Interplanetary Outpost The Human and Technological Challenges of Exploring the Outer Planets /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Seedhouse, Erik (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Medical and Radiation Physics.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XXVIII, 253 p. 84 illus., 75 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781441997487

Water has been discovered on the Saturnian moon, Enceladus, and on Jupiter's moons, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Where there is water, could there be life? Could this tantalizing possibility result in a manned mission to the outer planets? But how will such a mission be designed, what propulsion system will be used, and what hazards will the crewmembers face? Interplanetary Outpost describes step by step how the mission architecture will evolve, how crews will be selected and trained, and what the mission will entail from launch to landing. It addresses the effects that exteneded duration, radiation, communication, and isolation will have on the human body, and how not only performance but behavior might be affected.