Publications

The documents listed here have been issued since the last publications announcement in the ESA Bulletin. Requests for copies should be made in accordance with the Table and Order Form at the back of this issue.

ESA Special Publications

Proceedings of the Cluster Workshops:
Data Analysis Tools, and Physical Measurements and Mission-Oriented Theory
28-30 September 1994, Braunschweig, Germany,
and
16 17 November 1994, Toulouse, France
(Ed. C. Mattok)
ESA SP-371 // 80 DFL

Proceedings of the European Workshop on Approaches in Communicating Space Applications to Society
14-15 May 1995, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
(Eds. T.-D. Guyenne & B. Battrick)
ESA SP-384 // 35 DFL

Report on the Activities of the Space Science Department, Mid-1992-1994
(Ed. W.R. Burke)
ESA SP-1179 // 70 DFL

Horizon 2000 Plus - European Space Science in the 21st Century
(Ed. B. Battrick)
ESA SP-1180 // 50 DFL

Report on the Earth Observation User Consultation Meeting
25-27 October 1994, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
(Ed. T.-D. Guyenne)
ESA SP-1186 // 50 DFL

ESA Brochures

Wie Man Mit Der ESA Ins Geschäft Kommt
(Ed. B. Kaldeich)
ESA BR-68 // 50 DFL

European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) Biennial Report 1993 - 1994
(Ed. T.-D. Guyenne)
ESA BR-104 //No charge

Best of T.E.S.T (Transferable European Space Technologies) (in English and French)
(Ed. T.-D. Guyenne)
ESA BR-111 // No charge

Beyond This World
N. Calder (Ed. B. Battrick)
ESA BR-112 //35 DFL

ESA Procedures, Standards and Specifications

Structural Materials Handbook
Vol. 1: Polymer Composites
Vol. 2: New Advanced Materials
ESTEC Structures and Mechanisms Division
ESA PSS-03-203 Vol I and II // 100 DFL per volume

Adhesive Bonding Handbook for Advanced Structural Materials
ESTEC Structures and Mechanisms Division
ESA PSS- 03-210 Issue 2 // 80 DFL

Aide Memoire on Structural Materials and Space Engineering
ESTEC Structures and Mechanisms Division
ESA PSS- 03-212 // 80 DFL

Water Quality Standards in Manned Space Vehicles
ESTEC Thermal Control and Life Support Division
ESA PSS-03- 402 // 50 DFL

ESA Newsletters

Earth Observation Quarterly, No. 48 (English)
(Ed. T.-D. Guyenne)
No charge

Preparing for the Future, Vol. 5 No. 2 (on ESA's technology R&D)
(Ed. M. Perry)
No charge

Other ESA Publications

Annual Report/Rapport Annuel 1994
(Eds. B. Battrick & T.-D. Guyenne)
No charge

International Symposium & Exhibition

Beyond This World
Scientific Missions of the European Space Agency

Written by Nigel Calder

'Beyond the blue sky created by the Earth's air, the Universe appears as a black void dotted with planets, stars and galaxies. This is the realm of the space scientists'.

This book, written by the well-known British science writer, Nigel Calder, provides a comprehensive and easy-to-read account of ESA's Space Science programme and gives a foretaste of its plans for the 21st century.

The vigour and variety of the research make impressive reading. For each of the 12 projects, Beyond This World describes the mission, stressing the scientific and human reasons that sustain the immense effort that is involved in space-science research. The descriptions are also accompanied by some technical details, in illustrations and tables.

Most of the book deals with ESA's current science programme, Horizon 2000. The four major 'Cornerstone' missions, namely the Soho and Cluster, XMM, Rosetta and First spacecraft, as well as the various medium-sized missions, are explained. The spacecraft targeted on the Earth's environs, the Sun and other destinations in the solar system, are first addressed, followed by the telescopes deployed in Earth orbit for astronomical purposes. In each case, an overview puts these European missions into an international and historical perspective.

Beyond This World then looks ahead to the second decade of the next century. The three major missions of ESA's 'roll-forward' Horizon 2000 Plus programme, which spans the period 2006 - 16, are revealed. A venture to explore the enigmatic planet Mercury, the application of interferometry to achieve an unprecedented sharpness of vision in astronomy, a mission to detect gravitational waves - these are the choices for major projects that ESA has made, balancing the need for long-term planning and the unpredictability of research.

Available from:
ESA Publications Division
ESTEC
Postbus 299
2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Fax: (31) 71.565.5433

Price:
35 DFL

(or the equivalent in another currency, in cash or by cheque made payable to 'ESA Publications Division')