03294nam 2200661Ia 450 991081174350332120200520144314.00-387-09628-010.1007/978-0-387-09628-5(CKB)3400000000085634(EBL)1106125(OCoLC)823722628(SSID)ssj0000854749(PQKBManifestationID)11440491(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000854749(PQKBWorkID)10903087(PQKB)10672678(DE-He213)978-0-387-09628-5(MiAaPQ)EBC1106125(PPN)168288508(EXLCZ)99340000000008563420080220d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRobotic exploration of the solar systemPart 3Wows and woes 1997-2003 /Paolo Ulivi ; with David M. HarlandNew York Springer Science20121 online resource (541 p.)Springer-Praxis books in space explorationDescription based upon print version of record.9780387096278 0-387-09627-2 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.(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 management 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.Springer-Praxis books in space explorationExploration of the solar systemAstronauticsSpace roboticsSpace probesOuter spaceExplorationOuter spaceExplorationHistorySolar systemAstronautics.Space robotics.Space probes.629.4354Ulivi Paolo1971-792792Harland David M(David Michael),1955-1752155MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811743503321Robotic exploration of the solar system4187385UNINA