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Hardback. Stars are born and die in clouds of gas and dust, opaque to most types of radiation, but transparent in the infrared. Requiring complex detectors, space missions and cooled telescopes, infrared astronomy is the branch of this discipline to come of age. Editor(s): Cesarsky, Catherine J. (European Southern Observatory); Salama, Alberto. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PG; PHM; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038433
- ISBN
- 9781402038433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.20
€ 197.20
Hardback. A collection of papers, which addresses the question "What is the Magnetospheric Cusp?" and its role in the coupling of the solar wind to the magnetosphere as well as its role in the processes of particle transport and energization within the magnetosphere. This book is useful to scientists as well as to those working in research organizations. Editor(s): Fritz, Theodore A.; Fung, Shing F. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHM; PHP; PHVG; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402034381
- ISBN
- 9781402034381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.22
€ 131.22
Hardback. Describes the remote sensing investigations on the Cassini orbiter: radio science, radar, visible and near infrared spectroscopy, far infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet spectroscopy, and visible imagery. This book is of interest to those who wish to learn about the planned scientific return from the Cassini-Huygens mission. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402031472
- ISBN
- 9781402031472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.22
€ 259.22
Dense Molecular Gas around Protostars and in Galactic Nuclei: European...
. Ed(S): Hagiwara, Yoshiaki; Langevelde, Huib...
hardcover. The European Workshop on Astronomical Molecules 2004 gave astronomers an opportunity to generate common interpretations of the phenomena in stars and galaxies. This book contains papers that cover: maser and dense gas diagnostics and related phenomena, evolution of circumstellar regions around protostars, and more. Editor(s): Hagiwara, Yoshiaki; Langevelde, Huib Jan van; Baan, Willem A. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE, Vol
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030383
- ISBN
- 9781402030383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.55
€ 200.55
The Cassini-Huygens Mission: Orbiter In Situ Investigations Volume 2
. Ed(S): Russell, C. T.; Russell, Christopher...
hardcover. Larger than Galileo with a much greater communication bandwidth, the joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission returns scientific data from the solar system's most exotic planet, Saturn. This book is the second volume, in a three volume set, that describes the Cassini/Huygens mission. Editor(s): Russell, C. T.; Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 526 pages, 213 black & white illustrations, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PG; PH; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402027734
- ISBN
- 9781402027734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.03
€ 131.03
Protection of Materials and Structures from Space Environment
. Ed(S): Kleiman, Jacob I.; Iskanderova, Zeli...
Hardback. The proceedings of ICPMSE-6 conference contain the developments in the area of the effects of the space environment on materials and structures and the ways to prevent and/or reduce them. One of the mandates of the meeting is to promote the dissemination of experimental data and experience among research organizations, and scientists. Editor(s): Kleiman, Jacob I.; Iskanderova, Zelina (Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada). Series: Space Technology Proceedings (Closed). Num Pages: 561 pages, 301 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 981.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 561
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016905
- ISBN
- 9781402016905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.61
€ 375.61
Hardback. Provides both the basic backgrounds for the novice modeler and a useful reference for experienced modelers. This work represents the exploitation of mathematical tools and methods to solve large optimization models with contributions from European companies and Universities. It is suitable for students, researchers and practitioners. Editor(s): Ciriani, Tito A.; Fasano, G. (Alenia Spazio SpA, Turin, Italy); Gliozzi, Stefano (IBM Italia, Rome, Italy); Tadei, Roberto. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PBW; TTDS; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012181
- ISBN
- 9781402012181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 380.25
€ 380.25
Hardback. NASA's Genesis mission, launched on August 8, 2001 is the fifth mission in the Discovery series. This book describes the Genesis mission, the solar wind collector materials, the solar wind concentrator and simulations of its performance, the plasma ion and electron instruments, and more. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011252
- ISBN
- 9781402011252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardback. Describes some of the key aspects of celestial mechanics and spaceflight dynamics. This book introduces orbital elements as well as analysis techniques that are sufficient to evaluate the influence of various disturbing forces on spacecraft. It outlines a theory of manoeuvres and the methodology of making interplanetary trajectory corrections. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010637
- ISBN
- 9781402010637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.80
€ 290.80
hardcover. Proceedings of an International Symposium, 4-7 June 2002, Strasbourg, France Editor(s): Rycroft, M. J. Series: Space Studies. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402009624
- ISBN
- 9781402009624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.16
€ 256.16
