As a crewmember of the D-2 shuttle mission and a full professor of astronautics at the Technical University in Munich, Ulrich Walter is an acknowledged expert in the field. He is also the author of a number of popular science books on space flight and research. The second edition of this textbook is based on extensive teaching and his work with students, backed by numerous examples drawn from his own experience. With its end-of-chapter examples and problems, thiswork is suitable for graduate level courses in satellite engineering and space systems engineering, as well as for professionals working in the space industry. INDICE: 1. Rocket Fundamentals 2. Rocket Flight 3. Rocket Staging 4. Thermal Propulsion 5. Electric Propulsion 6. Ascent Flight 7. Orbits 8. Orbit Transitions 9. Interplanetary Flight 10. Reentry 11. Three-Body Problem 12. Orbit Perturbations 13. Coordinate Systems 14. Orbit Determination 15. Rigid Body Dynamics 16. Space Rendezvous
- ISBN: 978-3-527-41035-4
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 604
- Fecha Publicación: 16/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés