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Preface to the Fourth EditionPreface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionForeword
Chapter 1 • History of SpaceflightRocketry: The Means of Getting ThereSputnik: Dawn of the Space AgeMan in Space: A RussianMercury: Man in a CanSatellitesGemini: Twins in OrbitApollo: To the MoonSoyuz-Salyut: Soviet Space StationsSkylab: U.S. Space StationApollo-SoyuzExploration Beyond the MoonSpace ShuttleMir-Shuttle ProgramInternational Space Station (ISS)DISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 2 • PropulsionBasic Principles of RocketryMass and WeightMATHBOX 2.1 Change of Weight with AltitudeAccelerationForcesIsaac NewtonFreefall and WeightlessnessLiftoff!MATHBOX 2.2 Newton’s Second Law of Motion AppliedReaction EnginesChemical RocketsNozzlesAerospikePropellantsSolid PropellantsSolid Propellant RocketsLiquid PropellantsLiquid Propellant RocketsHybrid EnginesUnconventional Reaction EnginesIon EngineNuclear-Thermal RocketRadioisotope Heat Cycle EngineThermal-Electric PropulsionSolar-Thermal EngineLaser PropulsionFar-out Propulsion ConceptsGun Launchers, or Shades of Jules Verne!MATHBOX 2.3 Jules Verne’s GunSolar SailsOrion Nuclear RocketAntimatter PropellantsDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 3 • OrbitsGetting into OrbitEllipsesSatellite OrbitsMATHBOX 3.1 EccentricityMATHBOX 3.2 Speed in Circular OrbitUseful OrbitsMATHBOX 3.3 Period of a Circular OrbitOrbital PerturbationsOrbital ManeuveringChanging EccentricityHohmann TransferRendezvousOther ManeuversDeorbitLagrangian PointsTrajectory to the MoonMATHBOX 3.4 Escape SpeedTo Another PlanetDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 4 • The Space EnvironmentThe SunAtomsA Nuclear FurnaceMATHBOX 4.1 Nuclear FusionSurface FeaturesSunspotsThe Sunspot CycleThe ChromosphereSolar Energy OutputElectromagnetic WavesMATHBOX 4.2 Waves: Speed, Wavelength, and FrequencySolar WindCoronal Holes, Coronal Mass EjectionsSolar FlaresCosmic RaysSun-Earth Relationships: Space WeatherElectromagnetic RadiationParticle RadiationTrapped Particles: The Van Allen BeltsGeomagnetic StormsAurorasAtmospheric DensityEffects of Space Weather on EquipmentSpace Weather ForecastingSolar Observing Spacecraft
FOURTH EDITIONINTRODUCTION TO SPACE: The Science of Spaceflight
by Thomas D. Damon4th Ed. 2011 • 316 pp. • ISBN 978-0-89464-068-1 • Paper • $68.25
Thomas D. Damon is Emeritus Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Space Sciencesat Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His undergraduatedegree is in physics and mathematics; his graduate work at the University of Wisconsinis in meteorology, specializing in upper atmosphere physics. During a career in theU.S. Air Force, he was part of the group that provided space environment informationto Air Force Space Command and on potentially hazardous solar activity during theApollo flights to the Moon. Professor Damon was an associate director of the ColoradoSpace Grant Consortium, a member of the Astronomy Committee of the AmericanAssociation of Physics Teachers, and is on the Board of Advisors of the National SpaceScience & Technology Institute.
NASA is again reorganizing its resources to accomplish its fluctuating missions.The fourth edition of Introduction to Space: The Science of Spaceflight has receiveda major overhaul to bring to you a readable understanding of how these goals maybe achieved. The basics of propulsion, orbital mechanics, the space environment,and satellite operations are updated. New Information is included on the comple-tion of the International Space Station, the next generation of space vehicles, howwe can live on the Moon and Mars, and whether or not there is life elsewhere in theuniverse. The book is now profusely illustrated throughout with 274 illustrations ofwhich 102 are in color. All measurements are presented in both common units andin the international System of Units (SI), commonly called metric units.
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Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites, AsteroidsEarth-crossing AsteroidsHazards to SpaceflightContamination by SpacecraftMATHBOX 4.3 Kinetic EnergyManmade Space DebrisDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 5 • SatellitesCommunications SatellitesThe Problem of BandwidthOrbitsGeosynchronous SatellitesConstellations of Low SatellitesMolniya SatellitesDirect-to-home SatellitesPeople-to-people SatellitesNavigation SatellitesErrors in Position FindingMATHBOX 5.1 Range ErrorMATHBOX 5.2 Navstar GPS EquationsThe Navstar Global Positioning SystemGLONASS and GalileoGPS UsersSpace DefenseMilitary Communications SatellitesDefense Against Ballistic MissilesStrategic Defense InitiativeLaser WeaponsParticle BeamsKinetic Energy WeaponsCountermeasuresAntisatellite WeaponsDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 6 • Remote SensingElectromagnetic WavesMATHBOX 6.1 Wavelength of Maximum EmissionRemote Sensing from SpaceSpectral BandsResolutionImage ProcessingWeather SatellitesRadar MappingMilitary ReconnaissanceEarly Warning
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Planet EarthGlobal WarmingDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 7 • Astronomy from SpaceExploring the Solar SystemVoyagerVoyager at JupiterVoyager at SaturnVoyager at UranusVoyager at NeptunePioneer and Voyager Beyond the Solar SystemGalileo to JupiterCassini to SaturnMagellan to VenusUlysses to the SunBeyond the Solar SystemX-ray TelescopesGamma Ray ObservatoryInfrared Astronomy from OrbitRadio Wave Astronomy from OrbitHubble Space Telescope (HST)MATHBOX 7.1 Light IntensityMATHBOX 7.2 Volumes of SpheresDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 8 • Manned VehiclesThe Space ShuttleSolid Rocket BoostersThe OrbiterEnginesThermal ProtectionElectric PowerExternal TankColumbia AccidentMATHBOX 8.1 Hydrogen-Oxygen CombustionAssemblyTypical Mission ProfileIgnition and LiftoffSolid Rocket Booster OperationMain Engine and External Tank OperationMATHBOX 8.2 Space Shuttle AccelerationOrbit InsertionAttitude Control ThrustersReentry and LandingMATHBOX 8.3 Reentry DecelerationSafetyUnder DevelopmentAres IOrionAres VPrivate EnterpriseDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 9 • Living and Working in SpaceCabin AtmosphereMATHBOX 9.1 Spacecraft AtmospheresTemperature and HumidityLoss of Atmospheric PressureDecompression Sickness — The BendsFoodFood PreparationMenusSleepHygieneRadiationSolar Proton StormsLow Level Radiation
Gravity and WeightlessnessHigh gWeightlessnessSpace Adaptation SyndromeExerciseWorking in SpaceTools of the TradeRemote Manipulator ArmSpacesuitsThrough the AirlockConstruction of Large StructuresMicrogravity ResearchLife SciencesMATHBOX 9.2 Weighing a Weightless AstronautProtein Crystal GrowthBiological Science ExperimentsMeteorologyIndustrial ResearchElectrophoresisDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 10 • Space StationsWhy a Space StationThe International Space Station (ISS)DesignConstructionOrbitRobotic ArmsEVALife SupportBus and Truck Services to ISSFuture InnovationsCity-Sized Space ColoniesLocationEnergyMaterialsArtificial GravityMATHBOX 10.1 Artificial GravityMeteoroid and Radiation ProtectionLife SupportAtmosphereFood and WaterSpace AgricultureClosing the LoopMedical and Psychological Well-beingBiosphere IISummaryDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 11 • Exploring the MoonEarth HabitatsLunar EnvironmentHuman Missions to the MoonConstellation ProgramUnmanned ExplorationPre-Apollo Lunar ExplorationClementineLunar ProspectorSMART-1Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)Moon’s Natural ResourcesLunar WaterLunar Oxygen and HydrogenSite SelectionA Lunar OutpostAstronomy on the MoonMining the Moon’s ResourcesHeliumMetals
MATHBOX 11.1 Molecular WeightsOxygenEnergy SatellitesPhotovoltaic CellsPower Stations in SpaceMATHBOX 11.2 Solar Power SatelliteThe Mass DriverDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 12 • Mars and BeyondThe Red PlanetMissions to MarsPathfinder and SojournerMars Polar LanderGlobal SurveyerPhobosOdysseyMars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)Spirit and OpportunityMartian LandscapesMartian AtmosphereWater on MarsContinued ExplorationHumans on MarsInterplanetary TransportationTrajectoriesMars DirectMission OutlineThe First SettlementCycling to MarsTerraformingOn to the StarsDISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
Chapter 13Life in the UniverseWhat Is Life?The Chemistry of LifeSources of Organic MoleculesLife on EarthFreezing WaterLake VostokFinding LifeSearches for Living Organisms in Our Solar SystemThe Mars Viking ExperimentsThe Martian MeteoriteFuture Mars ExperimentsEuropaTitanThe Drake EquationStar FormationPlanets around Other StarsMATHBOX 13.1 The Drake EquationLife on Other PlanetsIntelligent LifeSearch for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)SETI SurveysOptical SETIWhat Do You Say to an Extraterrestrial?DISCUSSION QUESTIONSADDITIONAL READING
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