The handbook consists of three parts: the first, 'Outer Space', consisting of six chapters, gives general astronomical information and basic data about the Sun, Earth, Moon, and their radiation and physical characteristics. It is introductory and contains data required for the succeeding chapters; the second part, 'Mechanics of Space Flight', consists of sections and chapters dealing with insertion of space vehicles into orbit, orbital motion of space objects, perturbed motion and maneuvers, and motion about a center of mass. The material is given in 11 chapters in the form of formulas with a brief explanation of their use, design data, tables and graphs. Considerable emphasis is placed on the future questions of rendezvous of spacecraft, descent from orbit, and entry and landing on planets with and without an atmosphere; the third part, 'Space Objects and Systems', is the largest in the volume and constitutes the basic handbook. This section deals with construction of spacecraft, materials, systems and elemnts of onboard safety equipment, systems for stabilization and orientation, thermal control, power supplies, and life-support equipment. (Author)
Engineering Handbook of Space Technology
1971
713 pages
Report
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English
Astronautics , Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Space flight , Handbooks , Astronomical data , Astrophysics , Celestial mechanics , Lunar environment , Solar atmosphere , Space environmental conditions , Space navigation , Spacecraft components , Space communication systems , Interplanetary trajectories , USSR , Translations
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