroid Belt. This is very difficult, because of the millions of diverse targets to visit. The sizes range from dust particles to the dwarf planet Ceres. ……続きを見る
Missions to Mars and beyond are lengthy and expensive, and dangerous. The Red planet has fascinated mankind for thousands of years. Many thousands of years of position data have been recorded. We ha……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of satellite control centers. We'll take a look at the historical development of satellite control centers, from the earliest efforts of the iconic Apollo Mission Control ……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Telescopes in Space. Observation of the night sky's started way before Civilization. Early humans looked at all the lights in the sky, saw that some moved, and some wer……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of weather in space, which is defined by our Sun. It interacts with our atmosphere and magnetic field (actually the atmosphere and magnetic fields (if any) of all the plan……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of what is popularly referred to as Rocket Science, seen as a daunting topic, completely incomprehensible. This is targeted to the non-specialist as well. I am not a rocke……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Tourists trips to Space, which are not that far away, and some have already happened. Space travel is no longer the exclusive privilege of nation-states, and trained cr……続きを見る
It was recently decided to create an arm of the Military to cover space operations. This is called Space Command.
In 1946, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) had been in charge o……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Earth's Planetary Defense. This is not for the purposes of repelling an alien invasion, although the military has probably thought of that. Any civilization that could ……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Manufacturing in Space, which is not that far away, and has actually been done on a small scale for many years. With permanent manufacturing facilities in space, near t……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Orbital debris, what it is, where it comes from, what problems it introduces, and how to deal with it. . Putting a communications satellite in synchronous orbit will se……続きを見る
This book covers the topic of Spaceplanes, that are launched to orbit, and return to a runway landing. The most common example of a Spaceplane is the Space Shuttle. This discussion is limited to cre……続きを見る
The story of the Saturn rocket is the story of rocket development, started in Germany, and lasting through World War-II. It was then continued both in the United States and the then-Soviet Union by ……続きを見る
