Planetary landers and entry probes /

Overview of planetary landers for professionals, academic researchers and graduate students in planetary science, aerospace engineering and space mission development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ball, Andrew J. (Andrew Jonathan), 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Space probes.
Space vehicles > Design and construction.
Space vehicles > Control systems.
Planets > Exploration.
Véhicules mobiles planétaires.
Sondes spatiales.
Véhicules spatiaux > Conception et construction.
Véhicules spatiaux > Systèmes de commande.
Planètes > Exploration.
space probes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Planets > Exploration
Space probes
Space vehicles > Control systems
Space vehicles > Design and construction
Raumsonde
Exploration
Planet
Véhicules spatiaux.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Engineering Issues Specific to Entry Probes, Landers or Penetrators: 1. Mission goals and system engineering; 2. Accomodation, launch, cruise and arrival from orbit or interplanetary trajectory; 3. Entering atmospheres; 4. Descent through an atmosphere; 5. Descent to an airless body; 6. Planetary balloons, aircraft, submarines and cryobots; 7. Arrival at a surface; 8. Thermal control of landers and entry probes; 9. Power systems; 10. Communication and tracking of entry probes; 11. Radiation environment; 12. Surface activities: arms, drills, moles and mobility; 13. Structures; 14. Contamination of spacecraft and planets; Part II. Previous Atmosphere/Surface Vehicles and Their Payloads: 15. Destructive impact probes; 16. Atmospheric entry probes; 17. Pod landers; 18. Legged landers; 19. Payload delivery penetrators; 20. Small body surface missions; Part III. 'Case Studies': 21. Surveyor landers; 22. Galileo probe; 23. Huygens; 24. Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner; 25. Deep Space 2 Mars microprobes; 26. Rosetta lander Philae; 27. Mars exploration rovers: Spirit and Opportunity; Appendix: Some key parameters for bodies in the Solar System; List of acronyms; Bibliography; References; Index.

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