Authors | |
Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
Year | |
Pages | 312 |
Version | hardback |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9780387332321 |
Categories | Astronomy, space & time |
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.
Space Invaders: How Unmanned Spacecraft Have Explored the Universe for Us