The Navigators Of Space
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The Navigators Of Space
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Author : J. -H Rosny Aine
language : en
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Release Date : 2010-03-01
The Navigators Of Space written by J. -H Rosny Aine and has been published by Hollywood Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Fiction categories.
J.-H. Rosny Aine is the second most important figure in modern French science fiction after Jules Verne. Rosny, who was a member of the distinguished Goncourt literary academy, was also the first writer to straddle the line between mainstream literature and science fiction. Until now, Rosny has best been known to the English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for Fire. In The Xipehuz, men encounter inorganic aliens, with whom all forms of communication prove impossible. In Another World, a mutant whose vision is superior to that of ordinary men discovers that humans share the Earth with two other species, the invisible Moedigen and Vuren. In The Death of the Earth, Earth, in the far future, has become a desert, and the last descendents of humanity are slowly being replaced by a new species, the metal-based "Ferromagnetals." In The Navigators of Space, astronauts travel to Mars in a spaceship powered by artificial gravity and come in contact with a dying race that is gentle, peaceful, six-eyed and three-legged. This is a series of seven volumes, six of which are translated and annotated by Brian Stableford, devoted to presenting the classic works of this giant of French science fiction.
The Navigators
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Author : Andrew J. Butrica
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-04-25
The Navigators written by Andrew J. Butrica and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with Science categories.
This is the story behind NASA's successful exploration of the solar system. For a half century, NASA has sent one probe after another into space, achieving scientific and technological successes along the way and adding to humanity's knowledge of the solar system. NASA has reaped these great rewards thanks to a small investment in deep-space navigation. With rare exceptions, navigation's great achievements—and scientific accomplishments—have gone unobserved. The failures of the Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander shed navigation (wrongly) in a negative light. Yet, the indispensable role of navigators behind NASA's many successes over the past half century has not come to light—until now. The institutional home of deep-space navigation is the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL navigation originated long before it became part of NASA, when the lab developed and tested missiles for the nation's military space effort. From the start, deep-space navigation was an endeavor built on science and mathematics and dependent on the Deep Space Network for tracking spacecraft and on digital computers and software for processing data. Navigation is multidisciplinary. It involves astronomy and radio astronomy, geodesy and geophysics, cartography and meteorology, ionospheric physics and radio science. Navigators interact with a panoply of institutions, whether the Bureau International de l'Heure, the International Polar Motion Service, the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, and the International Astronomical Union. JPL navigation started as a consumer of Naval Observatory data, practices, and ephemerides, but in the 1970s became the source of ephemerides, constants, models, and ephemerides for the world's almanac offices. Navigators have been project scientists on many NASA missions, performing experiments in celestial mechanics and gravitational fields, undertaking radio occultations, and testing Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. They also have made a number of memorable scientific discoveries: mascons on the Moon and Mars, volcanism on Io, and over a dozen satellites of the outer planets. The nature of deep-space navigation began to change with the introduction of optical navigation, which uses a probes science camera and telemetry to determine its position relative to a planet, moon, or asteroid. Deep-space navigation began—and remains—an activity carried out entirely on Earth. Radio signals from the Deep Space Network constituted the only information processed. Optical navigation began to move some of the process—and equipment—to spacecraft. At first, image processing was a labor-intensive and computer-intensive effort. Software improvements and advances in spacecraft computers paved the way for autonomous navigation, which transferred many basic navigation processes to the onboard computer: estimating trajectories, planning and executing imaging, and analyzing pictures. The most recent evolutionary stage has been the merger of this autonomous software with spacecraft guidance and control functions.
Tales Of The Navigators
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Author : Katie Silverwings
language : en
Publisher: Peptalk Productions, LLC
Release Date : 2024-06
Tales Of The Navigators written by Katie Silverwings and has been published by Peptalk Productions, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06 with Fiction categories.
Tales of the Navigators is a collection of short stories from award-winning author Katie Silverwings' Strange Space series. The stories contained in this volume focus on themes of found family, friendship, and adventure, with plenty of cute aliens.
The Navigators
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Author : David Neal Hawkins
language : en
Publisher: Pathfinders
Release Date : 2018-09-09
The Navigators written by David Neal Hawkins and has been published by Pathfinders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-09 with Fiction categories.
At the beginning of the third decade of the 22nd Century mankind is moving into the solar system forced by the necessity of providing resources for twenty billion people. Resource acquisition and processing has moved off Earth in order to free up land for food production and for recuperation, relaxation and education areas for spacers after a tour of duty, Human beings could not spend all their lives in micro-gravity environments. Provision had to be made for space workers to spend time in normal gravity conditions for health reasons. Besides, most items could be more economically produced in space, even the fungal "synth" foods. Moving products from space to Earth was much more economical than moving people and material off Earth. And wages for space workers were attractive enough to encourage tens of thousands to apply each year for duty off-Earth. From the frigid polar areas of Mercury to the orbital stations around Earth and Mars, to the vast emptiness of the Asteroid Belt's mining stations, and beyond, people were willing to leave the relative safety of Earth and risk their lives attempting to wrest fortunes from the cold dark rocks of the "Belt" to retire on. And like any "gold rush" environment people supplying the logistical support for the miners were making fortunes too. The Space Authority was now Earth's governing body.The "SA" provided transport and training for those with the education and physical stamina to qualify. Not all those accepted proved able to complete the training for various reasons. Some didn't survive the training at all. It was dangerous work, dangerous training, and accidents did happen. The Authorities' representatives in space were the Navy and the Marines who functioned as a combined Coast Guard and police force. The Space Authority maintained the seat of government at Lunar Base One, located in the starkly harsh Mount D'Alembert range of the Moon. The Navy had chosen the site for its psychological impact. It had scenic vistas that constantly reminded the legislators, administrators and bureaucrats of the government living there that everyone in space depended on others acting responsibly. This is the story of one group of trainees as they learn to work together and face the challenges of working and living off Earth.Starting with Randal Stewart, who wants to train as an engineer. Born and raised in Vermont this will be his first experience with space. Baljit Singh, one of very few Sikhs to take training as a spacer. Siobahn Caruso, a white-hat hacker since she was 14. Hanna Dunstan, headed to the Navy as a career. Umra Mailu, from the central highlands of Kenya, who is seeking adventure with the Marines. And finally, there is Art Simmonds, an avid surfer looking for business opportunities to make a career.
