Aeronautics Astronautics category: 1620 books
They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus
An Incurable Dreamer Builds the First Civilian Spaceship
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2010
This is a classic American tale of dreams and obsession--the suspenseful, brilliantly written account of one eccentric man’s hunger to open space travel to us all: to let us rocket into orbit, return to earth, and soar yet again--thus transforming space travel forever.
They All Laughed at...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Two official NASA documents - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide detailed information on the experiments and research aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The first document is titled International Space Station Research Summary Through Expedition...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this NASA document outlines the work of the 2014 International Workshop on Research and Operational Considerations for Artificial Gravity (AG) Countermeasures brought together almost 100 scientists from the United States...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
This document provides a history of the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program executed by the Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office from 2006 to 2013 at the Johnson Space Center. It provides unique insight into the amazing commercial effort that has seen two companies,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this book summarizes the scientific, technological and educational accomplishments of research on the space station that have had and will continue to have an impact to life on Earth. All serve as examples of the space...
by Sylvia Wrigley
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Air travel is one of the safest modes of travel when we take into account the distances and freedom that it allows us. And yet, we still remain obsessed with aviation disasters. What caused these accidents? Whose fault was it? In her series of books, Why Planes Crash, Sylvia Wrigley investigates the...
Aircraft Systems
Mechanical, Electrical, and Avionics Subsystems Integration
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2011
This third edition of Aircraft Systems represents a timely update of the Aerospace Series’ successful and widely acclaimed flagship title. Moir and Seabridge present an in-depth study of the general systems of an aircraft – electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, emergency systems and flight control...
Make: Drones
Teach an Arduino to Fly
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Make: Drones will help the widest possible audience understand how drones work by providing several DIY drone projects based on the world's most popular robot controller--the Arduino. The information imparted in this book will show Makers how to build better drones and be better drone pilots, and...
by Thomas K Eismin
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Complete coverage of modern electrical and electronics systems for aircraft
Fully updated for the latest technological advances, this comprehensive text describes design concepts, FAA certification requirements, and aerospace-quality maintenance and repair techniques for aircraft electrical and electronics...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
This official NASA internal program document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is an extraordinarily impressive technical account of the spacecraft and hardware of Project Gemini, the two-man orbital capsule that pioneered rendezvous and docking techniques used in the...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
Four USAF accident investigation board reports, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, present findings into Class A aerospace mishaps involving the A-10 Warthog at Moody AFB, Georgia in 2010 and 2011; C-17 Globemaster cargo plane in 2010; and a CV-22B Osprey in Afghanistan...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
Three official NASA documents - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide unique and illuminating information about life aboard the International Space Station for NASA astronauts:
The Visual Impairment Intracranial Pressure Summit Report - Space Life Sciences...
by Thomas K Eismin
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2014
Test your knowledge of modern electrical and electronics systems for aircraft
Fully updated for the latest technological advances, this complete study guide features hundreds of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and analysis questions to reinforce the material presented in Aircraft Electricity and...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) 2015 Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC2015, held during 13th-15th May in Xian, China. The theme of CSNC2015 is Opening-up, Connectivity and Win-win. These papers discuss the technologies and applications of the Global Navigation Satellite...