Russian Space Probes Scientific Discoveries and Future Missions /

• Main Authors: Harvey, Brian (Author), Zakutnyaya, Olga (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Praxis : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

The Soviet Union began the exploration of space with the launch of Sputnik in 1957, well over 50 years ago, and sent the first probes to the Moon, Mars, and Venus. Less well known is what these probes actually found out. What were the discoveries of Russian space science? What new discoveries may we...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction by the authors
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary
• Terminological and translation notes
• Reference notes
• List of tables
• List of illustrations
• List of figures
• Chapter 1: Early space science
• Chapter 2: Deepening our understanding
• Chapter 3: Revealing the Moon
• Chapter 4: Unveiling Venus
• Chapter 5: The path to Mars
• Chapter 6: Orbiting space stations
• Chapter 7: Later Soviet space science: the observatories
• Chapter 8: Perspectives, past, and future
• Annex: Summary of Soviet and Russian space science missions
• Bibliography
• Index.