The Navigators Book One Of The Pathfinders Series
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Author : David Neal Hawkins
language : en
Publisher: Pathfinders
Release Date : 2018-09-10
The Navigators Book One Of The Pathfinders Series written by David Neal Hawkins and has been published by Pathfinders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-10 with Fiction categories.
At the beginning of the third decade of the 22nd Century mankind is moving into the solar system forced by the necessity of providing resources for twenty billion people. Resource acquisition and processing has moved off Earth in order to free up land for food production and for recuperation, relaxation and education areas for spacers after a tour of duty, Human beings could not spend all their lives in micro-gravity environments. Provision had to be made for space workers to spend time in normal gravity conditions for health reasons. Besides, most items could be more economically produced in space, even the fungal "synth" foods. Moving products from space to Earth was much more economical than moving people and material off Earth. And wages for space workers were attractive enough to encourage tens of thousands to apply each year for duty off-Earth. From the frigid polar areas of Mercury to the orbital stations around Earth and Mars, to the vast emptiness of the Asteroid Belt's mining stations, and beyond, people were willing to leave the relative safety of Earth and risk their lives attempting to wrest fortunes from the cold dark rocks of the "Belt" to retire on. And like any "gold rush" environment people supplying the logistical support for the miners were making fortunes too. The Space Authority was now Earth's governing body.The "SA" provided transport and training for those with the education and physical stamina to qualify. Not all those accepted proved able to complete the training for various reasons. Some didn't survive the training at all. It was dangerous work, dangerous training, and accidents did happen. The Authorities' representatives in space were the Navy and the Marines who functioned as a combined Coast Guard and police force. The Space Authority maintained the seat of government at Lunar Base One, located in the starkly harsh Mount D'Alembert range of the Moon. The Navy had chosen the site for its psychological impact. It had scenic vistas that constantly reminded the legislators, administrators and bureaucrats of the government living there that everyone in space depended on others acting responsibly. This is the story of one group of trainees as they learn to work together and face the challenges of working and living off Earth.Starting with Randal Stewart, who wants to train as an engineer. Born and raised in Vermont this will be his first experience with space. Baljit Singh, one of very few Sikhs to take training as a spacer. Siobahn Caruso, a white-hat hacker since she was 14. Hanna Dunstan, headed to the Navy as a career. Umra Mailu, from the central highlands of Kenya, who is seeking adventure with the Marines. And finally, there is Art Simmonds, an avid surfer looking for business opportunities to make a career.
The Navigators
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Author : James Forrester (Gray, Douglas M.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
The Navigators written by James Forrester (Gray, Douglas M.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
This book contains stories about navigating in space and on Earth, with activities, case studies, and questions for each story.
Navigators
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Author : Claire Llewellyn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-06
Navigators written by Claire Llewellyn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06 with Astronomy categories.
Unlock the secrets of the Earth's natural history, from the planet's beginnings four and a half billion years ago. Discover how the land and the oceans took shape, and how our world is constantly changing as a result of human actions and natural forces. Understand the Earth's place within the solar system and the deeper universe. Journey across the galaxies to discover the mysteries of deep space.
The Navigators
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Author : David Hawkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-19
The Navigators written by David Hawkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-19 with categories.
In the year 2123 Randal Stewart and his classmates at the Basic Orientation and Safety School of the Federation Space Authority begin preparing for careers in the Federation Service. When pirates hijack a business yacht on it's way from Mars to Earth the Federation learns that piracy is a far more organized activity than anyone suspected.Earth is still in the process of exploring the Solar System. With a population of 20 billion and climbing everyone who could work, had to work. The United Nations and democracy in general had failed to provide for the masses a hundred years previously and were replaced by the Federation operating on a merit based system. Nation states were now simply administrative units dedicated to the equitable distribution of critical resources. National military forces no longer existed. The Federation Marines, owing allegiance to the people of Earth served as peacekeepers.Manufacturing processes were now mostly space based, with raw materials flowing from the asteroids to the factories and then down to Earth. Planetary based farming and art based products completed the economic equation for the Federation, exporting premium foodstuffs and items to the people working in space.The outer fringes of explored space in the Asteroid belt and beyond were a "wild west" environment. The Federation navy enforced basic safety rules for miners but distances were vast and growing vaster as civilization slowly expanded. Maintaining the flow of resources to Earth was a full time job, requiring highly trained navigators, engineers and specialists of all sorts.
The Navigators
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Author : James Forrester (Gray, Douglas M.)
language : en
Publisher:
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The Navigators written by James Forrester (Gray, Douglas M.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
This book contains stories about navigating in space and on Earth, with activities, case studies, and questions for each story.
Space Exploration Navigators Grade 5
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Author : Rachel Kranz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Space Exploration Navigators Grade 5 written by Rachel Kranz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Astronomy categories.
Tells about the achievements of the early astronauts, what has been learned from many space missions, and how new technologies will expand space explorations even further.