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Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and Discoveries

By Jr. , Wesley T. Huntress , Mikhail Ya Marov (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2011
ISBN
1441978976, 9781441978974
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-7898-1
Google Books ID
rgl_C0XrKTUC
Open Library ID
OL25166164M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
116 MB (121940835 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books - Space Exploration
Edition
1
Pages
453\474
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-14 18:00:00
AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology; Popular Science in Ast

Description

The Soviet robotic space exploration program began in a spirit of bold adventure and technical genius. It ended after the fall of the Soviet Union and the failure of its last mission to Mars in 1996. Soviet Robots in the Solar System chronicles the scientific and engineering accomplishments of this enterprise from its infancy to its demise. Each flight campaign is set into context of national politics and international competition with the United States. Together with its many detailed illustrations and images, Soviet Robots in the Solar System presents the most detailed technical description of Soviet robotic space flightsprovides a unique insight into programmatic, engineering, and scientific issuescovers mission objectives, spacecraft engineering, flight details, scientific payload and resultsdescribes in technical depth Soviet lunar and planetary probes

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