1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996202203703316

Autore

Jones S (Siân), <1968->

Titolo

The archaeology of ethnicity : constructing identities in the past and present / / Sian Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-76793-5

0-203-43873-6

1-134-76794-3

1-280-31972-0

0-203-28292-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 pages)

Disciplina

930.1/089

Soggetti

Ethnoarchaeology

Ethnicity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Definitions; Introduction; The archaeological identification of peoples and cultures; Taxonomies of difference: the classification of peoples in the human sciences; Ethnicity: the conceptual and theoretical terrain; Multidimensional ethnicity: towards a contextual analytical framework; Ethnicity and material culture: towards a theoretical basis for the interpretation of ethnicity in archaeology; Conclusions: constructing identities in the past and the present; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. The author responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archeological record.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910860879303321

Autore

Poliskie Michelle

Titolo

The Planning and Execution of Human Missions to the Moon and Mars

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, VA : , : American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

1-62410-654-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (720 pages)

Collana

Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series ; ; v.266

Disciplina

629.454

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Editor -- Description -- Introduction -- Section 1: Planning Process for Current and Future Mars Exploration -- Chapter 1: The Journey to Mars: A Policy History -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 BEGINNINGS: THE 1960s -- 1.3 THE 1970s -- 1.4 THE 1980s -- 1.5 THE 1990s -- 1.6 2000-2010 -- 1.7 2010-2020 -- 1.8 2020-PRESENT -- 1.9 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: Program Management for Human Missions to Mars -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 MANAGING APOLLO -- 2.3 MANAGING ROBOTIC MISSIONS -- 2.4 HUMAN MARS MISSION PLANNING -- 2.5 POST-APOLLO ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE HUMAN MARS EXPLORATION -- 2.6 MANAGING HUMAN MARS MISSIONS -- 2.7 CONCLUSION: BUILDING CATHEDRALS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: Planetary Goals and Challenges for Human Exploration of Mars -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.2 SCIENTIFIC GOALS: WHAT IS THE PAYOFF FOR SUCH A RISKY AND EXPENSIVE MISSION? -- 3.3 LANDING LOCATIONS: SAFETY VS SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE -- 3.4 POTENTIAL SCIENCE FROM RETURNED SAMPLES -- 3.5 RESOURCES FOR MARTIAN COLONISTS -- 3.6 HAZARDS TO CONSIDER -- 3.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO -- 3.8 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: Mission Architectures for Human Missions to Mars -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 ARCHITECTURE SELECTION CRITERIA -- 4.3 MISSION CLASSIFICATION -- 4.4 MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS AND KEY METRICS -- 4.5 TRAJECTORY OPTIONS -- 4.6 AGGREGATION



LOCATIONS -- 4.7 TECHNOLOGIES -- 4.8 TRADE SPACE -- 4.9 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Section IIA: Infrastructure for Human Exploration of Mars -- Chapter 5: Space Communications Architecture for Human Mars Exploration -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 CURRENT SPACE COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMAN SPACE MISSIONS -- 5.3 DSN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE: PRESENT AND PLANNED -- 5.4 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 6: Interplanetary Supply Chains and Space Logistics: Enabler of the Final Frontier -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION -- 6.2 CONCEPTS AND MODELS OF INTERPLANETARY SUPPLY CHAINS -- 6.3 APPLIED SPACE LOGISTICS -- 6.4 CONCLUSION AND BUILDING THE FUTURE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: In-Space Manufacturing: Past, Present, and Future -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 HISTORY OF IN-SPACE MANUFACTURING EXPERIMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- 7.3 STATE OF CURRENT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT -- 7.4 FUTURE OF IN-SPACE MANUFACTURING: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- 7.5 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR ISM: COST, RELIABILITY, REUSE, ADAPTATION OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, AND INSPECTION -- 7.6 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: Habitats for Space Exploration: Construction Materials, Design Concepts, and Future Directions -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 A CONCISE HISTORY OF LUNAR AND MARTIAN EXPLORATION1 -- 8.3 OUTER SPACE -- 8.4 ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND HUMAN REQUIREMENTS -- 8.5 HABITAT DESIGN CONCEPTS -- 8.6 FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS -- 8.7 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Section IIB: Vehicle Design and Critical Subsystems to Enable Human Exploration of Mars -- Chapter 9: Survival Design and Strategies for Aborted Crewed Missions for Mars Exploration -- 9.1 INTRODUCTION -- 9.2 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF HUMAN MISSION ABORT SURVIVAL STRATEGIES -- 9.3 REVIEW OF PROPOSED MISSION ARCHITECTURES FOR HUMAN MISSIONS TO MARS -- 9.4 INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUCCESS AND CREW SURVIVAL RISK FACTORS -- 9.5 INTERPLANETARY LIFE RAFT STRATEGIES -- 9.6 ADDRESSING LIFE RAFT STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN MISSIONS TO MARS -- 9.7 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: Propulsion Technologies for Crewed Vehicles to Mars -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 LAUNCH VEHICLE AND SPACECRAFT PROPULSION -- 10.3 INTERPLANETARY VEHICLE PROPULSION -- 10.4 COMPARISON OF LAUNCH AND VEHICLE PROPULSION.

