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December 17, 2003

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What is space? What is weightlessness? What is an orbit?

A space roadbook

How space works
How launchers work
How satellites work
How altimetry works
How orbital manœuvres work
How interplanetary trajectories work
How telecommunications work
How stratospheric balloons work
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    • Jupiter's vital statistics
    • Power is everything
    • Uranus' vital statistics
    • Cosmic billiards
    • The life of a satellite
    • Flight control
    • A tool tailored to each mission
    • How orbital manoeuvres work
      • Some classic orbital manoeuvres
      • Returning to Earth
    • How telecommunications work
      • History of telecommunications
      • The advent of wireless telegraphy
      • Today's technologies
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      • The exploration of Mercury
      • Mercury's vital statistics
    • Venus
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      • Venus' vital statistics
    • Saturn
      • The exploration of Saturn
      • Saturn's vital statistics
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      • Neptune's vital statistics
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      • Pluto's vital statistics
    • How stratospheric balloons work
      • How do balloons fly?
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      • Behind the scenes of a zero-pressure stratospheric balloon launch
      • Tight range safety regulations
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