Utilization of Space: Today and Tomorrow - Hardcover

 
9783540252009: Utilization of Space: Today and Tomorrow
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3540252002 ISBN 13: 9783540252009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2005

Synopsis

This book gives an overview of the current status of peaceful space utilization and applications, as well as an outlook on future developments. It is complementary to the large number of books available on space technology and to specialised volumes in specific application fields. It covers scientific space utilization, commercial, and technological applications in chapters written by leading specialists in the respective fields. The book is written on a level comprehensible to an educated but not specialized reader, with color illustrations throughout and only occasional use of mathematical formulae. It is intended to transmit to the reader, in addition to the factual information, some of the fascination attached to space activities.

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From the Back Cover

Almost 50 years after the launch of Sputnik, the diversity and criticality of the technology and applications already in place to exploit the high-frontier is impressive. And it is no exaggeration to state that a precondition for meeting human needs, coping with environmental problems, and maintaining security is the successful exploitation of space. Yet no one overview exists to document what we have so far done, and soon plan to accomplish, to utilize the near-Earth space environment. Utilization of Space aims to serve as an authoritative overview for professionals and interested laymen by explaining scientific space utilisation, commercial and entrepreneurial issues, and technological applications. The chapters are written by leading specialists in the respective fields and on a level comprehensible to an educated, but not necessarily technically-trained, reader. Enhanced by informative color illustrations, it is intended not only to transmit useful and timely information to readers, but also to share with them the fascination attached to space activities experienced by those actively engaged in them

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Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3540252002
ISBN 13 
9783540252009
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
410
Editor
Feuerbacher Berndt, Stoewer Heinz