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9780128102848

Theory of Aerospace Propulsion

Author: Sforza, Pasquale M Code: 39833 Price: AU $188.49 Format: Paperback / 704 pages Publisher: BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN LTD Published date: 30/10/2017 Availability: Future Publication. Pre-order now. Due date: October 2017
Readers of this book will be able to: utilize the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to analyze aircraft engines, understand the common gas turbine aircraft propulsion systems and be able to determine the applicability of each, perform system studies of aircraft engine systems for specified flight conditions, perform ......
9780760352625

Moonshots

50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Seen through Hasselblad Cameras Author: Bizony, Piers Code: 49564 Price: AU $99.99 Format: Hardback / 240 pages Publisher: VOYAGEUR Published date: 27/09/2017 Availability: Future Publication. Pre-order now. Due date: September 2017
Moonshots presents stunning photos of space and Earth from NASA's archives -- taken by Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, and ISS astronauts using Hasselblad cameras -- in the large format they deserve.
9781467126137

Northern Arizona Space Training

Author: Schindler, Kevin Code: 48229 Price: AU $42.41 Format: Hardback Publisher: ARCADIA Published date: 19/06/2017 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
During the 1960s and early 1970s, northern Arizona played a critical role in fulfilling President Kennedy's bold challenge of sending humans to the moon. From the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon to lofty cosmic views from Flagstaff's dark skies, northern Arizona was ideal for activities ranging from moon buggy testing and geology training to ......
9780262035873

Perspectives in Space Surveillance

Author: Sridharan, Ramaswamy Code: 48010 Price: AU $196.43 Format: Hardback / 392 pages Publisher: MIT PRESS LTD Published date: 16/06/2017 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
In the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union raced to develop space-based intelligence gathering capability. The Soviets succeeded first, with SPUTNIK I in 1957. The United States began to monitor the growing Soviet space presence by developing technology for the detection and tracking of man-made resident space objects (RSOs) in ......
9781785210648

NASA Mercury Manual

Author: Baker, David Code: 47748 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 208 pages Publisher: HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP Published date: 11/06/2017 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Full coverage of the design, engineering, development and flight operations of NASA's Mercury spacecraft, which in addition to several unmanned tests supported two piloted ballistic sub-orbital flights in 1961 and four piloted orbital flights between 1962 and 1963.The Mercury programme bridged the gap between the hypersonic X-15 and the two-man ......
9781785211119

NASA/ESA/Asi Cassini-Huygens

1997 Onwards (Cassini Orbiter, Huygens Probe and Future Exploration Conc Author: Lorenz, Ralph Code: 47749 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 192 pages Publisher: J H HAYNES & CO LTD Published date: 11/05/2017 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
The descent of the Huygens probe to the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan, in 2005, marks a pinnacle achievement in space exploration - the most distant planetary landing ever made or presently foreseen. The Huygens probe's seven-year voyage through space (past Venus, Earth and Jupiter) attached to the Cassini orbiter, its arrival at Saturn ......
9781785210617

Astronaut Manual

1961 Onwards Owners' Workshop Manual Author: Mactaggart, Ken Code: 47651 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 176 pages Publisher: HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP Published date: 09/02/2017 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
This book provides an insight into what an astronaut does, the experience of space flight, the equipment he uses, and what it takes to become an astronaut
9781785210549

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet Owners' Workshop Manual

1978 onwards (all marks) Author: Davies, Steve Code: 47591 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 160 pages Publisher: BOOKWORKS Published date: 05/01/2017 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched 1-3 business days

The US-designed and built McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet carrier-borne, multi-role fighter is one of the most
important Fourth Generation fighters in the world. Its twin-engine, twin-tails (canted outwards) and leading edge
root extensions make it one of the most recognisable fighters in operation. The latest version is the ......

9781467136310

Space Launch Complex 10

Vandenberg's Cold War National Landmark Author: Page II, Joseph T Code: 47171 Price: AU $29.95 Format: Paperback Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 28/11/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Situated in the sand dunes of California s Central Coast, Space Launch Complex Ten, often called SLC-10 or Slick Ten, is a National Historic Landmark that commemorates a powerful Cold War legacy. Home to Vandenberg s Space and Missile Technology Center, or SAMTEC, the facility contains the rich technological heritage of the U.S. Air Force s space ......
9781785210860

Spy Satellite Manual

Author: Baker, David Code: 46305 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Hardback / 208 pages Publisher: BOOKWORKS Published date: 06/10/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched 1-3 business days
In 1954, three years before the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite, top-secret discussions were held in the United States to plan the development of military spy satellites, designedto obtain detailed photography of the Soviet Union's military strength, and its potential for waging nuclear war.
9780857338280

NASA Saturn V Manual

Author: W. David Woods Code: 39458 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 176 pages Publisher: HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP Published date: 04/08/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days

Few launch vehicles are as iconic and distinctive as NASAs behemoth rocket, the Saturn V, and none left such a lasting impression on those who watched it ascend. Developed with the specific brief to send humans to the Moon, it pushed rocketry to new scales. Its greatest triumph is that it achieved its goal repeatedly with an enviable record of ......

