XIth INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS - Volume 1 by Reutersward, C., et al (eds) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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XIth INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS - Volume 1

by Reutersward, C., et al (eds)

Stockholm, 1960: AB Aetatryck, 364 pages, OP

Contains many of the papers (in English, French, and German) delivered at the XIth Congress of the International Astronautical Federation. Among the titles are: "Effects of the Interstellar Wind on the Interplanetary Plasma," "Ionization Measurements in Shocked Gases," "Protective Role of Hypothermia Against X-Rays," "Heliodyne: A Solar-Powered Interplanetary Vehicle," "Electrostatic Propulsion Design Principles and Problems," "Application of the Jacobi Integral of Celestial Mechanics to the Terminal Guidance of Space Probes," "Trajectories for Direct Vehicle Transfer from Moon to Earth," "Selected Areas of Structural Research in Rocket Vehicles," `Biological Shielding of Nuclear Rockets," "Evaporative Film Cooling of Blunt Bodies in Hypersonic Flow and its Application to Re-entry Vehicles," "Pioneer V and Explorer VI, Systems Engineered Space Probes," "Communication System Design for Interplanetary Distances," "Present and Future Propulsion Systems—a Survey," "The Post-launch Performance of the Tiros 1 Satellite," and "Space Transport by In-transit Rendezvous Techniques." See 1961 entry under same editor for complete volume.

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III