10.5 SELECTING PROPULSION FOR A MISSION: MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION -- 10.6 PROPULSION FOR CREWED MARS MISSIONS -- 10.7 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11: Reliability of Avionics and Complex Electronics for Crewed Spacecraft Exploration of Mars -- 11.1 INTRODUCTION -- 11.2 CHALLENGES FOR COMPLEX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS -- 11.3 SYSTEM DESIGN AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY -- 11.4 CASE STUDY: ORION GNC SOFTWARE AND BEYOND: THE CASE FOR SYSTEM MODELS -- 11.5 PARTS RELIABILITY -- 11.6 CASE STUDY: SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE PASSIVE (SMAP) POWER DEVICE SINGLE-EVENT BURNOUT (SEB) -- 11.7 ELECTRONIC PARTS SELECTION FOR RELIABILITY -- 11.8 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY -- 11.9 CASE STUDY: CURIOSITY'S RESILIENT AVIONICS DESIGN -- 11.10 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- DEDICATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12: Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Crewed Spacecraft to Mars -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 CURRENT STATE OF THE ART: ROBOTIC MARS MISSIONS -- 12.3 GNC HARDWARE ELEMENTS -- 12.4 NAVIGATION -- 12.5 GUIDANCE -- 12.6 CONTROL -- 12.7 ADVANCES IN GNC FOR FUTURE MARS MISSIONS -- 12.8 CONCLUSION --



REFERENCES -- Chapter 13: Thermal Protection for Exploration Vehicles -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION -- 13.2 SPACECRAFT THERMAL ENVIRONMENT -- 13.3 THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS -- 13.4 THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS -- 13.5 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14: Human Health Risks Relevant to Deep Space Mars Exploration Missions -- 14.1 INTRODUCTION -- 14.2 SPACE RADIATION HEALTH OUTCOMES -- 14.3 SPACEFLIGHT-ASSOCIATED NEURO-OCULAR SYNDROME (SANS) -- 14.5 NUTRITION AND FOOD RISKS -- 14.6 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY RISKS -- 14.7 IN-MISSION MEDICAL RISKS -- 14.8 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15: Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for Crewed Spacecraft Exploration of Mars -- 15.1 INTRODUCTION -- 15.2 COMMON CONSIDERATIONS -- 15.3 VEHICLE LIFE SUPPORT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.

15.4 CREW HABITATION DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS -- 15.5 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16: Mathematical Methods for Space Mission Planning and Architecture Design -- 16.1 INTRODUCTION -- 16.2 OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES OF MISSION PLANNING TOOLS -- 16.3 DEVELOPMENT OF MISSION PLANNING TOOLS -- 16.4 COST MODELS -- 16.5 NUMERICAL EXAMPLES -- 16.6 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 1: Common Acryonyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix 2: Robotic Missions to Mars -- Appendix 3: Proposed Mission Architectures for Mars -- Appendix 4: Proposed Interplanetary Supply Chain Classes and Subcl -- Index -- Supporting Materials.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Planning and Execution of Human Missions to the Moon and Mars expert contributors from government, academia, and private enterprise explore the myriad challenges that must be overcome in order to conduct deep space travel. From spacecraft operation, mission architecture, and communications to interplanetary supply chains, in-space manufacturing, and beyond, this book is a must-read for everyone from industry professionals to those who dream of an off -world future.



3.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN00020987

Autore

Mead, Roger

Titolo

The design of experiments : statistical principles for practical applications / R. Mead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Cambridge university, 1990

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 620 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

530.1595

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia