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“stephen w long”

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  • Plan B to the Moon

    A How-to Guide to Return to and Colonize the Lunar Surface

    by Stephen W. Long ...
    Plan B to the Moon presents a coherent executable plan, readable and believable story, that defines how to return humans to the surface and colonize the Moon. Considerable effort went into making this book relatable to non-experts (non-rocket-scientists). Do you have within you the profound, burning desire to explore? Were you inspired in your youth by the opening sequence of Star Trek episodes, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Moon Lander

    How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module

    by Thomas J. Kelly ...
    Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, “an aerospace engineer’s dream job of the century.” Kelly’s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and maintainability. He catalogs numerous test ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Technical Manual

    by Rick Sternbach, Michael Okuda ...
    Series series Star Trek: The Next Generation
    The Star Trek: The Next Generation® Technical Manual, written by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, the technical advisors to Star Trek: The Next Generation, provides a comprehensive schematization of a Galaxy-class starship.From the bridge to the shuttlebays, from the transporter room to crews’ quarters, this book provides a never-before-seen glimpse at the inner, intricate workings of the most ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Starfleet Survival Guide

    by David Mack ...
    Series series Star Trek
    As the brave men and women of Starfleet carry out their duties -- mapping countless solar systems, greeting new species and establishing ties with civilizations large and small -- they live, work, and face the possibility that they could die in space. How do Starfleet's finest survive the countless dangers to be discovered as they boldly go where no one has gone before? Find out with this special ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Computers Of Star Trek

    by Lois H. Gresh, Robert A Weinberg ...
    The depiction of computers on the various "Star Trek" series has ranged from lame to breathtakingly imaginative. This book covers the gamut, and makes lucid and entertaining comparison of these fictional computers with those that now exist or are likely to inhabit our future. Throughout its history, "Star Trek" has been an accurate reflection of contemporary ideas about computers and their role in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Red Rover

    Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity

    by Roger Wiens ...
    For centuries humankind has fantasized about life on Mars, whether it’s intelligent Martian life invading our planet (immortalized in H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds) or humanity colonizing Mars (the late Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles). The Red Planet’s proximity and likeness to Earth make it a magnet for our collective imagination. Yet the question of whether life exists on Mars-or has ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • How to Build Your Own Spaceship

    The Science of Personal Space Travel

    by Piers Bizony ...
    Ladies and gentlemen, start your spaceships with this book that explores an exciting new era of space travel—the perfect science gift!Personal space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The future is here: Civilians are launching into orbit. How to Build Your Own Spaceship takes readers on a fun and quirky trip to the forefront of commercial space travel-the latest technology, the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mars Rover Curiosity

    An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer

    by Rob Manning, William L. Simon ...
    The firsthand account of the trials and tribulations of engineering one of the most complex pieces of space technology, the Mars Rover Curiosity, by its chief engineer Rob ManningIn the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we haven't found answers to one of our most fundamental questions: Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? Ten years and billions ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Satellite Basics for Everyone

    An Illustrated Guide to Satellites for Non-Technical and Technical People

    by C. Robert Welti ...
    Learn about satellites that affect us every day, how they work, and how we can place and keep them on orbit.Satellite Basics for Everyone presents an introduction and overview to satellites. Its written as clearly and understandably as possible for a wide audience. It provides a learning tool for grade school students. High school and college students can use it for helping them decide on career ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Design and Engineering of Curiosity

    How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job

    by Emily Lakdawalla ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Ouroboros Wave

    by Jyouji Hayashi ...
    Series series The Ouroboros Wave
    Ninety years from now, a satellite detects a nearby black hole scientists dub Kali for the Hindu goddess of destruction. As human society expands to Mars and beyond, the generations-long project to harness the power of the black hole pits the retrograde humans of Earth against the imminently rational men and women of the Artificial Accretion Disk Development association. While conflicts simmer, a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • SpaceX

    Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality

    by Erik Seedhouse ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This first account of commercial spaceflight’s most successful venture describes the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and made it the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars. Since its inception in 2002, SpaceX has sought to change the space launch paradigm by developing a family of launch ... Read more

    $40.99 USD