Robotic exploration of the solar system. Part 4, The modern era, 2004-2013 [electronic resource] / Paolo Ulivi with David M Harland.
Ulivi, Paolo, 1971- author.; Harland, David M. (David Michael), 1955- author.
2015
TL788.5
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Title Robotic exploration of the solar system. Part 4, The modern era, 2004-2013 [electronic resource] / Paolo Ulivi with David M Harland.
Author Ulivi, Paolo, 1971- author.
ISBN 9781461448129 electronic book
1461448123 electronic book
9781461448112
9781461448112
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4812-9
Published New York : Springer, [2015]
Copyright ©2015
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-1-4614-4812-9 doi
Call Number TL788.5
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.47
Summary In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved? some flown, others not? their instruments, and their scientific results. This fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present day and features: coverage of the Rosetta and Curiosity missions up to the end of 2013 coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix and Fobos-Grunt, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet coverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including the Deep Impact cometary mission, the MESSENGER Mercury orbiter, the New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Juno Jupiter orbiter the first complete description of the Chinese Chang?e 2 asteroid flyby mission ever published extensive coverage of future missions, including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Harland, David M. (David Michael), 1955- author.
Series Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Available in Other Form Robotic exploration of the solar system. Part 4, The modern era, 2004-2013
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Part 1
The Beginning
Of Landers and Orbiters
The Grandest Tour
Part 2
The Decade of Halley
The Era of Flagships
Faster, Cheaper, Better
Part 3
The Last Flagship
Faster, Cheaper, Better Continues
Mars Invaded
Part 4.- New frontiers of the solar system
Red Planet blues
The future.

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