Space Tethers and Space Elevators

by Michel van Pelt

Book Overview

Michel van Pelt explains for the first time the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in space. He introduces non-technical space enthusiasts to the various possibilities and feasibility of space tethers including the technological challenges and potential benefits. He illustrates how, because of their inherent simplicity, space tethers have the potential to make space travel much cheaper, while ongoing advances in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387765557
• ISBN13: 9780387765556
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"