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Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories

AUTHOR Prussing, John E.
PUBLISHER Academic (02/21/2018)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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This graduate textbook on optimal spacecraft trajectories demonstrates the theory and applications of using the minimum amount of propellant possible to reach a target destination. The author aims to produce the only comprehensive treatment of various aspects of this topic. It includes problems at the ends of the chapters and some of the appendices. But it is also suitable as a scholarly reference book as it includes recent research from the author and his colleagues.
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ISBN-13: 9780198811084
ISBN-10: 019881108X
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 152
Carton Quantity: 28
Product Dimensions: 6.20 x 0.50 x 9.30 inches
Weight: 0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: GB
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BISAC Categories
Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational
Science | Space Science - Astronomy
Science | Physics - Astrophysics
Dewey Decimal: 629.41
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959440
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This graduate textbook on optimal spacecraft trajectories demonstrates the theory and applications of using the minimum amount of propellant possible to reach a target destination. The author aims to produce the only comprehensive treatment of various aspects of this topic. It includes problems at the ends of the chapters and some of the appendices. But it is also suitable as a scholarly reference book as it includes recent research from the author and his colleagues.
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