The Problem of Space Travel
The Rocket Motor
Noordung, Hermann (Psydonym) - Potocnik, Hermann (real name) - Stuhlinger, Ernst (Editor) - Hunley, J.D. (Editor)
NASA History Series NASA SP-4026
This English translation of Hermann Noordung's 1929 classic German text "Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums - der Raketenmotor" is an important contribution to the historical literature of space travel. This was the first book with specific engineering details for a space station.
The author - his real name was Hermann Potocnik - was also the first to realize the importance of the Geostationary Orbit which he suggested as an orbit for a space station.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
The Power of Gravity
The Practical Gravitalional Boundary of the Earth
The Free Orbit
Maneuvering in the Gravitational Fields of Outer Space
The Armor Barrier of the Earth's Atmosphere
The Highest Altitudes Reached to Date
The Cannon Shot into Outer Space
The Reactive Force
The Reaction Vehicle
The Rocket
Previous Researchers Addressing the Problem of Space Flight
The Travel Velocity and the Efficiency of Rocket Vehicles
The Ascent
General Comments about the Structure of the Space Rocket
Proposals To Date
Comments Regarding Previous Design Recommendations
The Return to Earth
Hohmann's Landing Maneuver
Landing in a Forced Circular Motion
Landing in Braking Ellipses
Oberth's Landing Maneuver
The Result To Date
Two Other Important Questions
The Space Rocket in an Inclined Trajectory
The Space Rocket as an Airplane
The Space Station in Empty Space
The Nature of Gravity and How it can be Influenced
The Effect of Weightlessness on the Human Organism
The Physical Behavior of Objects when Gravity is Missing
Without Air
Perpetua! Silence Prevails in Empty Space
Sunshine during Nighttime Darkness
Unlimited Visibility
Without Heat
Designing the Space Station
The Solar Power Plant
Supplying Light
Supplying Air and Heat
Water Supply
Long Distance Communications
Means of Controlling the Space Station
Partitioning the Space Station into Three Entities
The Habitat Wheel
The Observatory and the Machine Room
Providing for Long-Distance Communications and Safety
Partitioning the Space Station into Two Entities
The Space Suit
The Trip to the Space Station
Special Physical Experiments
Telescopes of Enormous Size
Observing and Researching the Earth's Surface
Exploring the Stars
A Giant Floating Mirror
The Most Dreadful Weapon
To Distant Celestial Bodies
The Technology of Space Travel
Launching from the Earth's Surface
The Space Station äs a Base for Travel into Deep Space
The Attainability of the Neighboring Planets
Distant Worlds
Will It Ever be Possible to Reach Fixed Stars?
The Expected Course of Development of Space Travel
Final Remarks
Index
Softcover
149 Seiten / pages
100 illustrations
very good condition, new book
Washington D.C. - 1995 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Art.Nr. 19322
