Overview
An indispensable resource for those interested in Space Tourism, a rapidly growing new field with thousands of rides already booked in sub-orbital spaceplanes
Discusses engineering as well as commercial aspects of spaceplanes and space travel
Provides a complete and non-mathematical overview that is fully accessible to lay readers
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Spaceplanes From Airport to Spaceport presents a coherent, lucid, and optimistic picture of the future of the near future. Space vehicles may soon take off from international airports and refuel in space. New technologies could allow flights to take off regularly between the Earth and the Moon. The technical details presented explain precisely how all this can be accomplished within the next few decades.
This book also explains why the Space Tourist market could easily become the single most important factor in the mid-term future development of space transportation. In a few years it will be possible to board a spaceplane and fly into Earth orbit, and perhaps visit a space station. Later development could include refuelling in orbit to take a tour of cislunar space. The book's solid engineering foundation will be of interest to both space exploration enthusiasts and future space travelers.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The book … focuses on the next winged spaceplane and how it should be used. The theme is that the most economical and desirable method to travel in space is to depart on a runway, journey into space, and return to an airport. … This work will be of value to interested general readers and can also be used as a resource for undergraduate space-related courses. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Public libraries and libraries supporting lower-division undergraduates, technical program students, researchers, faculty, and practitioners." (E. H. Dammier, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Matthew Bentley is a full-time private airplane pilot in America. He has studied physics, astronomy, math, engineering, German and Russian at university level, and also speaks Swedish. He has had a lifelong enthusiasm for Astronautics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spaceplanes
Book Subtitle: From Airport to Spaceport
Authors: Matthew A. Bentley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76510-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-76509-9Published: 12 December 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-76510-5Published: 02 March 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 238
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Electronics, Energy, Utilities & Environment, Engineering, IT & Software, Materials & Steel, Oil, Gas & Geosciences