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Paperback. On February 1st 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia - the world's first reusable manned spacecraft - disintegrated during its return to Earth, with a crew of seven. This book chronicles each of Columbia's 28 missions, as described by scientists and researchers who developed and supported its many payloads, and by the engineers who worked on it. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 506 pages, 280 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387215174
- ISBN
- 9780387215174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.58
€ 41.58
Paperback. Deals with space systems failures, from an engineering perspective. This book focuses on the causes of the failures and discusses how the engineering knowledge base has been enhanced by the lessons learned. It discusses non-fatal anomalies which do not affect the ultimate success of a mission, but which are failures nevertheless. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387215198
- ISBN
- 9780387215198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.98
€ 50.98
Hardcover. The first comprehensive reference on the design, analysis, and application of space vehicle mechanisms Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design brings together accumulated industry experience in the design, analysis, and application of the mechanical systems used during space flight. Editor(s): Conley, Peter L. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471121411
- ISBN
- 9780471121411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.91
€ 247.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Song, Paul; Singer, Howard J; Siscoe, George L (Boston University). BIC Classification: PHVG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875909844
- ISBN
- 9780875909844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.12
€ 108.12
Hardcover. This new edition covers all the different areas of engineering required in the design and implementation of spacecraft and space missions. Detailing recent developments in space activities, all chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated in the areas of launch vehicles, structures, ground stations and mechanisms. Editor(s): Fortescue, Peter; Swinerd, Graham; Stark, John. Series: Aerospace Series. Num Pages: 724 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 724
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470750124
- ISBN
- 9780470750124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.36
€ 76.36
Hardcover. "SPATIAL ERROR ANALYSIS is an all--in--one sourcebook on error measurements in one--, two--, and three--dimensional spaces. This book features exhaustive, systematic coverage of error measurement relationships, techniques, and solutions used to solve general, correlated cases. It is packed with 62 figures and 24 tables. Num Pages: 236 pages, figures, tables. BIC Classification: TBJ; TG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780780334533
- ISBN
- 9780780334533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Hardcover. Few books discuss items like boomerangs and Frisbees and this is the first to give detailed technical discussion to the flight of rotating bodies. This book develops the theme of disc-wings and spinning aerospace vehicles in parallel and gives recreational examples. Num Pages: 368 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2006 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387307794
- ISBN
- 9780387307794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.57
€ 92.57
Hardcover. Fulfilling a need for a work devoted to stability and bifurcation analysis in dissipative media, this book offers a unified presentation of nonlinear problems in solid mechanics and a complete and unitary analysis on stability and bifurcation problems arising in this framework. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; TBJ; TG; TNC; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471492887
- ISBN
- 9780471492887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.08
€ 229.08
Hardback. Offers an introduction to steady flight and performance for fixed-wing aircraft from a twenty-first-century flight systems perspective. This title covers various aspect of flight performance, including maximum and minimum air speed, maximum climb rate, minimum turn radius, flight ceiling, maximum range, and maximum endurance. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftones. 70 line illus. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGMF1; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147192
- ISBN
- 9780691147192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.04€ 83.28
€ 109.04
€ 83.28
Hardcover. The leading thinking-book on the art of flying. Num Pages: 390 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP; WGM; WSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1944
- Edition
- Later Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070362406
- ISBN
- 9780070362406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.46
€ 31.99
€ 30.46
Hardcover. This book sets out to provide a clear and concise description of the physical principles of inertial navigation, the associated growth of errors and their compensation. Series: Electromagnetics and Radar. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJKD; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- Institution of Engineering and Technology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863413582
- ISBN
- 9780863413582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.25
€ 152.25
Hardback. This volume brings together some of the leading names in global aviation policy research to provide a unique and ground breaking synthesis of current debates on sustainable aviation. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNGV; RNU; TRP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905951
- ISBN
- 9781781905951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.20
€ 127.20
Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000465
- ISBN
- 9781902304991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300646
- ISBN
- 9780764300646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.23
€ 53.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer. This is the first book to fully describe the Apollo guidance computer's architecture, instruction format and programs used by the astronauts. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 440 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908766
- ISBN
- 9781441908766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 color photos. BIC Classification: TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404719
- ISBN
- 9780887404719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.41€ 39.53
€ 54.41
€ 39.53
The Business of Space: The Next Frontier of International Competition
Brennan, Louis, Vecchi, Alessandra
Hardcover. This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition. The space industry traces its origins to the middle of last century as a government/military domain and the author now looks at the ongoing evolution of space exploration and travel, and projects the future of the industry. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNGV; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231733
- ISBN
- 9780230231733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Paperback. aeo a classic text on practical aircraft design aeo the first update since 1983 aeo a an unusually well written and interesting text by an author with sterling credentialsa -- W.N. Hubin, a The Science of Flighta aeo a companion to the authora s a Anatomy of the Aeroplanea and a Flying Qualities of the Aeroplanea . Num Pages: 720 pages, 300. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632054015
- ISBN
- 9780632054015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.08
€ 137.08
Paperback. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488. 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 472.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840370218
- ISBN
- 9781840370218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.67
€ 25.99
€ 22.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 520 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; TRP; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404160
- ISBN
- 9780887404160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.41€ 39.25
€ 54.41
€ 39.25