Gessner, Nicolas “Tous Sur Orbite!” Éditions Montparnasse 1997 (2004) Publisher’s Web Site Univers-Site.com Review Librarian’s Note: A Region 0 (all zones) DVD I picked up during my visit to the 14th ISU Symposium, this is an absolutely brilliant educational overview of the Earth’s place in space over the course of … Continue reading
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“Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation”
Lundy, Donald C. “Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation” 1stBooks Library 2002 ISBN: 0-759-61858-5
“NASA Quest Challenge: Charting a Course to the Moon”
Coe, Liza, Linda Conrad et al (eds) “NASA Quest Challenge: Charting a Course to the Moon” Exploration through Navigation Challenge Educator’s Guide NASA Ames 2009 Publisher’s Web Site On-Line Text Librarian’s Note: You know, I was just talking orbital mechanics at an NSS-NT outreach display at UTA with youngsters who … Continue reading →
Orbital Debris Quarterly Newsletter Vol 12, #2
NASA Orbital Debris Program Office Orbital Debris Quarterly Newsletter Vol. 12, #2 04/2008 Publisher’s Web Site On-Line Text (pdf)
Space Lifestyle Magazine #3
Space Lifestyle Magazine #3 New Forks LLC Fall 2007 Publisher’s Web Site On-Line Text Free Subscription!
STK: Satellite Tool Kit
STK: Satellite Tool Kit Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) v 8.1.1 11/2007 Note: U.S. Government Export-Controlled Item. Registration Required Publisher’s Web Site Educators Site Librarian’s Note: STK is pretty much the industry-standard software for satellite tracking. It’s come a long way since 2000 when we had a workshop on it during … Continue reading →
Space Traffic Management
International Space University Space Traffic Management SSP Project Report 2007 On-Line Text
“Orbiter 2006 Collection CD for ISDC 2007″ (PC-CD)
Irving, Bruce (a/k/a Flying Singer on Orbiter forums) “Orbiter 2006 Collection CD for ISDC 2007″ Orbiter Website Librarian’s Note: Mr. Irving was kind enough to present an overview of how to use the Orbiter software at the 2007 ISDC and handed out some complimentary CDs. Thank you, Flying Singer!
“Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider’s Guide to the New Science of Space Travel”
Belbruno, Ed “Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider’s Guide to the New Science of Space Travel” Princeton University Press 2007 ISBN: 0-691-12822-7 Publisher’s Web Site Chapter 1 Librarian’s Note: I got to meet Ed at a New York Space Society shindig held at Mars 2112 back in 2000, and … Continue reading →
“‘Standstill’ My Beating Heart: A Lunar Love Affair”
Morrow, Cherilynn “‘Standstill’ My Beating Heart: A Lunar Love Affair” Space.com: SETI 03/08/2007 On-line Text Librarian’s Note: This is a Lunar love story in 3 acts. The standstill season she’s talking about is part of the Saros cycle, where the Moon returns to the same spot in the sky every … Continue reading →
“The Earth-Moon CR3BP: A full Atlas of low-energy fast periodic transfer orbits”
Leiva, A.M. and C.B. Briozzo Universidad Nacional de Córdoba “The Earth-Moon CR3BP: A full Atlas of low-energy fast periodic transfer orbits” ‘Accompanying article to a shortened version submitted to Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy in December 2006′ On-line Text Librarian’s Note: CR3BP refers to the Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem in … Continue reading →
“Lots of talk lately concerning the moon”
Various contributors “Lots of talk lately concerning the moon” Space.com Uplink Mission & Launches thread Started 07/24/2004 On-line Text Lunar Librarian’s Contributions: 07/27/2004 post: Things to do on the Moon 07/29/2004 post: By way of EML-1 07/30/2004 post: Vacuum discipline 08/09/2004 post: Mars commerce? 08/10/2004 post: Timeline to spacefaring 08/11/2004 … Continue reading →
“Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics”
Sellers, Jerry J. “Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics” McGraw-Hill 1994 (2004) ISBN: 0-070-57027-5 Publisher’s Web Site
Navigation Systems for Future Space Vehicles
International Space University Navigation Systems for Future Space Vehicles MSS Project Report 2003 On-Line Text
“The Basics of Space Flight”
Doody, Dave “The Basics of Space Flight” Jet Propulsion Labs 02/2001 JPL D-20120 Publisher’s Web Site On-Line Text
“Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, 2nd Ed.”
Vallado, David A. “Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, 2nd Ed.” Microcosm Press/Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001 ISBN: 1-881-88312-4 Publisher’s Web Site Librarian’s Note: It doesn’t get more comprehensive than this. Definitely a definitive work.
“Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods, Applications”
Montenbruck, Oliver and Eberhard Gill “Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods, Applications” Springer 2000 ISBN: 3-540-67280-X
“Solar System Dynamics”
Murray, Carl D. and Stanley F. Dermott “Solar System Dynamics” Cambridge University Press 1999 ISBN: 0-521-57597-4
“Modern Astrodynamics: Fundamentals and Perturbation Methods”
Bond, Victor R. and Mark C. Allman “Modern Astrodynamics: Fundamentals and Perturbation Methods” Princeton University Press 1996 ISBN: 0-691-04459-7
“Spaceflight Dynamics, Pts. I & II”
Carrou, Jean-Pierre “Spaceflight Dynamics, Pts. I & II” Cépadues-Éditions 1995 ISBN: 2-854-28378-3
“Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control”
Chobotov, Vladimir A. “Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control” Krieger Publishing Co. 1991 ISBN: 0-894-64031-3 Publisher’s Web Site
“Spaceflight Dynamics”
Wiesel, William E. “Spaceflight Dynamics” McGraw-Hill 1989 ISBN: 0-070-70106-7
“Adventures in Celestial Mechanics: A First Course in the Theory of Orbits”
Szebehely, Victor G. “Adventures in Celestial Mechanics: A First Course in the Theory of Orbits” University of Texas Press 1989 ISBN: 0-292-75105-2
“Orbital Motion, 3rd Ed.”
Roy, A.E. “Orbital Motion, 3rd Ed.” Adam Hilger 1978 (1988) ISBN: 0-852-74228-2
“Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics, 2nd Ed.”
Danby, J.M.A. “Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics, 2nd Ed.” Willmann-Bell 1962 (1988) ISBN: 0-943-39620-4