Spaceships - Softcover

Robert A. Goehlich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894959507 ISBN 13: 9781894959506

Publisher: Apogee Books, 2007

Synopsis

A valuable reference book for rocket scientists and space enthusiasts alike, this resource presents a database of 300 suborbital and orbital reusable launch vehicle components. With descriptive information and key statistics on each vehicle, this unique reference covers the earliest concepts as well as present ones, including all of the candidates for the X Prize, an award offered to encourage private exploration of space. With additional chapters discussing the potential for international space collaboration, readers will be able to discern who the worldwide players in space are and their relative attainments and capabilities.

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About the Author

Robert A Goehlich was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1975. He studied Aerospace Engineering at the Technical University Berlin from 1996 to 2000 and received his Ph.D. in 2003. He worked at the Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel), at the University of Washington (Seattle, USA), at the National Aerospace Laboratory (Tokyo, Japan) and at EADS Space (Kourou Spaceport, French Guiana). Since 2003 he has lectured at Keio University (Yokohama, Japan) and working with the Future Space Transportation System Team at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA (Tokyo, Japan). He has created and lectured world's first "Space Tourism" and "Economics of Space" courses. At JAXA his investigations are focused on cost optimization for current and future space transportation systems and improvement of aerospace organizations effectiveness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apogee Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1894959507
• ISBN 13: 9781894959506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124