| This ebook contains the first 7 chapters of the books Understanding Space and Understanding Space Weather. Understanding Space is a truly user-friendly, full-color text focused on understanding concepts and practical applications but written in a down-to-earth, engaging manner that painlessly helps the reader understand complex topics on space. Available in soft cover. The study of astronautics and space missions can appear difficult at times, but our goal with Understanding Space is to bring space down to Earth and de-mystify it, so each reader understands the big picture with confidence. It contains historical background and a discussion of space missions, space environment, orbits, atmospheric entry, spacecraft design, spacecraft subsystems, and space operations. This is a truly user-friendly, full-color text focused on understanding concepts and practical applications but written in a down-to-earth, engaging manner that painlessly helps the reader understand complex topics. It is laid out with multi-color highlights for key terms and ideas, reinforced with detailed example problems, and supported by detailed section reviews summarizing key concepts, terms, and equations. Understanding Space Weather is an introduction to space weather and solar physics. Second Ediion, 2015. An Inkling ebook. Understanding Space Weather and the Physics Behind It contains numerous examples of basic physics applications in space weather. In addition, new material is being developed to support the many references to NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) graphics and scales. Materials include observation sequences for the types of space weather disturbances discussed in SWPC's Report on Solar and Geophysical Activity and the NOAA Space Weather Scales. Instructional materials are in standard electronic document formats and in "dashboard" format supported by tools from the Integrated Space Weather Analysis platform at NASA's Community Coordinated Modeling Center. Audience - Upper level undergraduates
- Graduate students
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