Space Invaders: How Robotic Spacecraft Explore The Solar System

Manned space programs attract the most media attention, and it is not hard to understand why: the danger, the heroism, the sheer adventure we as earthbound observers can imagine when humans are involved. But robotic missions deserve a respectful and detailed history and analysis of their own, and this book provides it. Instead of describing one specific spacecraft or mission, Michel van Pelt offers a "behind the scenes" look at the life of a space probe from its first conceptual design to the analysis of the scientific data returned by the spacecraft. 9781489990129 1489990127 0 Science NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=AQcDrgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• • Author: Michel van Pelt
• • Publisher: Copernicus
• • Publication Date: Nov 16, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 325 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1489990127
• • ISBN-13: 9781489990129