Robotic Exploration of the Solar System

Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in Robotic Exploration of the Solar System a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System As in their previous book Lunar Exploration, the subject will be treated wherever possible from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations will be provided. Scientific results will be discussed in considerable depth, together with details of mission management.The project will deliver three volumes totaling over 1000 pages that will provide comprehensive coverage of the topic with thousands of references to the professional literature that should make it the 'first port of call' for people seeking information on the topic. The books will cover missions from the 1950s until the present day, and some of the latest missions and their results will appear in a popular science book for the first time.

General

ISBN		9780387096278
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Praxis
List Price		$39.95
Author		Harland, David Ulivi, Paolo
Publication Date		03/01/2012
Release Status		Forthcoming
Format		Paperback
Language		English
Series		Springer Praxis Books