Soviet Robots in the Solar System : Mission Technologies and Discoveries
The Soviet robotic space exploration program began in a spirit of bold adventure and technical genius. It ended after the fall of the Soviet Union and the failure of its last mission to Mars in 1996. Soviet Robots in the Solar System chronicles the scientific and engineering accomplishments of this...
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| Główni autorzy: | , |
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Język: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Wydanie: | 1st ed. 2011. |
| Seria: | Space Exploration
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| Dostęp online: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Soviet Robots in the Solar System, Texte imprimé, 9781441978974 • Soviet Robots in the Solar System, Texte imprimé, 9781441978974 • Soviet Robots in the Solar System, Texte imprimé, 9781441978998 |
Spis treści:
- Illustrations Author's Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: The pieces: people, institutions, rockets and spacecraft Chapter 1: Space race Chapter 2: Key players Chapter 3: Key institutions Chapter 4: Rockets Chapter 5: Spacecraft Part II: Putting the pieces together: flying to the Moon, Venus, and Mars Chapter 6: Breaking free of Earth Chapter 7: Launching to Mars and Venus Chapter 8: New spacecraft, new failures Chapter 9: Three more years of frustration Chapter 10: Finally success at the Moon and Venus, but Mars eludes Chapter 11: Robotic achievements in the shadow of Apollo Chapter 12: Landing on the Moon, Venus, and Mars Chapter 13: Closeouts on a Venus spacecraft, a Moon rocket, and desperation at Mars Chapter14: Turning from the Moon and Mars to Venus Chapter 15: Repeating success at Venus Chapter 16: Back to Venus again Chapter 17: And back to Venus yet again Chapter 18: The International Comet Halley campaign Chapter 19: Another try at Mars and its moon Phobos Chapter 20: The last gasp: Mars-96 Chapter 21: The Soviet lunar and planetary exploration legacy Appendices Bibliography Index