Название: The Power of Stars: How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization
Автор: Brayn. E Penprase
Издательство:  springer
Год: 2010
Страниц 348
ISBN: 1441968024
Формат: PDF
Размер: 22 MB
Язык Английский
What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by pring a clear overview of the many ways in which humans have used the stars as an ordering principle in their cultures, and which today still inspire us in ... Читать дальше »

                     

Название: Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications
Автор: Anil K. Maini, Varsha Agrawal
Издательство:  Wiley
Год: 2010
Страниц  696
ISBN: 0470660244
Формат: PDF
Размер: 11, 4 MB
Язык Английский
A comprehensive, single-source reference on satellite technology and its applications, Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications, Second Editionincludes the latest developments on the topic. Covering the features and facilities of satellites and satellite launch vehicles, with an emphasis on the fundamental principles and concepts, the authors provide readers with a complete understanding of the technology. This book explains the past, present and future satellite missions, as wel ... Читать дальше »

Название: Energiya-Buran: The Soviet Space Shuttle
Автор: Bart Hendrickx, Bert Vis
Издательство: Springer Praxis
Год: 2007
Страниц 544
ISBN: 0387698485
Формат: PDF
Размер: 16,3 MB
Язык Английский
In Energiya-Buran: the Soviet Space Shuttle, the authors describe the long development path of the Soviet space shuttle system, consisting of the Energiya rocket and the Buran orbiter. The program eventually saw just one unmanned flight in November 1988 before the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union sealed its fate.
After a Foreword provided by lead Buran test pilot Igor Volk, the authors look at the experience gradually accumulated in high-speed aeronautics with the development of various Soviet rocket planes and intercontinental cruise missiles between the 1930s to 1950s and the study of several small spaceplanes in the 1960s. Next the authors explain how the perceived military threat of the US Space Shuttle led to the decision in Februa ... Читать дальше »