عنوان

Non-rocket space launch and flight /

(Number (ISBN

0080458750

(Number (ISBN

9780080458755

Erroneous ISBN

0080447317

Erroneous ISBN

9780080447315

Number

b758492

Title Proper

Non-rocket space launch and flight /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Alexander A. Bolonkin.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Oxford :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Elsevier,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xii, 468 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, portraits

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Space elevator, transport system for space elevator, and tether system -- Cable space accelerator -- Circle launcher and space keeper -- Optimal inflatable space towers -- Kinetic space towers -- Gas tube hypersonic launcher -- Earth-Moon cable transport system -- Earth-Mars cable transport system -- Kinetic anti-gravitator -- Centrifugal space launchers -- Asteroids as propulsion system of space ships -- Multi-reflex propulsion systems for space and air vehicles and energy transfer for long distance -- Electrostatic solar wind propulsion -- Electrostatic utilization of asteroids for space flight -- Electrostatic levitation on the earth and artificial gravity for space ships and asteroids -- Guided solar sail and energy generator -- Radioisotope space sail and electro-generator -- Electrostatic solar sail -- Utilization of space.

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Text of Note

In recent years scientists have investigated a series of new methods for non-rocket space launch, which promise to revolutionize space launches and flight. Particularly in the current political climate new, cheaper, and more fuel efficient methods are being investigated. Such new methods include the gas tube method, cable accelerators, tether launch systems, space elevators, solar and magnetic sails, circle launcher space keepers and more. The author brings a vast amount of experience to the topic, having worked as a engineer, designer, project director and researcher at key institutes including NASA and the US Air Force. Explores all the new non-rocket space launch methods, and compares them with each other and traditional rockets. Investigates the unifying principles of the different systems and shows how to select the best design suited to the mission. Author brings together technical and theoretical expertise from both industry and academia.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Elsevier Science & Technology

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

OverDrive, Inc.

Stock Number

111395:111479

Stock Number

BDB019AA-57A1-4590-9199-489FCE81D3D4

Title

Non-rocket space launch and flight.

International Standard Book Number

9780080447315

Launch vehicles (Astronautics)

Space vehicles-- Propulsion systems.

Launch vehicles (Astronautics)

Space vehicles-- Propulsion systems.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Aeronautics & Astronautics.

TEC-- 002000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Bolonkin, Alexander.

Date of Transaction

20201204183016.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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