The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel (Paperback)

Introduction to Starflight.

Objectives of Interstellar Missions.

Rocket Propulsion for Interstellar Flight.

Nuclear Pulse Propulsion.

Beamed Energy Propulsion.

Solar Sail Starships: Clipper Ships of the Galaxy.

Fusion Ramjets.

Interstellar Ion Scoops.

Other Novel Advanced Propulsion Concepts.

Interstellar Trajectories.

The Interstellar Medium.

Starship Navigation and Visual Effects in Relativistic Flight.

Starflight between Fact and Fancy.

Suspended Animation, Hibernation, and Hypothermia.

Scientific Payloads.

Detecting Extrasolar Planets.

Appendices: Powers of Ten;
Units, Constants, and Physical Data;
Nearby Star Systems;
Guide to Starflight Literature;
The Twin ?Paradox;? Energy, Efficiency, and Starflight Propulsion;
Realizing Starflight: A Plan for the Future.

References.

Index.