Can anyone recommend a book?

[Arrowstar]

Howdy, folks.

I was looking around online today for a book that provides a comprehensive introduction to spacecraft GN&C and mission analysis and design. Unfortunately, the only books I've been able to find have been rather expensive, upwards of a few hundred dollars. Can anyone recommend any books on these two subjects that may be slightly more affordable? Here's what I've found right now, if anyone has any comments on them, as well:

• It's Only Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English (Lucy Rogers)
• The Starflight Handbook (Eugene F. Mallove, Gregory L. Matloff)
• Capture Dynamics and Chaotic Motions in Celestial Mechanics: With Applications to the Construction of Low Energy Transfers (Edward Belbruno)

Any other suggestions?

 

[ozone]

You're probably familiar with AIAA; but if not, check out their publications
http://www.aiaa.org/

 

[joeybigO]

Space mission analysis and design, edited by Wiley A. Larsen. Great book. Also introduction to astrodynamics by mathematical design. By Battin. Not sure on the title however it's close. And finally the Bate Mueller and White book fundementals of astrodynamics.

 

[Arrowstar]

Thanks! I picked up Introduction to Space Dynamics by Thomson and Fundementals of Astrodynamics by Bates. Happy reading.

Edit: Larson is a bit expensive, I checked and copies were running for a few hundred dollars! It's a shame, because it looks like a great book.

 

[mjessick]

The Larson book is $60 here (Got there from the Microcosm site)
http://astrobooks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=942
Several other interesting ones on the astrobooks home page
http://astrobooks.com

 

[Andy44]

The Larson book is $60 here (Got there from the Microcosm site)
http://astrobooks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=942
Several other interesting ones on the astrobooks home page
http://astrobooks.com

I have bought several books from that website and found it very good service. BTW, the book you guys are referring to as the "Larson" book, is commonly known as "SMAD" and I think of it as the "Wertz" book. James Wertz has written and co-written alot of good stuff over the years.

 

[EagleThree]

Hi Arrowstar,

I just bought

It's Only Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English (Lucy Rogers)

from a local bookstore. For a 'space nut' (my wife calls me that), it's the perfect book that covers almost everything about spaceflight in plain English.

Dr Lucy Rogers is a rocket scientist and her book has a webpage
http://www.itsonlyrocketscience.com/
where you can read some extracts.


EagleThree