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Project Orion
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Author : George Dyson
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2003-04
Project Orion written by George Dyson and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04 with Science categories.
"Project Orion describes one of the most awesome 'might have beens' (and may yet bes!) of the space age. This is essential reading for anyone interested in government bureaucracies and the military industrial complex." -Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Project Orion
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Author : George Dyson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-03-26
Project Orion written by George Dyson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-26 with Nuclear rockets categories.
The race to the moon dominated space flight during the the 1960s yet, during the late 1950s and early 1960s, the US Government sponsored a project that could possibly have sent 150 people on expeditions to Mars or Saturn.The project was code-named Orion and centred upon the effort to develop a fast, manoeuvrable, nuclear-powered space vehicle for long-range voyages in space. The proposed 4000-ton spaceship would be propelled by nuclear bombs but, strictly classified, the project was never given a chance to succeed or fail - due partly to its apparent absurdity - but its mix of sublime physics, madcap engineering, and a cast of Cold War warriors and would-be inter-galactic engineers made the mission a tantalising what if story.In this book George Dyson, son of physicist Freeman Dyson, one of the original project team, pieces together the story his father could only tell him in fragments at the time.
Project Orion
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Author : George Dyson
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 2003-04-01
Project Orion written by George Dyson and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-01 with categories.
In 1957, a small group of scientists, supported by the U.S. government, launched an attempt to build a four-thousand-ton spaceship propelled by nuclear bombs. The initial plan called for missions to Mars by 1965 and Saturn by 1970. After seven years of work, political obstacles brought the effort to a halt. The Orion team, led by the American bomb-designer Theodore B. Taylor, included the physicist Freeman Dyson, whose son George was five years old when the existence of the project was first announced. In Project Orion, George Dyson has synthesized hundreds of hours of interviews and thousands of pages of newly excavated documents, still only partially declassified, to piece together one of the most tantalizing "what if" stories of the twentieth century.
Project Orion
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Author : David C. Black
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Project Orion written by David C. Black and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Electronic government information categories.
The Spaceship Orion And Other Scientific Explorations
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Author : Jeremy Bernstein
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2021-10-25
The Spaceship Orion And Other Scientific Explorations written by Jeremy Bernstein and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-25 with Science categories.
A curation of essays penned by Jeremy Bernstein, this book is a treasure trove of personal stories ranging from Bernstein's expedition to Mount Everest, cherished encounters with the fathers of Quantum Mechanics (Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac and Erwin Schrodinger), to a jovial collaboration with Freeman Dyson on the Orion spaceship project.This essay collection is a door into several pieces of scientific explorations as well as the celebrated life of Jeremy Bernstein, a physicist, professor and phenomenal writer. Readers will enjoy this book as both an autobiography and a popular science reading.
Project Orion
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Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-07-27
Project Orion written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-27 with categories.
About 100,000 pieces of 1 to 10-cm debris in low-Earth orbit are too small to track reliably but large enough to cripple or destroy spacecraft. The ORION team studied the feasibility of removing the debris with ground-based laser impulses. Photoablation experiments were surveyed and applied to likely debris materials. Laser intensities needed for debris orbit modification call for pulses on the order of lOkJ or continuous wave lasers on the order of 1 MW. Adaptive optics are necessary to correct for atmospheric turbulence. Wavelength and pulse duration windows were found that limit beam degradation due to nonlinear atmospheric processes. Debris can be detected and located to within about 10 microrads with existing radar and passive optical technology. Fine targeting would be accomplished with laser illumination, which might also be used for detection. Bistatic detection with communications satellites may also be possible. We recommend that existing technology be used to demonstrate the concept at a loss of about $20 million. We calculate that an installation to clear altitudes up to 800 km of 1 to 10-cm debris over 2 years of operation would cost about $80 million. Clearing altitudes up to 1,500 km would take about 3 years and cost about $160 million. Campbell, J. W. Marshall Space Flight Center NASA-TM-108522, NAS 1.15:108522 ...
The Orion Protocol
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Author : Gary Tigerman
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
The Orion Protocol written by Gary Tigerman and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Fiction categories.
