Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems : Enabling Technologies for Space Exploration /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bruno, Claudio. (Author), Czysz, Paul A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed. 2009.
Series:Astronautical Engineering,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Our progress appears to be impeded
  • Commercial near-Earth space launcher: a perspective
  • Commercial near-Earth launcher: propulsion
  • Earth orbit on-orbit operations in near-Earth orbit, a necessary second step
  • Earth-Moon system: establishing a Solar System presence
  • Exploration of our Solar System
  • Stellar and interstellar precursor missions
  • View to the future and exploration of our Galaxy.