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Ulivi, Paolo |
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System |
I06469 |
2012 |
eBook |
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Harland, David M |
Space Exploration 2008 |
I06468 |
2008 |
eBook |
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Evans, Ben |
Foothold in the Heavens |
I06464 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Harvey, Brian |
Emerging Space Powers |
I06277 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Burgess, Colin |
The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team |
I06080 |
2009 |
eBook |
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Ross, Monte |
The Search for Extraterrestrials |
I06079 |
2009 |
eBook |
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| 37 |
Harvey, Brian |
Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration |
I06078 |
2007 |
eBook |
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Harvey, Brian |
Russian Space Probes |
I05955 |
2011 |
eBook |
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| 39 |
Buchheim, Robert |
The Sky is Your Laboratory |
I05880 |
2007 |
eBook |
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Miner, Ellis D |
Planetary Ring Systems |
I05879 |
2007 |
eBook |
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| Title | Robotic Exploration of the Solar System : Part 3: Wows and Woes, 1997-2003 |
| Author(s) | Ulivi, Paolo;Harland, David M |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2012. |
| Description | XIII, 529 p. 243 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and managment of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved - some flown, others not - their instruments, and their scientific results. This third volume in the series covers launches in the period 1997 to 2003 and features: - a chapter entirely devoted to the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn; - coverage of planetary missions of the period, including the Deep Space 1 mission and the Stardust and Hayabusa sample returns from comets and asteroids; - extensive coverage of Mars exploration, the failed 1999 missions, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The story will continue in Part 4 |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387096285 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTROBIOLOGY
4. ASTRONAUTICS
5. ASTRONOMY
6. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
7. ASTROPHYSICS
8. EBOOK
9. EBOOK - SPRINGER
10. Popular Science in Astronomy
11. SPACE SCIENCES
12. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Space Exploration 2008 |
| Author(s) | Harland, David M;Harvey, Brian |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2008. |
| Description | VIII, 183 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The aim of the Space Exploration annuals is to provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual will cover space exploration from a variety of angles, looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and detailing those planned for the future, and encompassing both manned and unmanned spaceflight. The invited contributions, authored by leading figures in astronomy and space exploration and which make up the bulk of the annual each year, will cover a variety of topics and are written to appeal to a wide readership. One feature introduced in the first volume ???Solar System Log??? featuring the very latest in the exploration of the planets, their moons and small Solar System bodies, will be retained for Space Exploration 2008, and will comprise seven chapters. In addition, there will be a special additional section entitled, ???Return to the Moon??? containing three chapters |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387739977 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Foothold in the Heavens : The Seventies |
| Author(s) | Evans, Ben |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Praxis, 2010. |
| Description | XV, 533 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | April 12, 2011 is the 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering journey into space. To commemorate this momentous achievement, Springer-Praxis is producing a mini-series of books that reveals how humanity's knowledge of flying, working, and living in space has grown in the last half century. Foothold in the Heavens focuses on the early 1970s, when we completed our first exploration of the Moon and established a real, long-term presence in orbit with the first space stations. It marked a transitional phrase between the heady days of the 1960s and efforts to make space travel more economical, more frequent and more routine in the later 1970s and 1980s. This book explores the intense competition and bitter rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union - with one side devoting its energies to lunar exploration, the other diverting its attention to near-Earth studies - which eventually brought a pair of Cold War foes away from the nuclear trigger to the negotiating table and opened a new era of cooperation in space |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441963420 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Emerging Space Powers : The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America |
| Author(s) | Harvey, Brian;Smid, Henk H. F;Pirard, Theo |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Praxis, 2010. |
| Description | 732 p. 100 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the Japanese space program, from rocket designs based on WW II German U-boats to tiny solid fuel 'pencil' rockets, which led to the launch of the first Japanese satellite in 1970. The next two chapters relate how Japan expanded its space program, developing small satellites into astronomical observatories and sending missions to the Moon, Mars, comet Halley, and asteroids. Chapter 4 describes how India's Vikram Sarabhai developed a sounding rocket program in the 1960s. The following chapter describes the expansion of the Indian space program. Chapter 6 relates how the Indian space program is looking ahead to the success of the moon probe Chandrayan, due to launch in 2008, and its first manned launching in 2014. Chapters 7, 8, and 9 demonstrate how, in Iran, communications and remote sensing drive space technology. Chapter 10 outlines Brazil's road to space, begun in the mid-1960's with the launch of the Sonda sounding rockets. The following two chapters describe Brazil's satellites and space launch systems and plans for the future. Chapters 13 and 14 study Israel's space industry. The next chapters look at the burgeoning space programs of North and South Korea. The book ends by contrasting and comparing all the space programs and speculating how they may evolve in the future. An appendix lists all launches and launch attempts to date of the emerging space powers |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441908742 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. HISTORY
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team : Their Lives and Legacies |
| Author(s) | Burgess, Colin;Hall, Rex |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2009. |
| Description | 356 p. 170 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team will relate who these men were and offer far more extensive background stories, in addition to those of the more familiar names of early Soviet space explorers from that group. Many previously-unpublished photographs of these ???missing??? candidates will also be included for the first time in this book. It will be a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history, training and experiences of the first group of twenty cosmonauts of the USSR. A covert recruitment and selection process was set in motion throughout the Soviet military in August 1959, just prior to the naming of America???s Mercury astronauts. Those selected were ordered to report for training at a special camp outside of Moscow in the spring of 1960. Just a year later, Senior Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Air Force (promoted in flight to the rank of major) was launched aboard a Vostok spacecraft and became the first person ever to achieve space flight and orbit the Earth |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387848242 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. HISTORY
8. History, general
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | The Search for Extraterrestrials : Intercepting Alien Signals |
| Author(s) | Ross, Monte |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2009. |
| Description | XIV, 176 p. 54 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In The Search for Extraterrestrials, Monte Ross explores in detail the key problems in starting a search, the programs that have failed and those that continue. He includes the fundamental considerations and the physics of the necessary laser, UV, IR and RF technologies, as well as coding and information theory considerations. The author explores future possibilities providing the reader with a comprehensive view of the many ways signals from aliens could be sent and explains why the search using RF leaves more than 99% of the electromagnetic spectrum unexamined. He also demonstrates the many parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, considering the next likely steps in this unique enterprise. