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" How spacecraft fly "
Graham Swinerd
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BL
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597231
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b426450
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| Main Entry
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Swinerd, Graham
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How spacecraft fly : spaceflight without formulae /\ Graham Swinerd
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Copernicus Books :: In association with Praxis Pub.,, c2008
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xii, 268 p., [8] p. of plates :: ill. (some col.), map ;; 25 cm
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0387765719 (pbk.)
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: 9780387765716 (pbk.)
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: 9780387765723 (e-isbn)
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: 0387765727 (e-isbn)
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| Notes
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Includes index
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| Contents
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A brief history of space -- Basic orbits -- Real orbits -- Beyond circles and ellipses -- Getting to orbit -- Something about environment -- Spacecraft design -- Subsystem design : I like your attitude -- More subsystem design -- Space in the 21st century -- Space : the final frontier?
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Space flight, Popular works
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Astronautics, Popular works
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