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paperback. This book thoroughly details how humans will get to Mars. It fully covers crew preparation and mission trajectories and explains an adaptable and mobile exploration architecture that will enable long-term human exploration of the planet. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Praxis United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387981901
ISBN
9780387981901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.52

paperback. The expansion of our civilization to the Moon and beyond is now within our reach. This book explores the importance of being a spacefaring nation. It proposes maximizing use of the Moon and shows that science and engineering fact are ahead of science fiction. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Praxis United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441908704
ISBN
9781441908704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74
€ 52.88

hardcover. Offering a view into the findings of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, this volume explores the global interaction between solar wind and the interstellar medium. The mission's data is presented, as well as a basis for its interpretation. Editor(s): McComas, D.J.; Zank, G. P.; Schwadron, N.A. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441914477
ISBN
9781441914477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.95

paperback. Editor(s): Nanda, Kumar M.S. (CAUP); Tafalla, M. (Observatorio Astronomico Nacional); Caselli, P. (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri). Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 237 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHDV; PHVB; TTDS; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441920881
ISBN
9781441920881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 249.30

paperback. Editor(s): von Steiger, Rudolf; Gloeckler, G.; Mason, G. M. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; PHVB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441925510
ISBN
9781441925510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.04

hardcover. This volume covers all aspects of planetary magnetism, from the observations made by space missions to their interpretation in terms of the properties of all the planets in the solar system. Editor(s): Christensen, U.R.; Balogh, Andre; Breuer, Doris; Glassmeier, Karl-Heinz. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 672 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441959003
ISBN
9781441959003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.81

paperback. This book focuses on each space mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space station to the end of operations of Salyut 6, from the exploration of the Moon on Apollo 15 to the first flight of the Shuttle. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441963413
ISBN
9781441963413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74
€ 54.00

hardcover. Focusing on the kinetic description of the inner magnetospheric plasma, this volume illustrates how to determine the best approach to any upper atmospheric or space physics problem. Readers will find a full theoretical description of the inner magnetospheric plasma. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 604 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441967961
ISBN
9781441967961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.05

hardcover. This is a comprehensive book on remote sensing. Clearly organized by spectral region, it reviews and creates the basis for those experts in one energy region or one system to gain insight in understanding and combining data from other regions and systems. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; RB; RGW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441968296
ISBN
9781441968296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.15

paperback. Each Apollo mission that reached the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s deserves its own book-length account covering the planning, the flight, and the scientific results. This volume is just one in a series that will become the definitive account of the Apollo era. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 541 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 909.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Praxis United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
541
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441976062
ISBN
9781441976062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.55
€ 58.35

hardcover. Coronal Mass Ejections provides an introduction to the solar coronal mass ejection phenomena. Readers will find a discussion of both corona and interplanetary coronal mass ejections, while learning how to detect and extract data from them. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PNRL; TJF; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441987884
ISBN
9781441987884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

paperback. Interplanetary Outpost follows the mission architecture of NASA's plan for Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE), which envisions sending a crew to the moon Callisto. This text addresses the various challenges involved with the mission, while providing a foundation of mission requirements. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 281 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441997470
ISBN
9781441997470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.51

paperback. The book treats all aspects of solar magnetism. Several contributions deal with the solar dynamo, the driver of many solar phenomena. Other contributions treat the transport and emergence of the magnetic flux through the outer layers of the Sun. Editor(s): Thompson, M. J.; Balogh, Andre; Culhane, J. L.; Nordlund, A.; Solanki, S. K. (Institute of Astronomy, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland); Zahn, Jean-Paul. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461417101
ISBN
9781461417101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.11

paperback. This volume covers all aspects of planetary magnetism, from the observations made by space missions to their interpretation in terms of the properties of all the planets in the solar system. Editor(s): Christensen, U.R.; Balogh, Andre; Breuer, Doris; Glassmeier, Karl-Heinz. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 672 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1015.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461426332
ISBN
9781461426332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 253.03

paperback. Focusing on the kinetic description of the inner magnetospheric plasma, this volume illustrates how to determine the best approach to any upper atmospheric or space physics problem. Readers will find a full theoretical description of the inner magnetospheric plasma. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 604 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461426929
ISBN
9781461426929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.38

paperback. This book offers an up-to-date view of what we know and understand of the moons of outer planets. It examines their complexity, their internal differentiation, their geological and/or atmospheric activity, their still poorly known history and evolution. Editor(s): Grasset, O.; Blanc, M.; Coustenis, Athena; Durham, William; Hussmann, H.; Pappalardo, R.; Turrini, D. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PNR; TTDS; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461427803
ISBN
9781461427803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.74

paperback. This objective study examines the many-sided Tunguska phenomenon, the explosive event in the USSR that cannot be explained by simple meteoric models. The author sets out the progress made in researching the event and deals with the UFO myths surrounding it. Editor(s): Ashpole, Edward. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Copernicus United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461429258
ISBN
9781461429258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.49

hardcover. The Science of Solar System Ices Editor(s): Gudipati, Murthy S.; Castillo-Rogez, Julie. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; PNFC; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1233.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461430759
ISBN
9781461430759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.47

paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Num Pages: 141 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 31 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: RGW; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461431022
ISBN
9781461431022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

hardcover. This book explores the interaction of technical and non-technical forces influencing the definition of a space system. Coverage includes the entire system: space and ground segments and mission objectives, cost, risk and mission success probabilities. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461437574
ISBN
9781461437574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.25

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