Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice and New Developments

by Martin J.L. Turner

Book Overview

The revised edition of this practical, hands-on book discusses the launch vehicles in use today throughout the world, and includes the latest details on advanced systems being developed, such as electric and nuclear propulsion. The author covers the fundamentals, from the basic principles of rocket propulsion and vehicle dynamics through the theory and practice of liquid and solid propellant motors, to new and future developments. He provides a serious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540692029
• ISBN13: 9783540692027
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.7"