Paperback. Providing a comprehensive survey of Space Policy, this book analyzes it at many levels, including historical context, political actors and institutions, political processes and policy outcomes. It examines the symbiotic relationships between policy, technology, and science. It also provides a review of the body of knowledge in Space Policy. Editor(s): Sadeh, Eligar. Series: Space Regulations Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 929.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009020
- ISBN
- 9781402009020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 429.51
€ 429.51
Hardback. A comprehensive source for the Space Politics and Policies of the United States Civil, Military, Intelligence, and Commercial Space Programs. It provides a comprehensive survey of Space Policy. It analyzes Space Policy at several levels including historical context, political actors and institutions, political processes and policy outcomes. Editor(s): Sadeh, Eligar. Series: Space Regulations Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1127.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008795
- ISBN
- 9781402008795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.57
€ 375.57
Hardback. Focuses on the interrelationships of social, technical, and organizational aspects of the product development process. This book presents the cases observed in industry and research laboratories based on the socio-technical system approach of examining the reciprocal relationship between the technical and the social subsystems. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KNGV; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008078
- ISBN
- 9781402008078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.57
€ 202.57
Paperback. Space activities are in a transitional phase: the shift from publicly financed to private activities is a result of reduced public funding and increased commercial space opportunities. This work is illustrated with two case studies: commercialisation of the International Space Station (ISS), and the Space Tourism market. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402003752
- ISBN
- 9781402003752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.09
€ 132.09
Analyses and discusses the Symposium's theme from many viewpoints - engineering, science, policy, law, business, finance and management. This title examines the different ways in which small satellites may create larger business opportunities, ranging from telecommunications systems to Earth observation applications and technology demonstrators. Editor(s): Rycroft, Michael J.; Crosby, Norma. Series: Space Studies. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001994
- ISBN
- 9781402001994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 259.55
€ 259.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 217 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LBDA; PDR; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137526571
- ISBN
- 9781137526571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.49
€ 138.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025272
- ISBN
- 9781137025272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved-among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; PHVJ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889844
- ISBN
- 9780801889844
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Condition: New
€ 76.46
€ 76.46
Behind the glories and tragedies that make headlines and move the nation, the story of the space shuttle is inextricably bound to the lesser-known drama of the search for a reusable single-stage-to-orbit rocket. In this book, Andrew J. Butrica tells this story. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873386
- ISBN
- 9780801873386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Num Pages: 320 pages, 402 color & 43 b/w photos. BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1546. The Laboratory and Marketplace. 320 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight: 1546.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764337765
- ISBN
- 9780764337765
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.61
€ 48.99
€ 32.61
Hardcover. Part of a series in junction with NASA which takes communications technology to the farthest reaches of space, this book focuses on an array of technologies and concepts developed to support radio navigation on interplanetary spacecraft. Num Pages: 86 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: PGG; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471445340
- ISBN
- 9780471445340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.21
€ 213.21
Hardback. The THEMIS mission aims to resolve space-time ambiguities in key regions of the magnetosphere on a global scale. This volume describes the mission, the instrumentation, and the data derived from them. Editor(s): Burch, James L.; Angelopoulos, Vassilis. Num Pages: 583 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387898193
- ISBN
- 9780387898193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.92
€ 197.92
Hardback. The eleven papers in this text are based on new observations by spacecraft at Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Titan. Written by researchers in planetary science, aeronomy, and atmospheric science, they cover all aspects of solar system aeronomy. Editor(s): Nagy, Andrew F.; Balogh, Andre; Cravens, Thomas E.; Mendillo, Michael; Muller-Wodarg, Ingo. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387878249
- ISBN
- 9780387878249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.72
€ 196.72
Paperback. The focus here is on the 1960s, exploring each mission from April 1961 to April 1971 in depth: from the pioneering Vostok flights to the establishment of the first Salyut space station and from Alan Shepard's modest sub-orbital 'hop' into space to his triumphant arrival at the Moon's Fra Mauro foothills almost a decade later. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 512 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387790930
- ISBN
- 9780387790930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.43
€ 48.99
€ 42.43