A Vision of Future Space Transportation: A Visual Guide to the Spacecraft of Tomorrow - Softcover

McElyea, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1896522939 ISBN 13: 9781896522937

Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc., 2003

Synopsis

The glorious space age has come and gone. So what now? What's next? To go further, to go faster, we must take the next step. Space is still full of mystery and challenges humankind as much as ever. Ideas on what the next step is, or steps are, vary greatly and there is no shortage of concepts for the future of space transportation. Concepts include new engines, new strategies, harnessing gravity, electromagnetism, nuclear energy and more. This book will take you on a guided visual tour of the future of space transportation. From Earth to Orbit to In-Space transportation, you will sample what is being considered and get an easy-to-understand explanation of what the spacecraft will do and how it will work.

This book is the culmination of years of work with NASA and hours of interviews with leading propusion scientists and aerospace innovators.

Decades ago Dr. Wernher von Braun teamed with Walt Disney to animate a mission to Mars and inspired a generation. Today multimedia, animation and video serve a similar communications need. The CD-ROM included contains official NASA videos, vehicle concept animation, and dynamic multimedia. View spacecraft concepts in 3D, see mission animation and hear first hand what the visionaries of the aerospace industry hope to accomplish.

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About the Author

Scott Belmer is the founding publisher and editor of the international newsletter Belmos Beatleg News. He is the author of The Black Hole Handbook and the Mystic Warrior.

Edition details

• Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896522939
• ISBN 13: 9781896522937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208