The Exploration of SpacePocket Books, 1979 - 237 pagini Presents a nonscientific explanation of space exploration and a view of future life on other planets. |
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... operation ( called “ entry by braking ellipses " ) is shown in Figure 11. It is of enormous importance , as it implies that no rocket power need be used for landing on a planet with a reasonably dense atmosphere , such as Earth , Venus ...
... operation ( called “ entry by braking ellipses " ) is shown in Figure 11. It is of enormous importance , as it implies that no rocket power need be used for landing on a planet with a reasonably dense atmosphere , such as Earth , Venus ...
Pagina 81
... operation would be exactly similar to that of flight refueling in the air- the actual speeds of the aircraft being of no importance as long as they are equal . In the case of orbital refuel- ing , the problem of contact should be ...
... operation would be exactly similar to that of flight refueling in the air- the actual speeds of the aircraft being of no importance as long as they are equal . In the case of orbital refuel- ing , the problem of contact should be ...
Pagina 128
Arthur Charles Clarke. No other operation would require such high accel- erations as those met on the take - off from Earth . Land- ings and take - offs for bodies such as Mars and the Moon would be relatively mild affairs , and there ...
Arthur Charles Clarke. No other operation would require such high accel- erations as those met on the take - off from Earth . Land- ings and take - offs for bodies such as Mars and the Moon would be relatively mild affairs , and there ...
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Preface to the 1951 Edition | 11 |
Thirty Years Later | 15 |
The Shaping of the Dream | 21 |
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