Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part 4: The Modern Era 2004 –2013 (Springer Praxis Books Book 3)

In __Robotic Exploration of the Solar System__, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved – some flown, others not – their instruments, and their scientific results. This fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present day and features: * coverage of the __Rosetta__ and __Curiosity__ missions up to the end of 2013 * coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the __Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix__ and __Fobos-Grunt__, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet * coverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including the __Deep Impact__ cometary mission, the __MESSENGER__ Mercury orbiter, the __New Horizons__ Pluto flyby and the __Juno__ Jupiter orbiter * the first complete description of the Chinese __Chang’e__ 2 asteroid flyby mission ever published * extensive coverage of future missions, including the European __BepiColombo__ Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn. In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved – some flown, others not – their instruments, and their scientific results. This fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present day and features: coverage of the Rosetta and Curiosity missions up to the end of 2013 coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix and Fobos-Grunt, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet coverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including the Deep Impact cometary mission, the MESSENGER Mercury orbiter, the New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Juno Jupiter orbiter the first complete description of the Chinese Chang’e 2 asteroid flyby mission ever published extensive coverage of future missions, including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Part 1 -- The Beginning -- Of Landers and Orbiters -- The Grandest Tour -- Part 2 -- The Decade of Halley -- The Era of Flagships -- Faster, Cheaper, Better -- Part 3 -- The Last Flagship -- Faster, Cheaper, Better Continues -- Mars Invaded -- Part 4.- New frontiers of the solar system -- Red Planet blues -- The future. by Paolo Ulivi, David M. Harland. Pt. 3. Wows and woes, 1997-2003. In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and managment of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved - some flown, others not - their instruments, and their scientific results. This third volume in the series covers launches in the period 1997 to 2003 and features: a chapter entirely devoted to the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn; coverage of planetary missions of the period, including the Deep Space 1 mission and the Stardust and Hayabusa sample returns from comets and asteroids; extensive coverage of Mars exploration, the failed 1999 missions, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The story will continue in Part 4 The 4-volume series provides comprehensive coverage with thousands of references to the professional literature Emphasizes the technology of space probes -- Comprehensive coverage ranges from the earliest planetary probes to the most recent planetary flights and missions -- Provides multilingual references (including Chinese, Russian, Czech, French, Italian) -- Details many unflown and unfulfilled missions -- Describes the technical rivalry between the US and Soviet Union in the development of launches. In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and managment of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved - some flown, others not - their instruments, and their scientific results Pt. 1. The golden age, 1957-1982. This fascinating book is a must-have text for space enthusiasts with an engineering bent. It is a detailed history of unmanned missions that have explored our solar system. The subject is treated wherever possible from an engineering and scientific standpoint and includes technical descriptions of the spacecraft, their mission designs and their instrumentations. Scientific results are discussed in depth, together with details of mission management. The book is fantastically comprehensive, covering missions and results from the 1950s right up to the present day. Some of the latest missions and their results appear in a popular science book for the first time Pt. 2. Hiatus and renewal, 1983-1996. "In this thick, heavy tome, Mr. Harland and co-author Paolo Ulivi turn their exceptional narrative skills, technical knowledge and attention to detail to the story of American, Soviet and European unmanned planetary missions ... the presentation of the material is outstanding. ... I never found this volume to be at all boring. About 250 illustrations perfectly complement the text ... and all of them clearly and usefully captioned. If you want to know something about unmanned planetary exploration, this is the book for you." (Terry Sunday, Amazon, August, 2011) Pt. 4. The modern era, 2004-2013. Coverage of the Rosetta and Curiosity missions ; coverage of Mars missions including Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix and Fobos-Grunt ; coverage of planetary missions including the Deep Impactcometary mission, the Messenger Mercury orbiter, the New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Juno Jupiter orbitor; a complete description of the Chinese Chang'e 2 asteroid flyby mission ; coverage of future missions including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit moons of Jupiter and Saturn Coverage of the Rosetta and Curiosity missions ; coverage of Mars missions including Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix and Fobos-Grunt ; coverage of planetary missions including the Deep Impact cometary mission, the Messenger Mercury orbiter, the New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Juno Jupiter orbitor; a complete description of the Chinese Chang'e 2 asteroid flyby mission ; coverage of future missions including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit moons of Jupiter and Saturn Front Matter....Pages i-xii New frontiers in the solar system....Pages 1-212 Red Planet blues....Pages 213-348 The future....Pages 349-457 Back Matter....Pages 459-567