Spacefaring

Abstract: At present, rockets are used for launches and flights into space. They have been intensively developed since World War II when the German engineer F. Von Braun designed the first long distance rocket FAU-2. In the subsequent 60 years liquid and solid rockets reached the peak of their development. Their main shortcomings are (1) very high cost of space launching $20,000 – 50,000/kg; (2) large fuel consumption; (3) fuel storage problems because the oxidizer and fuel (for example; oxygen and hydrogen) require cryogenic temperatures, or they are poisonous substances (for example; nitric acid, N2O3). In the past years the author and other scientists have published a series of new methods which promise to revolutionize space launching and flight. These include the cable accelerator, circle launcher and space keeper, space elevator transport system, space towers, kinetic towers, the gas-tube method, sling rotary method, asteroid employment, electromagnetic accelerator, tether system, Sun and magnetic sails, solar wind sail, radioisotope sail, electrostatic space sail, laser beam, kinetic anti-gravitator (repulsitor), Earth– Moon or Earth–Mars non-rocket transport system, multi-reflective beam propulsion system, electrostatic levitation, etc. There are new ideas in aviation which can be useful for flights in planet atmosphere. Some of these have the potential to decrease launch costs thousands of times, other allow the speed and direction of space apparatus to be changed without the spending of fuel. The author summarizes some revolutionary methods for scientists, engineers, students, and the public. He seeks attention from the public, engineers, inventors, scientists for these innovations and he hopes the media, government and the large aerospace companies will increase research and development activity in these areas. Non-Rocket Space Launch and Flight, Version 3 All Chapters 5 -

Abstract: Foreword. Preface. The Editors. The Authors. 1 Introduction. Bibliography. 1.1 Historical Overview. 1.2 Space Missions. 2 Fundamentals. 2.1 The Space Environment. 2.2 Orbital Mechanics. 2.3 Aerothermodynamics and Reentry. 2.4 Meteoroids and Space Debris. Bibliography. 3 Space Transportation Systems . 3.1 Systems. 3.2 Multistage Rocket Technologies. 3.3 Propulsion Systems. 3.4 Launch Infrastructure. 3.5 System Qualification. 4 Subsystems of Spacecraft . 4.1 Structure and Mechanisms. 4.2 Electrical Power Supply. 4.3 Thermal Control. 4.4 Satellite Propulsion. 4.5 Attitude Control. 4.6 Data Management. 4.7 Communication. 5 Aspects of Human Space Flight . 5.1 Humans in Space. 5.2 Life Support Systems. 5.3 Rendezvous and Docking. 6 Mission Operations . 6.1 Spacecraft Operations. 6.2 Control Center. 6.3 The Network of Ground Stations. 6.4 Operations for Human Space Flight. 7 Utilization of Space . 7.1 Earth Observation. 7.2 Communications. 7.3 Navigation. 7.4 Space Astronomy and Planetary Missions. 7.5 Materials Science. 7.6 Space Medicine and Biology. 7.7 New Technologies and Robotics. 8 Spacecraft Design Process . 8.1 Mission Concept and Architecture. 8.2 Systems Design and Integration. 8.3 Environmental Tests and Basic Concepts. 8.4 System Design Example: CubeSat. 8.5 Exemplary System Design of a Microsatellite Mission. 8.6 Galileo Satellites. 9 Management of Space Projects . 9.1 Management of Space Projects. 9.2 Quality Management. 9.3 Cost Management. 9.4 Legal Aspects of Space Activities. Acronyms and Abbreviations . Symbol List . Index.

Abstract: The stars have always called us, but only since the 1960s have we been able to respond by travelling in space. This book explores the human side of spaceflight: why people are willing to brave danger and hardship to go into space; how human culture has shaped past and present missions; and the effects of space travel on health and well-being. A comprehensive treatment of its subject, this book combines statistical studies, rich case histories, and anecdotal detail as it investigates the phenomenon of humans in space - from the earliest spaceflights to the missions of tomorrow. Drawing from a strong research base in the behavioural sciences, Harrison covers such topics as habitability, crew selection and training, coping with stress, group dynamics, accidents, and more. In addition to taking a close look at spacefarers themselves, "Spacefaring" reviews the broad organizational and political contexts that shape human progress toward the heavens. With the ongoing construction of the International Space Station, the human journey to the stars continues, and this book will surely help guide the way.