Spacecraft Propulsion: Basics and Applications

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Explores the history and impact of space exploration, focusing on engineering challenges, societal influences, and future mission concepts.

Covers the fundamentals of rocket physics, including center of mass, momentum, and rocket speed.

Introduces space mission design, covering human and robotic missions, trajectories, energy management, and propulsion.

Explores variable mass systems, rocket thrust, takeoff conditions, and accelerated frames.

Explores the history and key aspects of space exploration, including launch bases, Soyuz statistics, and satellite launches.

Covers space mission design, spacecraft energy, orbits, and maneuvers, including gravity effects, tethers, and interplanetary trajectories.

Explores the Space Shuttle program, including missions, components, and key events like the Challenger and Columbia accidents.

Covers the mechanics of rockets ejecting mass at a constant rate.

Covers interplanetary trajectories, propulsion, and astronaut experiences on Space Shuttle missions.