Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part 4: The Modern Era 2004 –2013 (Springer Praxis Books) 2015th Edition by Paolo Ulivi (PDF)

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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 2013coverage 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 Planetcoverage 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 orbiterthe first complete description of the Chinese Chang’e 2 asteroid flyby mission ever publishedextensive coverage of future missions, including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “This work completes the authors’ review of Solar System missions up to about 2013. … I particularly liked the selection of photographs, both technological and scientific, many of which I had never seen before. … as source of detailed descriptions of any planetary mission you have heard of, and possibly a few you haven’t, it is an excellent reference source.” (John Davies, The Observatory, April, 2016)“Space historians Ulivi and Harland serve up the fourth book in this series on international planetary exploration missions, covering the most recent ten years. Their compendium does a superb job of capturing what seems like ‘insider’ details of each major mission. … This fourth volume could stand on its own as a reference for those interested only in modern missions. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. All space history/exploration collections.” (T. D. Oswalt, Choice, Vol. 52 (9), May, 2015) From the Back Cover 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 2013coverage 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 Planetcoverage 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 orbiterthe first complete description of the Chinese Chang’e 2 asteroid flyby mission ever publishedextensive coverage of future missions, including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn. About the Author Paolo Ulivi was born in Florence, Italy and graduated from the Politecnico di Milano University with a thesis on robotics for Mars sample return missions. He works as a consultant in aerospace structures in Toulouse, France. In his free time, he researches the history of astronautics, astronomy, aeronautics and the Cold War. He is also an amateur astronomer and specializes in Solar System observations.David Harland studied astronomy to degree level, and pursued a career lecturing in computer science, and academic and industrial research. In 1995, David “retired” to resume his interest in space and started to write. He has over two dozen books published to date, a majority of them with Springer/Praxis and several others under contract. These days he considers himself to be an amateur hermit and a professional space historian. Read more

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⭐Just received Volume 4 yesterday and I think this is the best version of all. The text so far is full of detail and easy to read at the same time. It starts with a chapter on Rosetta (how timely) and ends with an addendum with a few mission missed in earlier volumes and updates on several missions. The pictures are incredible; most I have never seen before. There is a selfie taken from the deck of the MRO and an artist concept of the Mars Smart Lander, which proposed using the forerunner of the landing system for Curiosity. The book covers past missions, future missions and proposed missions. It covers everything from Ikaros(the Japanese solar sail spacecraft) to Chang 2 (the Chinese aseroid spacecraft). In my opinion, this series is the ultimate review of Robotic exploration. You should have all four volumes in your library!

⭐An approachable and highly detailed explanation of the history and future of space exploration. Once science fiction it has become science fact but I dare to say our ancestors may one day scoff at the light years as we scoff at the miles on a boring plane ride across the ocean just as they cross interstellar night.

⭐Unlike the fist two volumes in the series, Part 4 did not offer text to speech.

⭐real interesting reading on voyager travels,then and now

⭐As their previous 3 volumes, this book is well researched. The readers will gain good knowledge of the history of robotic planetary explorations.

⭐Excellent book…worthy of 6 stars if I could.

⭐Loads of technical informations but page layout is dull.

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