Project Orion. It's a revolutionary space-based defense shield, only weeks away from deployment. Promising global protection from missile attack by rogue nations, Orion offers an "umbrella" of security to a terror-stricken world. But even the loftiest aims often conceal darker intentions. Behind closed doors, insiders maneuver to control the new superweapon with an agenda that places all mankind at risk. When Angela Browning, an ambitious journalist, receives a mysterious computer disk from an anonymous source, she can't believe the information it contains: photos of ancient structures on the planet Mars. But after diligent research, Angela discovers that the images originated from the Mars Observer probe, a satellite declared "lost" over a decade before. Perhaps even more troubling than the artifacts themselves is the implication that somehow, somewhere in the corridors of power, it's been decided that the discovery of intelligent life on Mars must be suppressed. Angela's quest for the truth eventually leads her to Jake Deaver, the commander of the last Apollo mission to the moon. Deaver, a maverick his whole career, may be the only one who can help her shed light on a conspiracy that reaches into the darkest corners of Washington politics. But the pair's investigation takes them dangerously close to Project Orion, and a powerful cabal determined to prevent anyone from jeopardizing their plans. Now Jake and Angela must face the stark reality that pursuing the truth may put both their lives at risk. And the choice they make will change the world forever.
Once There Were Wolves
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Author : Charlotte McConaghy
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-01-20
Once There Were Wolves written by Charlotte McConaghy and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-20 with Fiction categories.
***New York Times Bestseller*** 'So damn good. A page-turner that makes you think and has a huge emotional impact' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation A wild and gripping novel about one woman's quest to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands at any cost Inti Flynn arrives in the Scottish Highlands with fourteen grey wolves, a traumatised sister and fierce tenacity. As a biologist, she knows the animals are the best hope for rewilding the ruined landscape and she cares little for local opposition. As a sister, she hopes the remote project will offer her twin, Aggie, a chance to heal after the horrific events that drove them both out of Alaska. But violence dogs their footsteps and one night Inti stumbles over the body of a farmer. Unable to accept that her wolves could be responsible, she makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn't make the kill, then who did? And can she trust the man she is beginning to love when he becomes the main suspect? Propulsive and unforgettable, Once There Were Wolves is the spellbinding story of a woman desperate to save her family, the wild animals and the natural world she loves, at any cost. 'One of those very rare, special novels that changes you as you read' Laurie Frankel
The Orion Protocol
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Author : Gary Tigerman
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 2003-11-25
The Orion Protocol written by Gary Tigerman and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-25 with Fiction categories.
Project Orion. It's a revolutionary space-based defense shield, only weeks away from deployment. Promising global protection from missile attack by rogue nations, Orion offers an "umbrella" of security to a terror-stricken world. But even the loftiest aims often conceal darker intentions. Behind closed doors, insiders maneuver to control the new superweapon with an agenda that places all mankind at risk. When Angela Browning, an ambitious journalist, receives a mysterious computer disk from an anonymous source, she can't believe the information it contains: photos of ancient structures on the planet Mars. But after diligent research, Angela discovers that the images originated from the Mars Observer probe, a satellite declared "lost" over a decade before. Perhaps even more troubling than the artifacts themselves is the implication that somehow, somewhere in the corridors of power, it's been decided that the discovery of intelligent life on Mars must be suppressed. Angela's quest for the truth eventually leads her to Jake Deaver, the commander of the last Apollo mission to the moon. Deaver, a maverick his whole career, may be the only one who can help her shed light on a conspiracy that reaches into the darkest corners of Washington politics. But the pair's investigation takes them dangerously close to Project Orion, and a powerful cabal determined to prevent anyone from jeopardizing their plans. Now Jake and Angela must face the stark reality that pursuing the truth may put both their lives at risk. And the choice they make will change the world forever.
Project Olympus Orion
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Author : Jonathan Standing
language : en
Publisher: Jonathan Standing
Release Date : 2012-12-19
Project Olympus Orion written by Jonathan Standing and has been published by Jonathan Standing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-19 with Fiction categories.
Picture yourself in a future shared with real-life Olympians and engineered humans designed to order… Project Olympus: Orion- a story that takes place late in a thrilling new series based around the lives of these man-made Olympians. …An epic battle has torn apart the fabric of civilization. Centuries have come and gone. The scattered remnants of mankind struggle to rebuild. Yet the work of the ancient genemasters remains. As worlds once thought lost are re-discovered, they are found to be inhabited with the descendents of these superior creations. These genetically altered humans are seen as a threat to the new colonists. Orion is a specially trained hunter whose job it is to rid these worlds of the abominations. Little does he know that soon his own battle will wage.