| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 183 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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| Contents |
The epic journey continues ... the annual review / Briand Harvey -- Prepare for lift-off! ... the future of space tourism / Erik Seedhouse -- Stepping out into the Solar System ... a human mission to an asteroid / Leonard David -- Long duration spaceflight ... the work of the Institute of Bio-medical Problems / Dominic Phelan -- Another giant leap ... human missions to Mars / Donald Rapp -- Beyond the Solar System ... technologies for ultra-deep space probes / Gregory Matloff -- Reviving the old, introducing the new ... Russia's new space science projects / Igor Afanasiev -- Paving the way for future exploration ... the SMART-1 mission to the Moon / Peter Rahsman -- NASA's new robotic lunar program ... seeking water on the Moon / David M Harland -- And when we're back on the Moon, what next? ... the role of a future Moonbase / David Schrunk -- Probing the mysteries of our nearest star ... studying the Sun from space / Martin Mobberley -- Focusing on the Red Planet ... Mars exploration update / James Graf -- Fire and water ... the Phoenix mission to Mars / Peter Smith -- Report from the ringed planet ... Cassini at Saturn update / David M Harland |
| Summary |
The aim of the Space Exploration annuals is to provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual will cover space exploration from a variety of angles, looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and detailing those planned for the future, and encompassing both manned and unmanned spaceflight. The invited contributions, authored by leading figures in astronomy and space exploration and which make up the bulk of the annual each year, will cover a variety of topics and are written to appeal to a wide readership. One feature introduced in the first volume 'Solar System Log' featuring the very latest in the exploration of the planets, their moons and small Solar System bodies, will be retained for Space Exploration 2008, and will comprise seven chapters. In addition, there will be a special additional section entitled, 'Return to the Moon' containing three chapters |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Space flight -- Popular works
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Space probes -- Popular works
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Space probes.
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Space Flight
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space probes.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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Sciences humaines.
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Sciences sociales.
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Exploration of outer space.
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Space flight.
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Space probes.
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| SUBJECT |
Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works
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Outer space -- Exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096159
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| Subject |
Outer space.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wilkie, Jim, 1942-
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Harvey, Brian, 1953-
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| LC no. |
2007931637 |
| ISBN |
9780387739977 |
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0387739971 |
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9780387716671 |
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038771667X |
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