9789814725101

Photonics in Space

Advanced Photonic Devices and Systems Author: Ciminelli, Caterina Code: 40647 Price: AU $221.95 Format: Hardback / 300 pages Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING Published date: 30/07/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The book focuses on photonic devices and systems for space applications and critically reviews the most promising research advances in the field of photonic technologies, which may have a significant impact on the performance of space systems.
9781118890028

Internal Combustion Processes of Liquid Rocket Engines

Modeling and Numerical Simulations Author: Wang, Zhen-Guo Code: 39967 Price: AU $227.86 Format: Hardback / 392 pages Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC Published date: 28/07/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This book concentrates on modeling and numerical simulations of combustion in liquid rocket engines, covering liquid propellant atomization, evaporation of liquid droplets, turbulent flows, turbulent combustion, heat transfer, and combustion instability. It presents some state of the art models and numerical methodologies in this area.
9780692751282

Low and Slow

Fly and Fight Laos Author: Wep11345Books Code: 39864 Price: AU $53.24 Format: Paperback / 180 pages Publisher: WEP11345BOOKS Published date: 01/07/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Full color aerial combat photography, Non-fiction, Faith, Secret war Laos 1970, personal account, LS 20A, Raven Forward Air Controller, O-1 Bird dog, AT-28D, U17B. Vang Pao, Hmong resistance, Government corruption. We were birds of prey; finding and destroying targets of opportunity and defending allied outposts. We dueled with dragons every day. ......
9780081014523

Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Author: Pelton, Joseph Code: 39827 Price: AU $286.00 Format: Paperback / 400 pages Publisher: BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN LTD Published date: 30/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
When international rules and regulations governing space travel were first being developed, only a few countries had any space presence and commercial space activity was non-existent. Today, over 50 countries have on-orbit satellites and commercial space presence is essential to commercial telecommunications and broadcasting, yet international ......
9781534997189

NASA's Management of the Near Earth Network

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administr Code: 46207 Price: AU $23.49 Format: Paperback / 44 pages Publisher: CREATESPACE Published date: 30/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The Near Earth Network, part of NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program, provides tracking, telemetry, and command services to approximately 40 Agency science missions operating in low Earth orbit, including the recently launched Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission and the Aura mission, which is still operating more than ......
9781588345813

Best of the National Air and Space Museum

Author: Van Der Linden, F Robert Code: 40285 Price: AU $47.06 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: SMITHSONIAN BOOKS Published date: 23/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. "Best of the National Air and Space Museum" provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts an average of seven million visits every year. The Udvar-Hazy Center three football ......
9780802121684

Eccentric Orbits

The Iridium Story Author: Bloom, John Code: 39907 Price: AU $43.21 Format: Hardback / 560 pages Publisher: GROVE PRESS ATLANTIC MONTHLY Published date: 16/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
In the early 1990s, Motorola, the legendary American technology company developed a revolutionary satellite system called Iridium that promised to be its crowning achievement. Light years ahead of anything previously put into space, and built on technology developed for Ronald Reagan s Star Wars, Iridium s constellation of 66 satellites in polar ......
9781522666196

Spacesuit (CD Audio MP3)

Fashioning Apollo Author: Monchaux, Nicholas Code: 40189 Price: AU $15.70 Format: CD-Audio / 600 mins Publisher: THE LYONS PRESS Published date: 14/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface in July of 1969, they wore spacesuits made by Playtex: 21 layers of fabric, each with a distinct yet interrelated function, custom-sewn for them by seamstresses whose usual work was fashioning bras and girdles. This book is the story of that spacesuit. It is a story of the triumph ......
9780974135847

Introduction to Predicting Failures on Highly Reliable Aerospace Equipme

Author: Losik Ph D, Len Code: 39937 Price: AU $78.49 Format: Paperback / 340 pages Publisher: SANLEN PUBLISHING Published date: 14/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Briefly describes the author's initial experience developing and using predictive analytics to identify failure precursors in normal appearing engineering measurement data from electrical and electro-mechanical equipment on U.S. Air Force/Boeing GPS satellites and U.C. Berleley SSL/NASA's Extreme Ultra-Violet Explorer (EUVE) class satellite, a ......
9780976749196

Predicting Failures & Measuring Remaining Equipment Life for Highly Reli

Author: Losik Ph D, Len Code: 39938 Price: AU $141.35 Format: Paperback / 464 pages Publisher: SANLEN PUBLISHING Published date: 13/06/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Describes the author's initial experience developing and using predicting analytics to identify failure precursors in normal appearing engineering measurement data from electrical and electro-mechanical equipment on U.S. Air Force GPS satellites and NASA's Extreme Ultra-Violet Explorer satellite, a sister ship to the NASA Hubble space telescope. ......
9781442272392

Food in the Air and Space

The Surprising History of Food and Drink in the Skies Author: Foss, Richard Code: 40099 Price: AU $45.95 Format: Paperback / 248 pages Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Published date: 25/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This book explores the history of food in flight from hydrogen balloons to the space station: what was served, how and why; the problems with heating, cooling, and serving technology; logistics; overcoming cultural barriers; and the effect of altitude on our senses of taste and smell.
9781682852279

