Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part 3: Wows and Woes, 1997-2003 /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ulivi, Paolo (Συγγραφέας), Harland, David M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Praxis : Imprint: Praxis, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and managment of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved - some flown, others not - their instruments, and their scientific results. This third volume in the series covers lau...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• (In Part 1) Introduction
• Chapter 1: The beginning
• Chapter 2: Of landers and orbiters
• Chapter 3: The grandest tour
• (In Part 2) Chapter 4: The decade of Halley
• Chapter 5: The era of flagships
• Chapter 6: Faster, cheaper, better
• (Now in Part 3) Foreword
• Author's Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 7: The last flagship
• Chapter 8: Faster, cheaper, better continues
• Chapter 9: Mars invaded
• Glossary
• Appendices
• Chapter references
• Further reading
• Previous volumes in this series
• Index.