How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae
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The aim of this popular science text is to explain aerodynamic and astrodynamic flight without the use of mathematics, in an informal style, for non-technical readers who are interested in spaceflight and spacecraft.The book will open with a concise introductory chapter, chronicling the ‘space age’ up to the present, and a brief ‘forward look’ into near-future developments. Chapter 2 provides the historical context upon which the current developments in spaceflight have been built. Orbital motion will be introduced in Chapter 3, and how to get there using launch vehicles is addressed in Chapter 4. Chapters 5 and 6 look at how spacecraft are designed, and Chapter 7 addresses the additional design constraints imposed if the spacecraft has a human crew on board. Chapter 8 gives examples of current and proposed spacecraft missions, both Earth orbiting and interplanetary. Chapter 9 will look at near future manned flight developments – for example, a mission to Mars and/or space tourism. The book closes with a concluding chapter, which reflects on prospects for the future of robotic and manned space exploration.
1 A Brief History of Space 12 Basic Orbits 233 Real Orbits 494 Beyond Circles and Ellipses 695 Getting to Orbit 916 Something About Environment 1157 Spacecraft Design 1438 Subsystem Design: I Like Your Attitude 1579 More Subsystem Design 17110 Space in the 21st Century 21111 Space: The Final Frontier? 245Index 263
