Aimed at enthusiasts and students of planetary sciences alike, this is a comprehensive overview of Man's relationship with his planet's nearest neighbor. This Commemorative Edition includes a foreword by one of the original astronauts and an extra section reviewing the prospect of renewed exploration there.
Focusing on unmanned missions, this book provides a comprehensive history of robotic exploration in our solar system. It delves into the engineering and scientific aspects, offering technical insights into spacecraft designs, mission strategies, and the instrumentation used in various missions. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the innovations and achievements that have shaped our knowledge of space.
There is renewed interest in the Moon in recent years, with the news that a Chinese lunar rover landed on the Moon in January 2014, and NASA announcing that it is looking for private partners to land a robot on the Moon's surface, as the first step in a programme to exploit the commercial opportunities offered by the Moon
Focusing on unmanned exploration, this comprehensive history spans from the 1950s to the present, detailing various missions throughout our Solar System. It offers in-depth analysis and thousands of references, making it an essential resource for understanding the evolution and impact of these exploratory efforts. The book is part of a three-volume series, ensuring extensive coverage of the subject.
Focusing on the technology behind recent space probes, this illustrated volume delves into their data processing systems and scientific instruments. It features insights into NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and offers a glimpse into future advancements in space exploration technology.
Universe Owners' Workshop Manual addresses themes in astronomy over the last few hundred years by which we came to understand the origin and evolution of the universe at large, the processes by which planetary systems form, and the chances of life being ubiquitous. Subplots and disputes between eminent figures that are merely alluded to here will be fully explored in the text.
Provides a comprehensive account of the recent ‘Spirit’ and ‘Opportunity’ Mars Exploration Rover missions. Relates how NASA/ESA have sought evidence of life on Mars, with the prevailing mood sometimes being optimistic and sometimes pessimistic. Details an account of the rationale for the tests for life carried out by the Viking missions in 1976, with an account of the debate over their results. A concise primer for readers wishing to ‘bone up’ when NASA next sends a lander explicitly to seek life on Mars. Discusses the nature of life on Mars in terms of the most primitive forms of life on Earth, and reviews the implications of there being life on both planets.
Brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Gives a context to enable the reader to more easily appreciate the stream of discoveries that will be made by the Cassini-Huygens mission.
Paolo Ulivi provides a well-paced, rapidly moving, balanced, even-handed account of lunar exploration as a popular history. He covers the unmanned programmes, e.g. Ranger, and other American probes in the late ‘50s and in the later chapters he looks at recent lunar exploration and future plans for the same. It’s a book that will be perfect for an enthusiast or someone coming to the story for the first time, as it does not include excessive technical depth. Uniquely drawing on recently declassified documents, detail of Chinese lunar exploration projects is provided, as well as nuclear lunar weapons of the ‘50s developed by the super powers, Soviet Russia and the United States.
The unique Haynes insight into Mars, providing a sister title to Earth Manual and Moon Manual. The recent Ridley Scott/Matt Damon film The Martian, the discovery of water (ice) on the planets surface and NASAs plans for manned Mars exploration have all made Mars cool again. Haynes applies its unique manual treatment to take a new look at the Red Planet