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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967344203321

Titolo

NASA space science vision missions / / edited by Marc Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c2008

ISBN

1-60086-692-1

1-60086-473-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xix, 434 p. : ill

Collana

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 224

Altri autori (Persone)

AllenMarc S

Disciplina

629.454

Soggetti

Outer space Exploration United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in partnership with NASA"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Solar polar imager : observing solar activity from a new perspective / P.C. Liewer ... [et al.] -- Titan Explorer : the next step in the exploration of a mysterious world / Joel S. Levine and Henry S. Wright -- A Neptune orbiter with probes mission with aerocapture orbit insertion / Andrew P. Ingersoll, Thomas R. Spilker -- Neptune orbiter, probe, and Triton lander mission / Bernard Bienstock ... [et al.] -- Leaving the heliosphere : a nuclear-powered interstellar probe / T.H. Zurbuchen ... [et al.] -- The stellar image / Kenneth G. Carpenter, Carolus J. Schrijver, Margarita Karovska -- The modern universe space telescope / James C. Green, Dennis Ebbetts -- The single aperture for infrared observatory / The SAFIR Consortium -- A kilometer-baseline far-infrared/submillimeter interferometer in space / The SPECS Consortium -- Generation-X vision mission / Roger J. Brissenden ... [et al.] -- The advanced Compton telescope mission / The ACT Consortium -- Vision mission technology / Stephen L. Prusha.

Sommario/riassunto

Loaded with ideas that take your breath away, this collection of possible future missions includes such techniques as solar sails, remote sensing instruments on Saturn, nuclear electric propulsion, magnetic activity measurement devices and a telescope designed to find and analyze the chemical history of earth and other structures. Clearly cognizant of technology investment planning, the contributors of these 12 essays nevertheless describe their biggest and most ambitious ideas, from the Solar Polar Imager to the Titan Explorer (for



Saturn's moon Titan), Neptune Orbiter (probing and landing on Neptune) a nuclear-powered interstellar probe that will leave the heliosphere, the Stellar Imager (stars), the Modern Universe Space Telescope, the single aperture far infrared observatory, a kilometer-baseline far-infrared/submillimeter interferometer in space, the Generation-X vision mission, and the advanced Compton Telescope mission. Investors and dreamers, take note.