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New Books of Interest
	Deep Space Probes : To the Outer Solar System and Beyond Gregory L. Matloff - 2005 Amazon: US UK "The Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how we can build highly sophisticated robot spacecraft to make the journey. Many technical problems remain to be solved, among them propulsion systems to permit far higher velocities, and technologies to build vehicles a fraction of the size of today’s spacecraft. Beyond the range of effective radio control, robot vehicles for exploring deep space will need to be intelligent, ‘thinking’ craft – able to make vital decisions entirely on their own. Gregory Matloff also looks at the possibility for human travel into interstellar space, and some of the immense problems that such journeys would entail. This second edition includes an entirely new chapter on holographic message plaques for future interstellar probes – a NASA-funded project."
	Spaceflight Revolution David Ashford - 2003 Amazon: US UK "Examines space travel issues and shows why space tourism will one day become the single largest business in space, and how astronomy and environmental science will be transformed by low-cost access making possible instruments vastly larger than those of today." The author is director of Bristol Spaceplanes & the Ascender X PRIZE project.
	To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles Roger D. Launius (ed), Dennis R. Jenkins (Editor) - 2002 Amazon: US "...This book presents case studies in the history of all the major rockets built by the United States. Each study has been written by a specialist knowledgeable about the vehicle described and well able to place each system in the larger context of the history of spaceflight...." - book description, Amazon
	Creating the International Space Station by David M. Harland, John E. Catchpole - 2002 Amazon: US "Creating the International Space Station is the first comprehensive review of the historical background, rationale behind, and events leading to the construction and commissioning of the ISS. The authors describe the orbital assembly of the ISS on a flight-by-flight basis, listing all the experiments planned in the various laboratory modules and explain their objectives. They also provide an account of the long-term stresses and strains of building the ISS on the US/Russia relationship, especially after 1997. By offering a comprehensive mix of operational work, microgravity science and future plans, the book should satisfy both the space enthusiast, eager for a detailed review of the missions, and the specialist wishing to read about the science research program."- Amazon book description
Other new books of interest Dyna-Soar: Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System - [X-20] (Apogee Books Space Series) by Robert Godwin (Editor) - 2003. Amazon: US UK Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft by Rex Hall, David Shayler - 2003. Amazon: US UK