{"product_id":"the-starflight-handbook-a-pioneers-guide-to-interstellar-travel-paperback-softback-9780471619123","title":"The Starflight Handbook; A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471619123","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Starflight Handbook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEugene F. Mallove (Author), Gregory L. Matloff (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471619123, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 August 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.2 x 20 x 2.5 cm, 0.737 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel\"The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the manyand varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf--don'tleave the Solar System without it!\" --Robert Forward \"Verysensible, very complete and useful. Its good use of references andtechnical 'sidebars' adds to the book and allows the nontechnicaltext to be used by ordinary readers in an easy fashion. I certainlywould recommend this book to anyone doing any thinking at all aboutinterstellar flight or the notion of possibilities of contactsbetween hypothetical civilizations in different stat systems.\"--Louis Friedman Executive Director, The Planetary Society TheStarflight Handbook is the first and only compendium on planetEarth of the radical new technologies now on the drawing boards ofsome of our smartest and most imaginative space scientists andengineers. Scientists and engineers as well as general readers willbe captivated by its:\u003cbr\u003e * In-depth discussions of everything from nuclear pulse propulsionengines to in-flight navigation, in flowing, non-technicallanguage\u003cbr\u003e * Sidebars and appendices cover technical and mathematical conceptsin detail\u003cbr\u003e * Seventy-five elegant and enlightening illustrations depictingstarships and their hardware\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction to Starflight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Objectives of Interstellar Missions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rocket Propulsion for Interstellar Flight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Pulse Propulsion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beamed Energy Propulsion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Solar Sail Starships: Clipper Ships of the Galaxy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fusion Ramjets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Interstellar Ion Scoops.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Other Novel Advanced Propulsion Concepts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Interstellar Trajectories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Interstellar Medium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Starship Navigation and Visual Effects in RelativisticFlight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Starflight between Fact and Fancy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suspended Animation, Hibernation, and Hypothermia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Scientific Payloads.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Detecting Extrasolar Planets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices: Powers of Ten;\u003cbr\u003e Units, Constants, and Physical Data;\u003cbr\u003e Nearby Star Systems;\u003cbr\u003e Guide to Starflight Literature;\u003cbr\u003e The Twin ?Paradox;? Energy, Efficiency, and StarflightPropulsion;\u003cbr\u003e Realizing Starflight: A Plan for the Future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470051406104,"sku":"9780471619123","price":23.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471619123.jpg?v=1785630283","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-starflight-handbook-a-pioneers-guide-to-interstellar-travel-paperback-softback-9780471619123","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}