Deze serie duikt in de ingewikkelde wereld van astronautische techniek en ruimteverkenning. Het biedt diepgaande inzichten in de principes die menselijke ambitie in staat stellen de sterren te bereiken. Van ruimtevaartuigontwerp tot de complexiteit van navigatie in de diepe ruimte, elk deel onthult de wetenschap en de uitdagingen achter het veroveren van de kosmos. Het is een essentiële bron voor iedereen die gefascineerd is door de toekomst van de mensheid tussen de hemellichamen.
The interest in the search for extrasolar life and extraterrestrial intelligence is expressed by NASA's financial backing for extrasolar exploration by space probes. This survey of 21st-century state-of-the-art extrasolar and interstellar space exploration, focuses on the most promising techniques.
Applications to Asteroid, Comet and Planetary Satellite Orbiters
The proposed book will provide a detailed, technical introduction to the analysis of orbital motion in strongly perturbed environments, focusing on motion about small Solar System bodies, such as comets and asteroids. The author shows why such small bodies are of interest and why they can be used as a motivation for the general analysis of orbital mechanics. He shows how it is possible to model the small body environment, including specialised cases such as those of binary asteroids, comets and ‘rubble piles’, and how the fundamental equations of motion are derived. The properties of the various solutions to the equations of motion are described and the methods of analysis and their application are discussed. Both ballistic motion and powered motion on and about small bodies are considered and case studies for different small body missions are presented. The author concludes his comprehensive treatment with a discussion of the mechanics of multi-body small body systems and a review of advanced topics and future applications.
Focusing on the resurgence of lunar and Martian exploration, this comprehensive book delves into the ExoMars Rover and the US Mars Exploration Rover program, highlighting the authors' contributions to these significant missions. It provides insights into the technological advancements and international efforts driving humanity's return to the Moon and Mars, making it a timely resource for understanding contemporary space exploration.
"This book deals with the newest applications and systems used in rocket and spacecraft propulsion. Written from perspective of the user rather than the theorist, it discusses the range of launch vehicles in use today throughout the world, and includes the very latest details of some of the advanced propulsion systems currently being developed." "The book covers the fundamentals of the subject, from the basic principles of rocket propulsion and vehicle dynamics through the theory and practice of liquid and solid propellant motors, to new and future developments."
Focusing on mission analysis and design techniques, this book covers a comprehensive range of interplanetary missions, from inner to outer planets and Solar System escape trajectories. It begins with fundamental concepts of interplanetary travel, including Earth departure and orbit selection. Various propulsion systems and transfer techniques are explored, highlighting gravity assist principles and low-thrust transfers. The book concludes with optimization methods tailored for interplanetary missions, making it a valuable resource for understanding space exploration strategies.
Focusing on contemporary launch vehicles, this revised third edition provides practical insights into their operation and advancements. It covers a variety of vehicles used globally and includes the latest developments in advanced propulsion systems, making it a valuable resource for those interested in aerospace technology and innovation.
The book provides a detailed technological analysis of human missions to Mars, breaking down the journey into distinct stages. It covers the progression from Earth's surface to low-Earth orbit, the departure toward Mars, and the complexities of Mars orbit insertion, landing, and ascent. Additionally, it examines the trans-Earth injection process and the return to Earth, offering a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and innovations involved in interplanetary travel.
Exploiting the Sun as a Gravitational Lens
The majority of books dealing with prospects for interstellar flight tackle the problem of the propulsion systems that will be needed to send a craft on an interstellar trajectory. The proposed book looks at two other, equally important aspects of such space missions, and each forms half of this two part book. Part 1 looks at the ways in which it is possible to exploit the focusing effect of the Sun as a gravitational lens for scientific missions to distances of 550 AU and beyond into interstellar space. The author explains the mechanism of the Sun as a gravitational lens, the scientific investigations which may be carried out along the way to a distance of 550 AU (and at the 550 AU sphere itself), the requirements for exiting the Solar System at the highest speed and a range of project ideas for missions entering interstellar space. Part 2 of the book deals with the problems of communicating between an interstellar spaceship and the Earth, especially at very high speeds. Here the author assesses a range of mathematical tools relating to the Karhunen-Loève Transform (KLT) for optimal telecommunications, technical topics that may one day enable humans flying around the Galaxy to keep in contact with the Earth. This part of the book opens with a summary of the author’s 2003 Pešek Lecture presented at the IAC in Bremen, which introduces the concept of KLT for engineers and ‘newcomers’ to the subject. It is planned to include a DVD containing the full mathematical derivations of the KLT for those interested in this important mathematical tool whilst the text itself will contain the various results without outlines of the mathematical proofs. Astronautical engineers will thus be able to see the application of the results without getting bogged down in the mathematics.