Description: Further DetailsTitle: Fly Me to the MoonCondition: NewSubtitle: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space TravelISBN-10: 0691128227EAN: 9780691128221ISBN: 9780691128221Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/11/2007Description: When a leaf falls on a windy day, it drifts and tumbles, tossed every which way on the breeze. This is chaos in action. In Fly Me to the Moon, Edward Belbruno shows how to harness the same principle for low-fuel space travel--or, as he puts it, "surfing the gravitational field." Belbruno devised one of the most exciting concepts now being used in space flight, that of swinging through the cosmos on the subtle fluctuations of the planets' gravitational pulls. His idea was met with skepticism until 1991, when he used it to get a stray Japanese satellite back on course to the Moon. The successful rescue represented the first application of chaos to space travel and ushered in an emerging new field. Part memoir, part scientific adventure story, Fly Me to the Moon gives a gripping insider's account of that mission and of Belbruno's personal struggles with the science establishment. Along the way, Belbruno introduces readers to recent breathtaking advances in American space exploration.He discusses ways to capture and redirect asteroids; presents new research on the origin of the Moon; weighs in on discoveries like 2003 UB313 (now named Eris), a dwarf planet detected in the far outer reaches of our solar system--and much more. Grounded in Belbruno's own rigorous theoretical research but written for a general audience, Fly Me to the Moon is for anybody who has ever felt moved by the spirit of discovery.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 191mmItem Length: 127mmItem Weight: 255gAuthor: Edward BelbrunoContributor: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Foreword by)Genre: Science Nature & MathTopic: Home Garden & PetsRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Fly Me to the Moon
Title: Fly Me to the Moon
Subtitle: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel
ISBN-10: 0691128227
EAN: 9780691128221
ISBN: 9780691128221
Release Date: 02/11/2007
Release Year: 2007
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Foreword by)
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Topic: Home Garden & Pets
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Fly Me to the Moon : an Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Mechanics / General, Physics / Astrophysics, History, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Astronomy
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Author: Edward Belbruno
Item Length: 7.7 in
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Hardcover
