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Dragon V2 is a futuristic vehicle that not only provides a means for NASA to transport its astronauts to the orbiting outpost but also advances SpaceX’s core objective of reusability. A direct desce……続きを見る

Seth is an "Energy personality essence, no longer focused in physical reality." In my opinion, his intellect exceeds the combined intellects of every great mind we have ever read about. This short e……続きを見る

This short ebook presents an idea for deflecting asteroids, by altering the gravitational field around the asteroid or rendering it massless. Either way, the affect is the same. The Lighthouse Frequ……続きを見る

Do you know which of the twelve animal signs you are? How does this influence your outlook on life and your relationships with others? How does this significantly impact your Feng Shui? "Chinese Ast……続きを見る

The rapidly expanding field of galaxy formation lies at the interface between astronomy, particle physics, and cosmology. Covering diverse topics from these disciplines, all of which are needed to u……続きを見る

Chinese Astrology Predictions and Feng Shui for 2013 is a fresh, new, easy to understand approach to chart your course through the Year of the Water Snake. Whether you are just getting acquainted or……続きを見る

The 3-D Atlas of the Stars and Galaxies shows the stars and A star at twice that distance (and showing a parallax of one-half galaxies in three-dimensional space, with the third of a second of arc) ……続きを見る

Recent missions on board the International Space Station have revealed previously unreported physiological consequences of long duration space flight, particularly in eyesight, and in this Brief Dr.……続きを見る

In The Sun, David Whitehouse takes us on a journey to the heart of our local star and beyond, relating how it was born, the many ways it influences life on Earth and how it will die. He recounts the……続きを見る

In The Moon David Whitehouse explains how our nearest celestial neighbor was created (and what moonrocks tell us of its earth-shattering origins), and how its existence may have been a crucial facto……続きを見る

This book provides a brief introduction to some basic but important problems in celestial mechanics, and particularly in the few-body problem, such as the permissible and forbidden region of motion,……続きを見る

MOMENTUM IS BUILDING for a return to the Moon. NASA’s international partners on the International Space Station are in favor of returning to the lunar surface, as are India and China. The horizon go……続きを見る

The dynamics, politics, and richness of knowledge production in social movements and social activist contexts are often overlooked. This book contends that some of the most radical critiques and und……続きを見る

This brief presents a concise description of the existing spaceport market, the technologies being tested and developed at them, and the private companies that are making them possible. While NASA h……続きを見る

With current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three years. That’s a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later a commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending human……続きを見る

Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air ……続きを見る

Forget Hawaii or the Mediterranean. Soon – very soon – you’ll be able to add a much more exotic stamp to your passport: space. How will you get there, what will the trip be like and how much trainin……続きを見る

Was-Salaamu alaa manit-tabaal Hudaa, They (Muusa and Haarun) said, Our Rab! We fear lest he [Firawn] hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds. He said, Fear not, for I am w……続きを見る

The last 30 years have seen an irrevocable change in the field of planetary science with the discovery of the first planets around stars other than our own Sun. While approximately 20 percent of the……続きを見る

Off-street parking requirements are devastating American cities. So says the author in this no-holds-barred treatise on the way parking should be. Free parking, the author argues, has contributed to……続きを見る

This book provides systematic descriptions of design methods, typical techniques, and validation methods for lunar soft landers, covering their environmental design, system design, sub-system design……続きを見る

The Universe is not expanding – this will seem like a blasphemy to scientists that have spent a lifetime learning physics or astrophysics, because it is a basic part of the college curriculum. Howev……続きを見る

Seen from “inside the IAU,” this book tells the in-depth story of a major crisis in which China “divorced” from the International Astronomical Union in 1960 as a protest against the admission of Tai……続きを見る

Le physicien Enrico Fermi se lance en 1950 dans une estimation iconoclaste : évaluer le nombre potentiel de civilisations extraterrestres intelligentes en mesure d'entrer en contact avec nous. Contr……続きを見る

Experience the cosmos as never before with UNIVERSE: The Solar System and Beyond Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, this book takes us on a trip across time and spac……続きを見る

Mars has always fascinated humanity and the findings of the past decade have revolutionized ideas about our nearest neighbour - revealing its watery past and geological similarity to Earth. This boo……続きを見る

The cycle of day and night and the cycle of seasons are two familiar natural cycles around which many human activities are organized. But is there a third natural cycle of importance for us humans? ……続きを見る

This book dissects the hype and hubris of the Mars One venture. Every aspect of the mission design is scrutinized, from the haphazard selection process to the unproven mission architecture. A contro……続きを見る

This book focuses on the theory and design of special space orbits. Offering a systematic and detailed introduction to the hovering orbit, spiral cruising orbit, multi-target rendezvous orbit, initi……続きを見る

As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a po……続きを見る