Get Free Shipping on orders over $89
Interplanetary Astrodynamics - David B. Spencer

Interplanetary Astrodynamics

By: David B. Spencer, Davide Conte

Hardcover | 15 May 2023 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $210.00

$184.75

12%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $46.19 with

 or 

Ships in 3 to 5 business days

Focusing on the orbital mechanics tools and techniques necessary to design, predict, and guide a trajectory of a spacecraft traveling between two or more bodies in a Solar System, this book covers the dynamical theory necessary for describing the motion of bodies in space, examines the N-body problem, and shows applications using this theory for designing interplanetary missions. While most orbital mechanics books focus primarily on Earth-orbiting spacecraft, with a brief discussion of interplanetary missions, this book reverses the focus and emphasizes the interplanetary aspects of space missions. Written for instructors, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, this book provides advanced details of interplanetary trajectory design, navigation, and targeting.

Industry Reviews

"This book is especially timely given the renewed interested in lunar mission and our focus on getting humans to Mars. We know that students are really interested in "new space" and space exploration. This book fills a need to prepare students for missions beyond earth orbit." - Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

"Spencer and Conte have produced an excellent resource for the interplanetary trajectory designer. The topics covered in this text are appropriate for both the senior undergraduate orbital mechanics student and the advanced space mechanics graduate student. This is a must have reference for any Astrodynamicist." - Julio Cesar Benavides, The University of Texas at Arlington

More in Environmental Science

Nature's Last Dance : Tales of wonder in an age of extinction - Natalie Kyriacou
In the Weeds : Nurturing Community through Landcare - Sonia Graham
Rooted : Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit - Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Vajont : The Political Ecology of an Unnatural Disaster - Marco Armiero
Sustainable Energy : Sustainable Energy - Kevin Rouwenhorst
The Book of Hope : A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet - Jane Goodall
Pollution : An Introductory Text - Vanessa Montgomery