579 pgs, 1997, AIAA
ISBN 978-1563471889

A detailed global overview of the future of space travel and exploration.

Looks at how air and space travel will adapt to the requirements of a growing, migrating Earth population. The book reports the latest experimental research and potential applications for new systems and vehicles, illustrated with up-to-date artists' renderings, color plates, and more than 200 figures and tables.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Perspectives on Future Systems
2. Short-Haul Aircraft-Rotorcraft, Commuters, and General Aviation Aircraft
3. Large Subsonic Transports and Military Aircraft
4. Supersonic Aircraft-High-Speed Civil Transports and High-Performance Aircraft
5. Stratospheric Aircraft, Blimps, Balloons, and Long Endurance Vehicles
6. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
7. Airbreathing Hypersonic Aircraft and Transatmospheric Vehicles
8. Future Space Transportation Systems and Launch Vehicles
9. Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration
10. Lunar and Mars Outposts and Habitats