Dream missions : space colonies, nuclear spacecraft and other possibilities /: space colonies, nuclear spacecraft and other possibilities. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michel van Pelt.
• Authors: Van Pelt, Michel
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Dedication; About the Author; Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Giant launchers; Shoot 'em up; Super heavy-lift launchers; Extremely heavy-lift launchers; The future of heavy lift; 3: Reusable launchers; High expectations; Pushing the envelope; Shuttles and other reusable launchers; True spaceplanes; The trouble with spaceplanes; 4: Space stations and orbital colonies; Donuts in orbit; Islands in space; Asteroid mining; 5: Super satellites; Take out the crew; Hypersatellites and star shades; Space solar power; 6: Giant probes; Voyager Mars. Mars sample return Europa Ocean Explorer; Prometheus; Solar sailing; 7: Mars expeditions; The Mars Project; Stuck in Earth Orbit; Mars Direct; On Mars in 2030+; 8: To the stars; Interstellar probe; Riding the nuclear blast wave; Starshot; 9: Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.4/1; 620; Engineering; Space flight; Astronautics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Astronautics; Exploration of outer space; Space flight; Science -- Astronomy; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Popular astronomy & space; Astronautics; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Outer space -- Exploration; Outer space; Electronic book; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319539416; 3319539418; 3319539396; 9783319539393
• Related ISBNs: 9783319539393
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 5, 2017).
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