Interplanetary Outpost The Human and Technological Challenges of Exploring the Outer Planets /

Water has been discovered on the Saturnian moon, Enceladus, and on Jupiter's moons, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Where there is water, could there be life? Could this tantalizing possibility result in a manned mission to the outer planets? But how will such a mission be designed, what propul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seedhouse, Erik (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Solar system.
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Planetary science.
Medical physics.
Space Physics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Planetary Science.
Medical Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Potential destinations
  • Mission objectives
  • Mission architecture
  • VASIMR: the radical rocket
  • HOPE hardware
  • Descent and landing
  • Selecting and training an interplanetary crew
  • Biomedical and behavioral aspects of traveling to Callisto
  • Voyage to Callisto
  • The surface mission: establishing an interplanetary outpost.

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