Enhancing Hubble's Vision : Service Missions That Expanded Our View of the Universe / / by David J. Shayler, David M. Harland |
Autore | Shayler David J |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 p.) |
Disciplina | 620 |
Collana | Space Exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Astronomy Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Lasers Photonics Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices |
ISBN | 3-319-22644-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Foreword by a Hubble servicing mission astronaut -- Glossary. - List of Illustrations -- List of tables -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Servicing satellites – tools of the trade -- Chapter 2: Troubled times -- Chapter 3: Funding the plans and program -- Chapter 4: Simulating the servicing -- Chapter 5: STS-31 – The deployment mission -- Chapter 6: STS-61 – Service Mission 1 – back on track -- Chapter 7: Planning new science -- Chapter 8: STS-82 – Service Mission 2 – return to an old friend -- Chapter 9: STS-103 – Service Mission 3A – a mission split in two -- Chapter 10: STS-109 – Service Mission 3B – the other half -- Chapter 11: A fourth mission in doubt? -- Chapter 12: STS-125 – Service Mission 4 – a final farewell -- Chapter 13: The twilight years and beyond -- Chapter 14: NASA at its best -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Hubble Service Mission data -- Appendix B: The ‘Hubblenauts’: servicing mission crew members -- Appendix C: Key personalities behind the scenes -- Appendix D: A servicing chronology and timeline -- References -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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The Hubble Space Telescope : From Concept to Success / / by David J. Shayler, David M. Harland |
Autore | Shayler David J |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Praxis, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
Disciplina | 620 |
Collana | Space Exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Astronomy Space sciences Lasers Photonics Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices |
ISBN | 1-4939-2827-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Birth of a Telescope -- Development of a telescope -- Man-tended Hardware -- Nuts and bolts – systems and support -- Servicing satellites – tools of the trade -- Troubled times -- Part II: Deployment and Recovery -- Funding the plans and program -- Simulating the servicing -- STS-31 – The deployment mission -- STS-61 – Service Mission 1 – back on track -- Part III: Upgrades -- Planning new science -- STS-82 – Service Mission 2 – return to an old friend -- STS-103 – Service Mission 3A – a mission split in two -- STS-109 – Service Mission 3B – the other half -- Part IV: Lost Dreams and a New Hope -- A fourth mission in doubt? -- STS-125 – Service Mission 4 – a final farewell -- The twilight years and beyond -- NASA at its best. |
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Robotic exploration of the solar system . Part 4 The modern era 2004-2013 / / Paolo Ulivi with David M. Harland |
Autore | Ulivi Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (574 p.) |
Disciplina |
004
520 530 629.1 |
Collana | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Robots
Espai exterior - Exploració - Informàtica Astronomy Astrophysics Aerospace engineering Astronautics Application software Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Popular Science in Astronomy Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Computer Applications |
ISBN | 1-4614-4812-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1 -- The Beginning -- Of Landers and Orbiters -- The Grandest Tour -- Part 2 -- The Decade of Halley -- The Era of Flagships -- Faster, Cheaper, Better -- Part 3 -- The Last Flagship -- Faster, Cheaper, Better Continues -- Mars Invaded -- Part 4.- New frontiers of the solar system -- Red Planet blues -- The future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300414103321 |
Ulivi Paolo
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Robotic exploration of the solar system . Part 3 Wows and woes 1997-2003 / / by Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland |
Autore | Ulivi Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (541 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.4354 |
Collana | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
Soggetto topico |
Espai exterior - Exploració - Informàtica
Robots Astronomy Astrophysics Space sciences Astrobiology Aerospace engineering Astronautics Popular Science in Astronomy Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Aerospace Technology and Astronautics |
ISBN | 0-387-09628-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | (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. |
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