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Statistical Orbit Determination presents fundmentals of orbit determination--from weighted least squares approaches (Gauss) to today's high-speed computer algorithms that provide accuracy within a few centimeters. Numerous examples and problems are...

In September 1969, several months after the Apollo 11 lunar landing, President Richard M. Nixon established the Space Task Force to chart NASA's path for the decades to come. This imaginative vision was shattered less than six months later when, on...

Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing a presence there must consider, among other things, how they will conduct warfare in orbit. Leaders must...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632650580Author Donald L. ZygutisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New Page Books,USPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

This book comprehensively covers the history and current developments of space programme of China. It presents the complete story of China's space programme from its origins through to present day activities on the International Space Station. This...

The book is about the "space race", starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin. The conquest of space began as a by-product of an exquisitely military project, the rapid, and efficient delivery of...

The thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other planetsDeep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments, and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541762596Author Ozan VarolFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint PublicAffairsPublisher PublicAffairsWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 155mm * 38mm

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E A Milne was one of the giants of 20th century astrophysics and cosmology. His bold ideas, underpinned by his Christianity, sparked controversy - he believed two time scales operate in the universe.Struggling against poverty, Milne won five scholarships...

David Harvey is unquestionably the most influential, as well as the most cited, geographer of his generation. His reputation extends well beyond geography to sociology, planning, architecture, anthropology, literary studies and political science. This...

Twenty-four guys went to the Moon in the late sixties/early seventies. Of them, 12 walked on its surface. Three of them made the journey twice. The author met 20 of the 24 who made the journey, and 11 of the 12 who walked on its surface, and has an...

In Shaping Science, Janet Vertesi draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA's robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions appear to feature robotic explorers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680920505Author NASAFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint 12th Media ServicesPublisher 12th Media ServicesWeight(grams) 1116gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374537913Author Jonathan Fetter-VormFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)...

The Production and consumption of alcohol has played a significant role in human society since the dawn of civilization. Will this still hold true when humanity is exploring and Settling the outer reaches of space? This first book on the topic examines...

Planetary Volcanism across the Solar System compares and contrasts the vast array of planetary bodies in the Solar System, including Earth. The wealth of spacecraft data for almost all major solid-surface bodies in the Solar System indicate that...

The journey into space is a dangerous one, and although some aspects of space travel seem to be routine it still takes humanity to the limits of what is technically possible. It is an environment that forgives no mistake, and where carelessness usually...

A handy field guide for the optimum stargazing experience, whether you're travelling, camping, or in your own backyard!The night sky is full of amazing things to see, from shooting stars and constellations, to planets and satellites, but it can be hard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553384666Author Stephen HawkingFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680920895Author NASAFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint 12th Media ServicesPublisher 12th Media ServicesWeight(grams) 980gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

The moon landing remains the most astonishing and impressive accomplishment of manned space travel to this day. In July 1969, just eight years after President John F. Kennedy announced the bold plan, the first astronaut set foot on another...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995674158Author Charles JoynsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint NeilsonPublisher NeilsonWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

In May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before the end of that decade. Yet NASA did not have a specific plan for how to accomplish that goal. Over the next...

*As featured on BBC Breakfast, Radio 5Live and Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2*From the Nasa astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station - what it's like out there and what it's like now, back here...

No detailed description available for "Proceedings of Open Meetings of Working Groups of the Thirteenth Plenary Meeting of COSPAR".Book InformationISBN 9783112781685Author K. Ya. KondratyevFormat HardbackPage Count 777Imprint De GruyterPublisher De...

No detailed description available for "Proceedings of Open Meetings of Working Groups on Physical Sciences of the Fifteenth Plenary Meeting of COSPAR MADRID, SPAIN, 10–24 May, 1972".Book InformationISBN 9783112781302Author M. J. RycroftFormat...

No detailed description available for "Proceedings of Open Meetings of Working Groups of the Fourteenth Plenary Meeting of COSPAR".Book InformationISBN 9783112781708Author S. A. BowhillFormat HardbackPage Count 843Imprint De GruyterPublisher De...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771620444Author Bob McDonaldFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Douglas & McIntyrePublisher Douglas & McIntyreWeight(grams) 1105g

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Handbook of Soviet Space-Science Research (1968) provides a comprehensive and authoritative English language summary of Soviet space-science research of the 1960s.Book InformationISBN 9781032674254Author George E. WukelicFormat PaperbackPage Count...

The search for life in the solar system and beyond has to date been governed by a model based on what we know about life on Earth (terran life). Most of NASA's mission planning is focused on locations where liquid water is possible and emphasizes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781037110863Author Patrick GaultierFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816531462Author Louis FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 244g

A scientist’s inspiring vision of our return to the Moon as humanity’s next thrilling step in space explorationJust over half a century since Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the lunar surface, a new space race to the Moon is well underway and...

Groundbreaking advances in solar and space physics have provided key insights into the dynamic physical processes on the Sun and its influence on Earth, the near-Earth space environment, other planets in our solar system, and beyond. As we look to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925371666Author Atf PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint ATF PressPublisher ATF PressWeight(grams) 594g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925309805Author Owen MaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint ATF PressPublisher ATF PressWeight(grams) 503g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789334140682Author Bijon KarmakarFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Bijon KarmakarPublisher Bijon KarmakarWeight(grams) 376g

The Soviet Space Programme (1988) presents a comprehensive over-view of the Soviet space programme from its beginnings up to the end of the 1980s. One important theme explored is the degree to which the Soviet space programme was oriented towards...