How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae

by Graham Swinerd

Book Overview

The aim of this popular science text is to explain aerodynamic and astrodynamic flight without the use of mathematics, in an informal style, for non-technical readers who are interested in spaceflight and spacecraft.

The book will open with a concise introductory chapter, chronicling the 'space age' up to the present, and a brief 'forward look' into near-future developments. Chapter 2 provides the historical context upon which the current...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387765719
• ISBN13: 9780387765716
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"