The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar TravelISBN: 978-0-471-61912-3
Paperback
288 pages
January 1991
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Introduction to Starflight.
Objectives of Interstellar Missions.
Rocket Propulsion for Interstellar Flight.
Nuclear Pulse Propulsion.
Beamed Energy Propulsion.
Solar Sail Starships: Clipper Ships of the Galaxy.
Fusion Ramjets.
Interstellar Ion Scoops.
Other Novel Advanced Propulsion Concepts.
Interstellar Trajectories.
The Interstellar Medium.
Starship Navigation and Visual Effects in RelativisticFlight.
Starflight between Fact and Fancy.
Suspended Animation, Hibernation, and Hypothermia.
Scientific Payloads.
Detecting Extrasolar Planets.
Appendices: Powers of Ten;
Units, Constants, and Physical Data;
Nearby Star Systems;
Guide to Starflight Literature;
The Twin ?Paradox;? Energy, Efficiency, and StarflightPropulsion;
Realizing Starflight: A Plan for the Future.
References.
Index.
Objectives of Interstellar Missions.
Rocket Propulsion for Interstellar Flight.
Nuclear Pulse Propulsion.
Beamed Energy Propulsion.
Solar Sail Starships: Clipper Ships of the Galaxy.
Fusion Ramjets.
Interstellar Ion Scoops.
Other Novel Advanced Propulsion Concepts.
Interstellar Trajectories.
The Interstellar Medium.
Starship Navigation and Visual Effects in RelativisticFlight.
Starflight between Fact and Fancy.
Suspended Animation, Hibernation, and Hypothermia.
Scientific Payloads.
Detecting Extrasolar Planets.
Appendices: Powers of Ten;
Units, Constants, and Physical Data;
Nearby Star Systems;
Guide to Starflight Literature;
The Twin ?Paradox;? Energy, Efficiency, and StarflightPropulsion;
Realizing Starflight: A Plan for the Future.
References.
Index.
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