Robotic Exploration of the Solar System by Paolo Ulivi, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

InRobotic 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 theRosettaandCuriositymissions up to the end of 2013coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including theMars Reconnaissance Orbiter, PhoenixandFobos-Grunt, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planetcoverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including theDeep Impactcometary mission, theMESSENGERMercury orbiter, theNew HorizonsPluto flyby and theJunoJupiter orbiterthe first complete description of the ChineseChang'e2 asteroid flyby mission ever publishedextensive coverage of future missions, including the EuropeanBepiColomboMercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn. | Robotic Exploration of the Solar System by Paolo Ulivi, Paperback | Indigo Chapters