How Robotic Spacecraft Explore the Solar System
Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1420 g
ISBN: 978-0-387-33232-1
Verlag: Springer
Manned space programs attract the most media attention, and it is not hard to understand why: the danger, the heroism, the sheer adventure we as earthbound observers can imagine when humans are involved. But robotic missions deserve a respectful and detailed history and analysis of their own, and this book provides it. Instead of describing one specific spacecraft or mission, Michel van Pelt offers a "behind the scenes" look at the life of a space probe from its first conceptual design to the analysis of the scientific data returned by the spacecraft.
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Popular/general
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Weitere Infos & Material
A Space Robot is Born.- Anatomy of a Space Probe.- Building and Testing.- Instruments of Science.- Launch.- Distant Destinations.- Death of a Spacecraft.- A Bright Future.- Only Just Beginning.
