Spaceplanes From Airport to Spaceport /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bentley, Matthew A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76510-5
Table of Contents:
  • Rocketplanes at the Airport
  • Why Spaceplanes?
  • Rocket Science: Wings Added
  • Missiles and Modules
  • Crawling into Suborbit: The Baby Spaceplane
  • Going Ballistic
  • Piggyback to Orbit
  • Advanced Propulsion
  • Single Stage to Orbit: The Advanced Spaceplane
  • Destination Moon: The Lunar Spaceplane
  • Strategies for Success
  • Spaceplanes at the Spaceport.