Robotic exploration of the solar system . Part 3 Wows and woes 1997-2003 / / Paolo Ulivi ; with David M. Harland
| Robotic exploration of the solar system . Part 3 Wows and woes 1997-2003 / / Paolo Ulivi ; with David M. Harland |
| Autore | Ulivi Paolo <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Science, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (541 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4354 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HarlandDavid M <1955-> (David Michael) |
| Collana | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics
Space robotics Space probes |
| ISBN |
9780387096285
0387096280 |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Exploration of the solar system |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957360603321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shattered Dreams : The Lost and Canceled Space Missions / / Colin Burgess ; foreword by Don Thomas
| Shattered Dreams : The Lost and Canceled Space Missions / / Colin Burgess ; foreword by Don Thomas |
| Autore | Burgess Colin <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.450092/2 |
| Collana | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight |
| Soggetto topico |
Manned space flight - History
Astronauts |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4962-1420-X
1-4962-1422-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: end of a spaceflight dream -- Losing the moon: Apollo, the abandoned missions -- Earthbound astronaut: scientist-astronaut Duane ("Doc") Graveline -- Born beneath the Southern Cross: NASA's Group 6 astronaut Philip K. Chapman -- Svetlana's story: Russia's journalist-in-space program and cosmonaut-journalist Svetlana Omelchenko -- Unfulfilled ambitions: Lt. Cdr. Stephen D. Thorne, USN -- The greatest gesture: oceanographer Robert E. Stevenson -- Test pilot and ex-astronaut: Group 5 astronaut Lt. Cdr. John S. Bull, USN -- An Indonesian flag in space: payload specialist Pratiwi Sudarmono -- Countdown to Skynet: Britain's first astronaut candidates -- Patience, persistence, and guts: the extraordinary story of Frank K. Ellis -- Vostok lady: pilot and parachutist Marina Popovich -- With stars in her eyes: Group 19 mission specialist Patricia Hilliard Robertson -- New Hampshire to the new frontier: payload specialist candidate Robert J. Wood -- Argentina's only astronaut: Fernando ("Frank") Caldeiro. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793599703321 |
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| Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] | ||
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Shattered Dreams : The Lost and Canceled Space Missions / / Colin Burgess ; foreword by Don Thomas
| Shattered Dreams : The Lost and Canceled Space Missions / / Colin Burgess ; foreword by Don Thomas |
| Autore | Burgess Colin <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.450092/2 |
| Collana | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight |
| Soggetto topico |
Manned space flight - History
Astronauts |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781496214201
149621420X 9781496214225 1496214226 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: end of a spaceflight dream -- Losing the moon: Apollo, the abandoned missions -- Earthbound astronaut: scientist-astronaut Duane ("Doc") Graveline -- Born beneath the Southern Cross: NASA's Group 6 astronaut Philip K. Chapman -- Svetlana's story: Russia's journalist-in-space program and cosmonaut-journalist Svetlana Omelchenko -- Unfulfilled ambitions: Lt. Cdr. Stephen D. Thorne, USN -- The greatest gesture: oceanographer Robert E. Stevenson -- Test pilot and ex-astronaut: Group 5 astronaut Lt. Cdr. John S. Bull, USN -- An Indonesian flag in space: payload specialist Pratiwi Sudarmono -- Countdown to Skynet: Britain's first astronaut candidates -- Patience, persistence, and guts: the extraordinary story of Frank K. Ellis -- Vostok lady: pilot and parachutist Marina Popovich -- With stars in her eyes: Group 19 mission specialist Patricia Hilliard Robertson -- New Hampshire to the new frontier: payload specialist candidate Robert J. Wood -- Argentina's only astronaut: Fernando ("Frank") Caldeiro. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958889603321 |
Burgess Colin <1947->
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| Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2019] | ||
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