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The authors look at the lives, ambitions, and struggles of the billionaires funding
and supporting this industry, while also examining the nature of the strained relations
and alternative goals of space agencies versus the private spacefight industry.
The analysis even includes descriptions of the amazing new technologies that could
revolutionize space exploration and space industries in the coming decades.
Deep Space Craft: An Overview of Interplanetary Flight, by Dave Doody (Springer-
Praxis, April 2009). Deep Space Craft opens the door to interplanetary fight. It
looks at this world from the vantage point of real operations on a specifc mission
and follows a natural trail from the day-to-day working of this particular
spacecraft, through the functioning of all spacecraft, to the collaboration of the
various disciplines to produce the results for which a spacecraft is designed. The
author shows how, in order to make sense of all the scientifc data coming back
to Earth, the need for experiments and instrumentation arises, and he follows the
design and construction of the instruments through to their placement and testing
on a spacecraft prior to launch. Examples are given of the interaction between
an instrument’s science team and the mission’s fight team to plan and specify
observations, gather and analyze data in fight, and fnally present the results and
discoveries to the scientifc community.
Threats, Risks, and Sustainability: Answers by Space: Studies in Space Policy, vol.
2, edited by Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Charlotte Mathieu, and Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
(Springer, April 2009). At least until 2050, development is challenged by a strong
population growth, more severe environmental strains, growing mobility, and
dwindling energy resources. All these factors will lead to serious consequences for
humankind. Inadequate agricultural resources, water supply, and nonrenewable
energy sources; epidemics; climate change; and natural disasters will further heavily
impact human life. The European Space Policy Institute sheds a new light on
threats, risks, and sustainability by combining approaches from various disciplines.
It analyzes what could be the contribution of space tools to predict, manage, and
mitigate those threats. It aims at demonstrating that space is not a niche but has
become an overarching tool in solving today’s problems.
Discovering the Expanding Universe, by Harry Nussbaumer and Lydia Bieri
(Cambridge University Press, May 2009). The discovery of the expanding universe is
one of the most exciting exploits in astronomy. This book explores its history, from
the beginnings of modern cosmology with Einstein in 1917, through Lemaître’s discovery
of the expanding universe in 1927 and his suggestion of a Big Bang origin, to
Hubble’s contribution of 1929 and the subsequent years when Hubble and Humason
provided the essential observations for further developing modern cosmology, and
fnally to Einstein’s conversion to the expanding universe in 1931.
Success Stories in Satellite Systems, by D. K. Sachdev (AIAA, 2009). This unique
book presents frsthand histories, case studies, and lessons learned from many of the
pioneers who built the satellite industry. They share the experiences, technologies,
and business challenges that led to the successful development of an industry that is
woven into the very core of our everyday lives. Historically important photographs
throughout the book help to illuminate these compelling narratives.
Safety Design for Space Systems, by Tommaso Sgobba, Axel Larsen, and Gary
Musgrave (Butterworth-Heinemann, April 2009). Fully supported by the
International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, written by the