Mission Mars India's Quest for the Red Planet /

• Main Author: Lele, Ajey (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; International relations.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; International Relations.

The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question ‘Why Mars?’ seeks various responses from technological, economic and geopolitical to str...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Why Mars?
• Discerning Mars
• Indian Multidimensional Space Plan
• Mars Orbiter Mission
• Asia’s Investments in Mars
• Mars Missions: Past, Present and Future
• Cost Contested: Perceptions vs. Reality
• Wrapping Up.