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Space handbook : astronautics and its applications / Robert W. Buchheim and the staff of the RAND Corporation

Author
Buchheim, Robert W.
Published
Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007.
Physical Description
xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Rand Corporation and United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration
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Contents
Introduction -- Space Environment -- Trajectories and Orbits -- Rocket Vehicles -- Propulsion Systems -- Propellants -- Internal Power Sources -- Structures and Materials -- Flight Path and Orientation Control -- Flight Path and Orientation Control -- Guidance -- Communication -- Observation and Tracking -- Atmospheric Flight -- Landing and Recovery -- Environment of Manned Systems -- Space Stations and Extraterrestrial Bases -- Nuclear Weapon Effects in Space -- Cost Factors and Ground Facilities -- Current Programs -- Specific Flight Possibilities -- Observation Satellites -- Meteorological Satellites -- Navigation Satellites -- Satellites as Communication Relays -- Balloon Satellites -- Bombing from Satellites -- Scientific Space Exploration -- Astronautics in the U.S.S.R. -- Astronautics in Other Countries.
Summary
The "Space Handbook," first published in 1958, was designed to serve as a basic guide on the uses and characteristics of space systems, including astronautics and its applications, technology in the space environment, rocket vehicles, propulsion systems, propellants, internal power sources, structures and materials, flight path and orientation control, guidance, communication, observation and tracking, and atmospheric flight. Written at the request of the Hon. John W. McCormack, chairman of the House Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration, it was produced in only three weeks using RAND's own funds in the public interest. Now, fifty years after its initial publication, and to celebrate RAND's 60th Anniversary, RAND is proud to bring this classic work back into print in paperback and digital formats.
Report Numbers
RAND/CB-136-1
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ISBN
9780833042231 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0833042238 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Note
"Prepared by The RAND Corporation for the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration, House of Representatives."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Forms
Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
Funding Information
RAND
Complexity Note
Supersedes RAND/RM-2289-1.
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