1 hrs 5 mins | SCIENCE | Physics | AstrophysicsThere is lots of interest these days in space exploration. After fifty years we are looking at going back to the Moon to build a base and early planning for a manned trip to Mars.
After that, further exploration and settlement of the Solar System will be on the table.
One of the main limiting factors for all of this space exploration are the types of rockets and rocket engines available to get there.
Current rockets in usage are mainly chemical rockets with fairly low specific impulses. We will need a lot more powerful options to reach all of these destinations.
This book ...
There is lots of interest these days in space exploration. After fifty years we are looking at going back to the Moon to build a base and early planning for a manned trip to Mars.
After that, further exploration and settlement of the Solar System will be on the table.
One of the main limiting factors for all of this space exploration are the types of rockets and rocket engines available to get there.
Current rockets in usage are mainly chemical rockets with fairly low specific impulses. We will need a lot more powerful options to reach all of these destinations.
This book is about the history of rocket engine development, what we are using today, and some options for the future.
We also discuss some exciting thinking about how we could build interstellar and faster than light space propulsion for exploring the nearest stars too.
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| 2. | 01-book-information-192-nr2 |
1 mins 40 secs |
| 3. | 1.0-introduction-192-nr2 |
0 mins 50 secs |
| 4. | 2.0-definition-of-terms-192-nr2 |
2 mins 59 secs |
| 5. | 3.0-the-history-of-rockets-192-nr2 |
6 mins 38 secs |
| 6. | 4.0-major-historical-rockets-and-engines-192-nr2 |
22 mins 43 secs |
| 7. | 5.0-existing-and-future-engine-designs-192-nr2 |
16 mins 48 secs |
| 8. | 6.0-laser-sail-propulsion-192-mr2 |
2 mins 32 secs |
| 9. | 7.0-new-physics-and-faster-than-light-drives-192-nr2 |
9 mins 21 secs |
| 10. | 8.0-summary-192-nr2 |
0 mins 37 secs |
| 11. | closing-credits-192-nr2 |
0 mins 25 secs |
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