Deep-Space Probes To the Outer Solar System and Beyond
The Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how we can bui
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To the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Second Edition)
Gregory L. Matloff
Deep-Space Probes To the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Second Edition)
Published in association with
Praxis Publishing Chichester, UK
Gregory L. Matloff Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Department of Physical and Biological Sciences New York City College of Technology Brooklyn New York USA
SPRINGER±PRAXIS BOOKS IN ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECT ADVISORY EDITOR: John Mason B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
ISBN 3-540-24772-6 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York Springer is part of Springer-Science + Business Media (springeronline.com) Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliogra®e; detailed bibliographic data are available from the Internet at http://dnb.ddb.de Library of Congress Control Number: 2005922498 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. # Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK, 2005 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci®c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Jim Wilkie Project management: Originator Publishing Services, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK Printed on acid-free paper
This book is dedicated to all those visionaries and dreamers who have dreamed of ¯ight beyond the con®nes of Earth's surface and travel to the stars. From the myth of Daedalus and Icarus, the early aircraft designs of Leonardo, the inspiring science ®ction of many masters of the craft, to the originators of modern-day astronautics, these men and women have established the philosophical and technological foundations upon which the ®rst starships will be designed. I fervently hope that some of the spirit of these pioneers has entered into this book.
Contents
Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xiii
Preface to the second edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xv
Preface to the ®rst edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xvii
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xix
Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xxi
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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