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... used the rocket principle in getting his characters to the moon, Verne would have had only two options: making his spacecraft a single enormous powder rocket, or making a compound rocket by ... by that great fantastic author Jules Verne—he directed my thinking." Hermann Oberth, "the father of the V2," wrote, "I always had in mind the rockets designed by Jules Verne." We've already mentioned ...

... Together – Spacecraft Structure We’ve covered almost all the main subsystems that together form a spacecraft. Now we discuss the elements of the spacecraft that hold everything together – the structural components. The spacecraft structure provides the mechanical support to all the subsystems within the spacecraft (and the ...

... stars periodically. Because of the long durations, the spacecraft is assumed to be massive to house many people for many generations. The spacecraft is initially accelerated up to speed at great expense ... propulsion is assumed to be available for course corrections. The spacecraft, as it nears a star, follows a hyperbolic trajectory. The spacecraft returns by using gravity to "swing" around each of three ...

... propulsion system takes advantage of Coulomb spacecraft charging, saving on fuel consumed from the conventional electric/ion thrusters on-board the spacecraft. This would reduce the spacecraft mass, launch cost and enhance the life of the mission. The other advantages of the system are reduced payload contamination and improved spacecraft positioning. The ...

... '''Year''' - 2009 '''Keywords''' - Flux pinning, modular spacecraft, spacecraft assembly, spacecraft reconfiguration '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2009.62.57 '''Number of Pages''' - 9 Abstract We propose that modular spacecraft be constructed with interfaces consisting of combinations ... interaction between modules via magnetic flux pinning. This stable field interaction allows fractionated or modular spacecraft to fix their relative positions and orientations in a passive, virtual structure without mechanical connection ...

... the "Background to Missile and Spacecraft Progress" and the second being a "Guide to Modern World Missiles and Spacecraft." Part 1 provides a chronology of missile, rocket, and spacecraft progress (with firing tables ... well as altitude and velocity progress over the years); an organizational breakdown of missile and spacecraft activities by nation (listing government agencies, industrial organizations, and support organizations); and chapters on surface ...

Comes with a CDROM with exclusive data about the Mercury Spacecraft and Curt Newport 's search. Lost Spacecraft - the Search for Liberty Bell 7 describes the exploration of two unique and dangerous ... men, one living and one dead, crossed in the recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. "Lost Spacecraft" focuses on two periods, one beginning in 1959, the other in 1985, interweaving the ...

... 's foremost program of long duration spaceflight. Lavishly illustrated with many rare pictures of Russian Spacecraft. Complete with photographs and drawings from Russia's " Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ", this "Pocket ... reference and refresher of the Russian space program."Universe Today "Covers the history of Russian spacecraft in great detail."Quest magazine "A very good introduction to the Russian space programme." satellite ...

... the maximum deflection capability (minimum response time) that could be achieved with a rendezvous/landed spacecraft, using electric propulsion and nuclear/solar power technologies likely to be available in the near ... cell efficiency alternatives. It was found that solar electric spacecraft could achieve lower total response times for the deflection than a nuclear electric spacecraft of the same initial mass, if the asteroid ...

... British Interplanetary Society for Volume 60 60 '''Page ''' - 219-227 '''Year''' - 2007 '''Keywords''' - Assembly, modular spacecraft, space tugs, in-space refuelling '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2007.60.219 '''Number of Pages''' - 9 ... avoid the difficulties encountered by past programs by focusing on affordability. The advent of modular spacecraft potentially enables a variety of new, more affordable assembly techniques. This paper explores a number ...

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