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Advanced Space Propulsion,
Edition 1 Technologies, Missions, and Computer ModelingEditors: By Michael Paluszek, EAA, Christopher A. Galea, PhD, Parisa Mirdamadi, BSE, Joyce Mo, Layla Mohsen Aboud and Stephanie J. Thomas
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01 Aug 2026
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Advanced Space Propulsion: Technologies, Missions, and Computer Modeling includes coverage of all these topics in an integrated manner. The volume, written by a team of sector-specific R&D experts, touches upon fundamentals cardinal to the understanding of [i] Orbit theory and its implications for control, estimation, and optimization of trajectory and attitude, and [ii] How each mission is designed (depending primarily on the mass of the payload, but also on how far from Earth the launch vehicle needs to go), and then succeeds in consolidating them with software and computer applications for simulations and modeling.
The book continues with a discussion on the complete gamut of in-space propulsion power sources and concludes with both human and robotic mission-related case studies and future implementation examples. The outcome is a carefully calibrated and self-contained resource that will prove to be invaluable for graduate and senior undergraduate students, researchers, scientists, and engineering professionals alike.
Key Features
- Covers all advanced propulsion technologies, both existing and future
- Takes advantage of a structured and comprehensive approach to seamlessly combine theory, technological outcomes, and their practical applications
- Features case studies and worked-out examples with MATLAB code
About the author
By Michael Paluszek, EAA, President, Princeton Satellite Systems Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States; Lecturer, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Christopher A. Galea, PhD, Chief Scientist, Princeton Satellite Systems Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA; Parisa Mirdamadi, BSE, Technical Staff, Princeton Satellite Systems, USA; Joyce Mo, Project Engineer, Princeton Satellite Systems Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA; Layla Mohsen Aboud, Staff Scientist, Princeton Satellite in Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States. Systems and Stephanie J. Thomas, Former Vice-President, Princeton Satellite Systems Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA
PART I: ORBITS AND MISSIONS
1. HISTORY
2. SPACECRAFT MISSIONS
3. MISSION ANALYSIS
4. ORBIT THEORY
5. STRAIGHT LINE TRAJECTORIES
6. TRAJECTORY PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION
PART II: POWER FOR PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND PROPULSION SOURCES
7. CHEMICAL
8. SOLAR
9. NUCLEAR FISSION
10. NUCLEAR FUSION
11. POWER BEAMING
12. SOLAR SAILS
13. ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION
PART III: PROPULSION MISSION CASE STUDIES
14. DEEP SPACE 1
15. BEPICOLUMBO
16. GEO SATELLITE STATIONKEEPING
17. LEO ORBIT MAINTENANCE
PART IV: PROPULSION FUTURE MISSIONS
18. HUMAN MARS MISSION WITH NUCLEAR THERMAL
19. ORBITAL MISSION TO URANUS
20. TITAN FUSION POWERED AIRCRAFT
21. MISSION TO MERCURY
22. SOLAR GRAVITATIONAL LENS
23. ALPHA CENTAURI ORBITER
1. HISTORY
2. SPACECRAFT MISSIONS
3. MISSION ANALYSIS
4. ORBIT THEORY
5. STRAIGHT LINE TRAJECTORIES
6. TRAJECTORY PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION
PART II: POWER FOR PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND PROPULSION SOURCES
7. CHEMICAL
8. SOLAR
9. NUCLEAR FISSION
10. NUCLEAR FUSION
11. POWER BEAMING
12. SOLAR SAILS
13. ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION
PART III: PROPULSION MISSION CASE STUDIES
14. DEEP SPACE 1
15. BEPICOLUMBO
16. GEO SATELLITE STATIONKEEPING
17. LEO ORBIT MAINTENANCE
PART IV: PROPULSION FUTURE MISSIONS
18. HUMAN MARS MISSION WITH NUCLEAR THERMAL
19. ORBITAL MISSION TO URANUS
20. TITAN FUSION POWERED AIRCRAFT
21. MISSION TO MERCURY
22. SOLAR GRAVITATIONAL LENS
23. ALPHA CENTAURI ORBITER
ISBN:
9780443338090
Page Count:
700
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Graduates and senior undergraduates, researchers, and academics in aerospace engineering, applied mechanical engineering, electrical engineering (electronics and/or power systems engineering), and plasma physics