Interplanetary outpost : the human and technological challenges of exploring the outer planets / Erik Seedhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seedhouse, Erik.

Series:

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planets--Exploration.

Planets.

Outer planets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Potential destinations

Mission objectives

Mission architecture

VASIMR: the radical rocket

HOPE hardware

Descent and landing

Selecting and training an interplanetary crew

Biomedical and behavioral aspects of traveling to Callisto

Voyage to Callisto

The surface mission: establishing an interplanetary outpost.

Notes:

"Published in association with Praxis Publishing."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613445131

9781283445139

1283445131

9781441997487

1441997482

OCLC:

779196015