Computational Space Flight Mechanics

1. Introduction
Claus Weiland

2. Coordinate Transformations
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3. Transformations between Often Used Coordinate Systems
Claus Weiland

4. Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion and Newton’s Celestial Mechanics
Claus Weiland

5. The Two-Body Problem
Claus Weiland

6. General Equations for Planetary Flight
Claus Weiland

7. A Resumé of the Aerothermodynamics of Space Flight Vehicles
Claus Weiland

8. Three and Six Degree of Freedom Trajectory Simulations
Claus Weiland

9. Numerical Applications of the General Equations for Planetary Flight
Claus Weiland

10. The Earth Atmosphere
Claus Weiland

11. Solution of Problems
Claus Weiland

12. Our Planetary System
Claus Weiland

13. FORTRAN Codes
Claus Weiland

14. MATLAB Codes
Claus Weiland

15. Constants, Relations, Units and Conversions
Claus Weiland

Keywords: Engineering, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Automotive Engineering, Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences, Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques