Interplanetary robots : true stories of space exploration
A NASA insider tells the exciting story of robotic space missions to explore the solar system. Exploring the planets has been a goal of America's space program since the dawn of the space race. This insider's perspective examines incredible missions of robotic spacecraft to every corner of...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Amherst, New York :
Prometheus Books
2019.
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| Accès en ligne: | INSA CVL |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Pyle, Rod. Interplanetary robots., Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2019 |
Table des matières:
- Introduction-Alone in the dark-The center of the universe: part 1-Early plans-Frau im Mond-Suicide on the moon-Flash forward: the lunar flashlight-Mars in the crosshairs-Flash forward: MarCO-Landing on luna incognita-Russian rovers-Flash forward: prospecting the moon-The center of the universe: part 2-Voyagers on Mars?-... And then came viking-Flash forward: Mars has MOXIE!-Barnstorming Venus: part 1-Barnstorming Venus: part 2-Flash forward: the tick-tock rover-The center of the universe: part 3-A grand-ish tour-Pioneering Jupiter and Saturn-JPL's finest hour: the voyagers, part 1-Brief encounters: the voyagers, part 2-Into the void: the voyagers, part 3-Flash forward: going interstellar-Not by a longshot-Ruddy chunks of a red planet: Mars 5M-Flash forward: robotic rendezvous at Mars-Jupiter's revenge-Flash forward: inflatable antennas-The center of the universe: part 4-Saturn ahoy-Flash forward: diving on Titan-A return to Mars-Flash forward: grabbing those samples-Other missions of exploration and discovery-The center of the universe: part 5-Photo insert-Notes-Index