Interplanetary Astrodynamics
暫譯: 星際天體動力學

本書專注於設計、預測和引導在太陽系中兩個或多個天體之間航行的太空船軌道所需的軌道力學工具和技術，涵蓋了描述太空中物體運動的動力學理論，探討了N體問題，以及設計行星間任務。

Dr. David Spencer is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, in State College, Pennsylvania. His research areas include: spacecraft dynamics and controls, trajectory optimization, theoretical and applied astrodynamics, space systems engineering, space traffic management, orbital debris dynamics and space technology development.

He began his career as a Member of the Technical Staff in the Astrodynamics Department at The Aerospace Corporation. He then worked for the Air Force Research Laboratory in various positions in the Space Vehicles Directorate. He joined the faculty at The Pennsylvania State University in 1999 and retired as an emeritus professor in 2021. He is now back at The Aerospace Corporation as a Senior Staff member. He is a Full Member of the International Academy of Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.

Dr. Spencer received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University, an M.B.A. from Penn State, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dr. Davide Conte is an Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Prescott, Arizona. His research areas include: trajectory optimization, theoretical and applied astrodynamics, space systems engineering, space mission design, and proximity operations.

Dr. Conte was born in Genova, Italy, where he lived and attended school until the age of seventeen. He then received a scholarship to attend the Altoona Area High School in Altoona, Pennsylvania, as an American Field Service (AFS) scholar. He later returned to his hometown in Italy to complete his high school diploma at Liceo Scientific S. Maria ad Nives, in Genova Pegli, Italy. Dr. Conte then moved to the United States to attend The Pennsylvania State University, where he received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, a B.S. in Mathematics, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. He joined the faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019, where he has been leading a variety of competition-driven space mission design projects, and where he teaches and does research in astrodynamics and space mission design.

He is a Member of the American Astronautical Society and a Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

大衛·斯賓塞博士是賓夕法尼亞州立大學航空工程系的名譽教授。他的研究領域包括：太空船動力學與控制、軌跡優化、理論與應用天體力學、太空系統工程、太空交通管理、軌道碎片動力學及太空技術開發。

他以技術人員身份開始了他的職業生涯，任職於航空公司（The Aerospace Corporation）的天體力學部門。隨後，他在空軍研究實驗室的太空載具處擔任多個職位。1999年，他加入賓夕法尼亞州立大學的教職，並於2021年退休成為名譽教授。現在，他回到航空公司擔任高級職員。他是國際宇航科學院的正式會員、美國宇航學會的會士、美國航空航天學會的副會士，以及曾擔任《太空船與火箭期刊》（Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets）的副編輯。

斯賓塞博士在肯塔基大學獲得機械工程學士學位，在普渡大學獲得航空與太空學碩士學位，在賓州州立大學獲得工商管理碩士學位，並在科羅拉多大學博爾德分校獲得航空工程科學博士學位。

達維德·孔特博士是艾姆布里-瑞德爾航空大學（Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University）的一名助理教授，位於亞利桑那州的普雷斯科特。他的研究領域包括：軌跡優化、理論與應用天體力學、太空系統工程、太空任務設計及近距操作。

孔特博士出生於意大利熱那亞，直到十七歲時都在那裡生活和上學。隨後，他獲得獎學金，作為美國外事服務（American Field Service, AFS）學者前往賓夕法尼亞州的阿爾圖納地區高中就讀。之後，他回到意大利的家鄉，在意大利熱那亞佩利的聖瑪利亞高級科學中學完成高中學業。孔特博士隨後移居美國，進入賓夕法尼亞州立大學，獲得航空工程學士學位、數學學士學位、航空工程碩士學位及航空工程博士學位。他於2019年加入艾姆布里-瑞德爾航空大學航空工程系，領導各種以競賽為驅動的太空任務設計項目，並在天體力學和太空任務設計方面進行教學和研究。

他是美國宇航學會的會員及美國航空航天學會的會員。