It's ONLY Rocket Science Paperback / softback - 2008 - 2008th Edition
by Lucy Rogers
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Details
- Title It's ONLY Rocket Science
- Author Lucy Rogers
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition number 2008th
- Edition 2008
- Condition New
- Pages 350
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2008-03-21
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780387753775_inp
- ISBN 9780387753775 / 038775377X
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Space flight, Astrodynamics
- Dewey Decimal Code 629.41
From the publisher
From the rear cover
"Well, it's not rocket science, is it?"
How many times have you heard people use that expression when they mean something pretty simple? There are other areas of science and technology that are arguably more challenging than rocket science, but no other (perhaps apart from brain surgery) has entered mainstream English vocabulary as a byword for 'difficult'.
But 'hard to understand' isn't the same as 'impossible to understand', as Dr Lucy Rogers - who is herself currently working as a rocket scientist - shows in this book.
She describes, in everyday terms and entirely without complex math, just what is involved in launching something into space, to explore the universe beyond our small planet. If you want to understand the fundamentals of space flight, from how to leave the Earth - including the design of the rocket and vehicle, mission planning, navigation and communication - to life in space and the effects of weightlessness, begin your journey here.