Propulsion for Deep Space
Foreword.- Preface.- Chapter 1: Reaching for the Stars.- Chapter 2: The Dream of Flight and the Vision of Tomorrow.- Chapter 3: Fundamental Limitations to Achieving Interstellar Flight.- Chapter 4: Aviation - The Pursuit of Speed, Distance and Height.- Chapter 5: Astronautics - The Development and Science of Rockets.- Chapter 6: Exploring The Solar System and Beyond.- Chapter 7: Exploring Other Star Systems.- Chapter 8: Solar System Explorers - Historical Spacecraft.- Chapter 9: Electric and Nuclear-Based Propulsion.- Chapter 10: Sails and Beams.- Chapter 11: Nuclear Fusion Propulsion.- Chapter 12: External Nuclear Pulse Propulsion.- Chapter 13: Towards Relativistic Propulsion - Antimatter and the Interstellar Ramjet.- Chapter 14: Aerospace Design Principles in Interstellar Flight.- Chapter 15: The Scientific, Cultural and Economic Costs of Interstellar Flight.- Chapter 16: The Role of Speculative Fiction in Driving Technology.- Chapter 17: Realizing the Technological Future and The Roadmap To The Stars.- Chapter 18: From Imagination to Reality.- Epilogue.- Appendices.- Index.
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