This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of extremely ambitious, large and complex space missions that never happened. What were the dreams and expectations of the visionaries behind these plans, and why were they not successful in bringing their projects to reality thus far? As spaceflight development progressed, new technologies and ideas led to pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology though still grounded in real scientific possibilities. Examples are space colonies, nuclear-propelled interplanetary spacecraft, space telescopes consisting of multiple satellites and canon launch systems. Each project described in this book says something about the dreams and expectations of their time, and their demise was often linked to an important change in the cultural, political and social state of the world. For each mission or spacecraft concept, the following will be covered: * Description of the design. * Overview of the history of the concept and the people involved. * Why it was never developed and flown * What if the mission was actually carried out - consequences, further developments, etc.
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Book Details
Title
Dream Missions
Imprint
Springer International Publishing AG
Product Form
Paperback
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Source ISBN
9783319539393
Genre
Technology & Engineering
ISBN13
9783319539393
Book Category
Higher Education and Professional Books
BISAC Subject Heading
TEC002000
Book Subcategory
Applied Sciences and Other Technologies Books
ISBN10
9783319539393
Language
English
Dimensions
Height
240 mm
Length
168 mm
Weight
559 gr
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