Aerospace Engineering and Thermodynamics

Author: Mikel, Russell Code: 40362 Price: AU $240.43 Format: Hardback / 275 pages Publisher: WILLFORD PRESS Published date: 24/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Aerospace engineering is a multidisciplinary field that deals with the manufacturing of spacecraft and aircraft. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in aerospace engineering, and the importance of thermodynamics in this field. It elucidates the concepts and innovative models around ......
9781522605270

Leaving Orbit (CD Audio MP3)

Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight Author: Dean, Margaret Lazarus Code: 40187 Price: AU $15.70 Format: CD-Audio / 720 mins Publisher: THE LYONS PRESS Published date: 17/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, a breathtaking elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known it. In the 1960s humans took their first steps away from Earth and for a time our possibilities in space seemed endless. But in a time of austerity, and in the wake of high-profile disasters like "Challenger," that dream has ......
9781493950805

Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering

Author: Buttazzo, Giuseppe Code: 40159 Price: AU $407.00 Format: Paperback / 548 pages Publisher: SPRINGER Published date: 01/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
In recent years, new mathematical methods and tools have been developed and - plied extensively in the ?eld of aerospace engineering, for example, ?nite element method, computational ?uiddynamics, optimization, control, eigenvalues problems. The interaction between aerospace engineering and mathematics has been sign- cant in the past for both ......
9781493952328

Space Program Management

Methods and Tools Author: Spagnulo, Marcello Code: 40163 Price: AU $234.14 Format: Paperback / 376 pages Publisher: SPRINGER Published date: 01/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Beginning with factors that set space programs apart from other management challenges, this book uses theory and example of real programs worldwide to identify the tools needed to manage large, complex space programs in both government and commercial settings.
9783709119266

Fair and Responsible Use of Space

An International Perspective Author: Rathgeber, Wolfgang Code: 40611 Price: AU $249.86 Format: Paperback / 220 pages Publisher: SPRINGER Published date: 01/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This book examines current questions regarding the use of space, rules in orbit and ways towards achieving global engagement on space security issues. It also formulates principles and recommendations for global action.
9783709119341

Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management

Author: Menshikov, Valery A Code: 40614 Price: AU $328.43 Format: Paperback / 352 pages Publisher: SPRINGER Published date: 01/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This book explores the potential role of space-based systems in global risk and disaster management. The text introduces the proposed international global natural and industrial emergency aerospace monitoring system (IGMASS), its architecture and function.
9781493950874

Scientific Ballooning

Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stra Author: Yajima, Nobuyuki Code: 40160 Price: AU $312.71 Format: Paperback / 236 pages Publisher: SPRINGER Published date: 01/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This introduction to scientific ballooning thoroughly covers large stratospheric balloons, planetary balloons, and rubber balloons used for aerological observation. It also presents advanced design concepts for a larger super pressure balloon.
9783709119310

Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Author: Worms, Jean-Claude Code: 40612 Price: AU $202.71 Format: Paperback / 360 pages Publisher: SPRINGER Published date: 01/05/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This book examines management of space exploration, space settlements, the role of astronauts in the future as well as related to the encounter of extraterrestrial life. It reflects on issues related to Europe's role in conducting human exploration in space.
9781849538381

Violence in the Skies

A History of Aircraft Hijacking and Bombing Author: Baum, Philip Code: 48546 Price: AU $21.13 Format: Paperback / 320 pages Publisher: SUMMERSDALE PUBLISHERS Published date: 10/03/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Aviation security expert Philip Baum delves into the history of flying to reveal the stories behind the most astonishing and shocking crimes in our skies, calling on testimony from hijackers, crew members, passengers and politicians. This account of global aviation sabotage is authoritatively comprehensive and unforgettably thrilling.
38160

Space Voyages Collector's Set DVD

Author: Beyond Home Entertainment Code: 38160 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Undefined Publisher: BEYOND HOME ENTERTAINMENT Published date: 04/01/2016 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched 1-3 business days
9780803234468

Infinity Beckoned

Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969-1989 Author: Gallentine, Jay Code: 38418 Price: AU $72.95 Format: Hardback / 496 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 24/12/2015 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Explores a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent and engaging style, Jay Gallentine conveys the trials and triumphs of the people on the ground who conceived and engineered the missions that put robotic spacecraft on the heavenly bodies nearest our own.
9781857599022

Cosmonauts

Birth of a Space Age Author: Millard, Douglas Code: 38427 Price: AU $89.99 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 30/10/2015 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Looks at Russia's space programme accompanying the landmark exhibition at the Science Museum, London.
9781472911179

Breaking the Chains of Gravity

The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA Author: Teitel, Amy Shira Code: 38431 Price: AU $35.00 Format: Hardback / 304 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 22/10/2015 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The revealing backstory of spaceflight before the establishment of NASA.
9780826355942

Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo

A Rare Photographic History Author: Bisney, John Code: 38443 Price: AU $91.30 Format: Hardback / 272 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 30/09/2015 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Beginning in 1967, Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo chronicles the program's twelve missions and its two follow-ons, Skylab and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
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