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... :1861_Good_Words_articles_Page_1.jpg thumb right 300px '''Graphic from A Journey Through Space, Good Words, September 1861, Strahan, Edinburgh''' Though the facts and deductions of astronomy sufficiently bring ... their invisibility at such a distance. As planets recede from the sun, distance from the centre of light is compensated for in some measure by the number of satellites. If the ...

... important single figure in the origins of science fiction and space fiction is the French author, Jules Verne. His books, ''Voyage au centre de la Terre '' (Journey to the Center of the ... . 9., No. 3, 2002, pp. 30-36; Colin Fries, “Space Pioneers remembered in song,” ''Space.com '' August 21, 2000 note 137

... in complex missions such as Phoenix. We also hear about space tourism and the “space billionaires” who are redefining what space travel might mean in future decades. In time, the successful ... Following the successful landing, control of the Phoenix mission was transferred to the Science Operations Centre (SOC) at the University of Arizona. In the SOC, the international science teams prepared ...

... centre. '''To BUY this paper click http://www.jbis.org.uk/paper.php?p=1999.52.43 here ''' ---- Journal of the British Interplanetary Society JBIS is © 1934-2013 http://www.bis-space ...

... .366 '''Number of Pages''' - 17 Abstract Increasing numbers of people, within the space community, argue that the development of space tourism - initially to low-Earth-obit (LEO) and with `stop-over' orbiting ... on operating from the surface of the Earth. A stable and viable Earth-space economy has to be centred upon the Moon. The technological, engineering and scientific requirements and a possible development ...

... alien to the Enlightenment, some of which were pagan, on the birth of the space age. At the centre of this metaphysical foundation of astronautics stands the heliophilic motif, namely - the attribution of monistic potency to the sun, and the pursuit of an anthropo-solar affinity by way of space ...

... British Interplanetary Society for Volume 59 59 '''Page ''' - 297-303 '''Year''' - 2006 '''Keywords''' - Solar power, space, energy '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2006.59.297 '''Number of Pages''' - 7 Abstract The paper presents ... industry and research centres and gives insight into planned activities. The main focus is on the assessment of the principal validity and economic viability of solar power from space concepts in the ...

... both a consideration of the history of the requirement generation phase of past space infrastructure projects, in particular the Space Shuttle, and an analysis of the interactions of the stakeholders during this ... the way we work in space. A new approach to requirement generation is proposed, which is more appropriate to these current circumstances. This uses a methodology centred on the basic functions the ...

... of the British Interplanetary Society for Volume 61 61 '''Page ''' - 404-411 '''Year''' - 2008 '''Keywords''' - Space systems engineering, formation flying, Near Earth Objects, ESMO, trajectory optimisation, attitude control, mission analysis and ... wide range of technologies and methodologies for space systems engineering are currently being developed at the University of Glasgow. Much of the work is centred on mission analysis and trajectory optimisation, complemented ...

... Society for Volume 62 62 '''Page ''' - 354-361 '''Year''' - 2009 '''Keywords''' - New space age, spaceplane, lunar base, reusable launcher, space tourism '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2009.62.354 '''Number of Pages''' - 8 Abstract ... is the only major industrial country not committed to `old space'. For a modest investment soon, the UK could become the centre for a new European spaceplane industry, with wide political, economic ...

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