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Robotic exploration of the solar system Part 3, Wows and woes 1997-2003 / Paolo Ulivi ; with David M. Harland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ulivi, Paolo, 1971-
- Series:
- Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronautics.
- Space robotics.
- Space probes.
- Outer space--Exploration.
- Outer space.
- Outer space--Exploration--History.
- Solar system.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (541 p.)
- Other Title:
- Exploration of the solar system
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Science, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 third volume in the series covers launches in the period 1997 to 2003 and features: - a chapter entirely devoted to the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn; - coverage of planetary missions of the period, including the Deep Space 1 mission and the Stardust and Hayabusa sample returns from comets and asteroids; - extensive coverage of Mars exploration, the failed 1999 missions, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The story will continue in Part 4.
- Contents:
- (In Part 1) Introduction
- Chapter 1: The beginning
- Chapter 2: Of landers and orbiters
- Chapter 3: The grandest tour
- (In Part 2) Chapter 4: The decade of Halley
- Chapter 5: The era of flagships
- Chapter 6: Faster, cheaper, better
- (Now in Part 3) Foreword
- Author's Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 7: The last flagship
- Chapter 8: Faster, cheaper, better continues
- Chapter 9: Mars invaded
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Chapter references
- Further reading
- Previous volumes in this series
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780387096285
- 0387096280
- OCLC:
- 823722628
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