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SPACEFLIGHT REVOLUTIONReviewed 2/20/2003 |
| SPACEFLIGHT REVOLUTION David Ashford London: Imperial College Press, 2002 |
Rating: 5.0 High |
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| ISBN 1-86094-325-X | 182pp. | SC/BWI | $34.00 | |
| Preface | vii |
| List of Figures | xi |
| Glossary | xv |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 1 |
| PART 1 — Past, Present, Predicted Future | |
| Chapter 2: Spaceplane History | 7 |
| Chapter 3: Recent Developments | 25 |
| Chapter 4: Way Ahead | 31 |
| PART 2 — Spaceplane Potential | |
| Chapter 5: Spaceplane Low-Cost Potential | 41 |
| Chapter 6: Orbital Infrastructure | 51 |
| Chapter 7: The Spaceplane Space Age | 57 |
| PART 3 — Timescale | |
| Chapter 8: Technical Feasibility | 71 |
| Chapter 9: Safety | 89 |
| Chapter 10: Maturity | 99 |
| Chapter 11: Market | 105 |
| Chapter 12: Development Cost | 109 |
| Chapter 13: Design Logic | 123 |
| Chapter 14: Breaking The Mould | 149 |
| Chapter 15: Benefits | 155 |
| Chapter 16: Conclusions | 161 |
| Appendix 1 | 165 |
| Appendix 2 | 167 |
| References | 175 |
| Index 1 | 181 |
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