Overview
- Offers a holistic mission portfolio addressing near-term to far-term transportation needs
- Introduces a vehicle configuration classification scheme
- Includes a step-by-step approach using a parametric flight vehicle sizing methodology
- Presents representative infographics, roadmaps, and design case studies
- Discusses simulation results concerning vehicle integration, propulsion systems, space launch and in-space operation, as well as the outlook for future technologies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Astronautical Engineering (ASTROENG)
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The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, directly contributing to the next-generation space infrastructure, from space tourism to space exploration. This holistic treatment defines a mission portfolio addressing near-term to long-term space transportation needs covering sub-orbital, orbital and escape flight profiles. In this context, a vehicle configuration classification is introduced covering alternatives starting from the dawn of space access. A best-practice parametric sizing approach is introduced to correctly design the flight vehicle for the mission. This technique balances required mission with the available vehicle solution space and is an essential capability sought after by technology forecasters and strategicplanners alike.
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration
Book Subtitle: Enabling Technologies for Space Exploration
Authors: Paul A. Czysz, Claudio Bruno, Bernd Chudoba
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54744-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-54742-7Published: 14 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57208-5Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-54744-1Published: 30 August 2017
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: LXI, 463
Number of Illustrations: 349 b/w illustrations
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)