by Andrew Motes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781549606632
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«Space Flight for Beginners» is an accessible guide to spaceflight by Andrew Motes, published by Independently Published in paperback (231 pages).
It explains in an accessible way how gravity and centripetal force balance to sustain an orbit, and from there shows how orbits are classified, how orbital transfers are performed, and how the design of interplanetary missions is approached. The author includes his code to simulate orbits on a computer.
English edition published in 2016, within the Science category. ISBN-13: 9781549606632, ISBN-10: 1549606638.
For astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts who want to understand the basic principles of orbits without prior technical knowledge.
