Deep Space Craft An Overview of Interplanetary Flight /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Doody, Dave (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Automotive Engineering.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

 This book opens the door to the intriguing world of interplanetary flight. It provides a highly focused, insider’s view of current and recent interplanetary space exploration, describing all the different aspects of the many individual space-exploring machines that operate throughout our Solar System. The book: Illuminates the ‘science pipeline’, enabling readers to follow any specific interplanetary mission(s) and access the science datastream; Covers concisely the space-related fields of specialization and how they interrelate in interplanetary flight; Provides an insider’s guide of what is involved in the conduct of robotic interplanetary mission; Gives a snapshot of what has been going on in interplanetary flight in the last 25 years of the Space age. Deep Space Craft shows how, in order to make sense of all the scientific data coming back to Earth, the need for experiments and instrumentation arises, and follows the design and construction of the instruments through to their placement and testing on a spacecraft prior to launch. Examples are given of the interaction between an instrument’s science team and the mission’s flight team to plan and specify observations, gather and analyze data in flight, and finally present the results and discoveries to the scientific community. 

 Telepresence -- Navigating the Depths -- Spacecraft Attitude Control -- Propulsion -- More Subsystems Onboard -- Scientific Instruments and Experiments -- Mission Formulation and Implementation -- Onward -- Appendix A: Typical Spacecraft -- Appendix B: Typical Instruments -- Appendix C: Space -- Appendix D: The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- Appendix E: Chronology -- Appendix F: Units of Measure, Abbreviations, Greek Alphabet.