NASA's Exploration Systems Architecture Study. Final Report November 2005

Haynes Publishing, 2011. - 196 p. - ISBN: 978 1844258666 Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation. The Shuttle s in...

Charles D. Benson, William Barnaby Faherty; The NASA History Series; На английском. - Washington, D.C. : Scientific and Technical Information Office, 1978. - 657 с. Книга НАСА (NASA) об американской лунной программе. Разработки, запуски, инженерные решения, проект лунной станции и всё с этим связанное. Книга содержит множество качественных иллюстраций по теме. Содержание: The First Steps Launch Complex 34 Launching the First Saturn I Booster Or...

Roger E. Bilstein. The NASA history series: Stages to Saturn. A technological history of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles; На английском языке. - Scientific and Technical Information Branch. NASA, Washington, DC, 1980. - 534 с. Иллюстрированная предыстория создания ракеты-носителя Сатурн-5 и описание самого проекта. Множество интересных фактов и иллюстраций. Книга посвящена Вернеру фон Брауну и рабочим, создававшим Сатурн-5. Книга будет интерес...

Nаtional Acаdemies Prеss, 2008. 141 p. In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), which instructed NASA to "Extend human presence across the solar system, starting with a human return to the Moon by the year 2020, in preparation for human exploration of Mars and other destinations," among other objectives. As acknowledged in the VSE, significant technology development will be necessary to accompl...

Publisher: Springer in association with Praxis Publishing. 2006. 487 pages. Language: English. In Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems the authors demonstrate the need to break free from the old established concepts of expendable rockets, using chemical propulsion, and to develop new breeds of launch vehicle capable of both launching payloads into orbit at dramatically reduced cost, and for sustained operations in low-Earth orbit. The next steps...

Facts on File, 2009. - 342 p. - ISBN: 0816073880 In order to comprehend the universe and how it works, one must first have a firm understanding of astronomy and space exploration. "The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook, Revised Edition" is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a popular and comprehensive reference. With special emphasis on the most recent planetary exploration missions, including NASA's Phoenix lander as well as N...

Facts on File, 2010. - 189 p. - ISBN: 0816074453 Some daring explorers like to study distant frontiers by venturing out into them, but others prefer to study them by bringing them, or representative samples, a little closer to the lab. Both options are pursued in the fields of space and astronomy. Space exploration and astronomy are intricately linked and are examined in-depth in this guide. Dedicated to the scientists who explore the frontiers...

NASA. Glenn Research Center, 7 pages. To move an airplane or a model rocket through the air, we must use a propulsion system to generate thrust. Different types of aircraft use different types of propulsion devices, but all aircraft rely on some type of engine to generate power. Rocket engines, internal combustion, or piston engines, and jet engines all depend on the burning of fuel to produce power. Burning a fuel is called combustion, a chemic...

NASA. Rockets: A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. Johnson Space Center - Education working group, 38 pages. This publication was developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the assistance of hundreds of teachers in the Texas Region IV area and educators of the Aerospace Education Services Program, Oklahoma State University. Writers: Deborah A. Shearer, Gregory L. Vogt, Ed.D. - Te...

National Academies Press, 2003, Pages: 110 Report By Committee on Microgravity Research, National Research Council, NASA For thirty years the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This book assesses the past impact and current status of microgravity research programs in combustion, fluid dynamics, fundamental physics, an...