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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • European Access to Space: Business and Policy Perspectives on Micro Launchers

    by Matteo Tugnoli, Martin Sarret, Marco Aliberti ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The book provides an analysis of the dynamics of the global launch service market associated with small satellites, by placing a particular focus on its unfolding trends and future outlook.From an economic perspective, the emergence of numerous micro launcher initiatives on top of already existing launch solutions for small satellites raises questions about the specific nature and size of the ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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  • Our Robots, Ourselves

    Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

    by David A. Mindell ...
    **“[An] essential book… it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time.”—Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeFrom drones to Mars rovers—an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future.**In Our ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD

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  • The Secret of Apollo

    Systems Management in American and European Space Programs

    by Stephen B. Johnson ...
    Series series New Series in NASA History
    "Skillfully interweaving technical details and fascinating personalities, Johnson tells the history of systems management in the U.S. and Europe." —Howard McCurdy, author of Space and the American ImaginationWinner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature from the American Astronautical SocietyHow does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Value of the Moon

    How to Explore, Live, and Prosper in Space Using the Moon's Resources

    by Paul D. Spudis ...
    While the Moon was once thought to hold the key to space exploration, in recent decades, the U.S. has largely turned its sights toward Mars and other celestial bodies instead. In The Value of the Moon, lunar scientist Paul Spudis argues that the U.S. can and should return to the moon in order to remain a world leader in space utilization and development and a participant in and beneficiary of a ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Faster, Better, Cheaper

    Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

    by Howard E. McCurdy ...
    Series series New Series in NASA History
    "This excellent summary of an important part of NASA's history is recommended for all readers." — ChoiceIn Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Howard E. McCurdy examines NASA's recent efforts to save money while improving mission frequency and performance. McCurdy details sixteen missions undertaken as the twentieth century drew to a close—including an orbit of ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Space Exploration: All That Matters

    by David Ashford ...
    Series series All That Matters
    Amid a century devastated by war, space exploration was perhaps mankind's greatest achievement of the twentieth century. Yet remarkably, in a world where most technology progresses constantly, space exploration appears to have gone backwards. Man has not returned to the moon since 1972; the space shuttle programme has finished and not been replaced; much-vaunted promises of space tourism have not ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Space Safety Regulations and Standards

    Edited by Joseph N. Pelton, Ram Jakhu ...
    When international rules and regulations governing space travel were first being developed, only a few countries had any space presence and commercial space activity was non-existent. Today, over 50 countries have on-orbit satellites and commercial space presence is essential to commercial telecommunications and broadcasting, yet international space law remains in its infancy.Space Safety ... Read more

    $176.99 CAD

  • European Air Traffic Management

    Principles, Practice and Research

    Edited by Andrew Cook ...
    European Air Traffic Management: Principles, Practice and Research is a single source of reference on the key subject areas of air traffic management in Europe. It brings together material that was previously unobtainable, hidden within technical documents or dispersed across disparate sources. With a broad cross-section of contributors from across the industry and academia, the book offers an ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Nasa New Millennium Problems and Solutions

    by Don A. Nelson ...
    THIS BOOK PREDICTED COLUMBIA DISASTER.. NASA New Millennium Problems and Solutions is a wake up call about the dire conditions of the U.S. space transportation program. NASAs management philosophy of faster, better, cheaper has resulted in the Agency trying to do, too much... with too little... too fast. The space programs momentum has been eroded by NASAs numerous project failures, cost overruns, ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Air Transport System

    by M Hirst ...
    Major operational elements of the world's air transport system are examined in this important book, which provides a rare overview and an invaluable single information source to managers in all sectors of the air transport industry.The air transport system considers route structure options in terms of operational impacts and describes the context and boundaries of the industry – the natural, ... Read more

    $145.99 CAD

  • SpaceX Evolution

    by Chris Prophet ...
    While most billionaire entrepreneurs are content to build a single successful company, Elon Musk seeks a higher goal hence created a small army of symbiotic companies, with SpaceX at the center. Essentially Musk plans to transform us into a spacefaring civilization, through coordinated effort from all these companies, not in a century or two but within his lifetime.SpaceX are developing Starship, ... Read more

    $11.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fundamentals of Space Business and Economics

    by Ozgur Gurtuna ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book provides an overview of key topics related to space business and management. Case studies and an integrative section are included to illustrate the fundamental concepts and to build intuition. Key topics in the field, such as risk management and cost management, are covered in detail. ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD