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Robotic Exploration of the Solar System [electronic resource] : Part 3: Wows and Woes, 1997-2003 / by Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland.

By: Ulivi, Paolo [author.].
Contributor(s): Harland, David M [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: New York, NY : Praxis : Imprint: Praxis, 2012Description: XIII, 529 p. 243 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387096285.Subject(s): Science (General) | Astronomy | Astrophysics | Astrobiology | Astronautics | Popular Science | Popular Science in Astronomy | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences | Astrobiology | Aerospace Technology and AstronauticsDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
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.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and managment 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.
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(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.

In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and managment 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.

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