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Front Matter
5 chapters2
Part I: The Physics of Spaceflight
8 chapters3
Part II: Orbital Mechanics
9 chapters- Part II: Orbital Mechanics
- Chapter 8: Kepler's Laws and the Two-Body Problem
- Chapter 9: Orbit Types and Their Uses
- Chapter 10: Orbital Maneuvers
- Chapter 11: Interplanetary Trajectories
- Chapter 12: Perturbations
- Chapter 13: Orbit Determination
- Chapter 14: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
- Chapter 15: The Three-Body Problem and Lagrange Points
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Part III: Propulsion
8 chapters- Part III: Propulsion
- Chapter 16: Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals
- Chapter 17: Chemical Rocket Engines
- Chapter 18: Combustion and Propellants
- Chapter 19: Nozzle Theory and Thermodynamics
- Chapter 20: Electric Propulsion
- Chapter 21: Nuclear and Advanced Propulsion
- Chapter 22: Staging, Propellant Management, and Reusability
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Part IV: Spacecraft Systems
7 chapters6
Part V: Mission Design and Operations
8 chapters- Part V: Mission Design and Operations
- Chapter 29: Mission Design — From Requirements to Architecture
- Chapter 30: Launch Vehicles
- Chapter 31: Ground Operations and Mission Control
- Chapter 32: Reliability, Testing, and Why Rockets Fail
- Chapter 33: Small Satellites, CubeSats, and Constellations
- Chapter 34: Case Study — A Mission to Mars
- Chapter 35: Space Debris, Space Law, and Sustainability
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Part VI: The Past and Future
6 chapters8
Appendices
14 chapters- Appendix A: Notation and Symbols
- Appendix B: Physical Constants and Astronomical Data
- Appendix C: Python and Scientific-Computing Setup
- Appendix D: Math Refresher — Vectors, Calculus, Differential Equations, and Coordinate Frames
- Appendix E: Orbital Mechanics Formula Reference
- Appendix F: Propulsion Formula Reference
- Appendix G: The Delta-v Map of the Solar System
- Appendix H: Launch Vehicle and Engine Reference
- Appendix I: Mission Design Toolkit — the Complete `astrotools` Package
- Appendix J: A Timeline of Spaceflight, and Further Resources
- Answers to Selected Exercises
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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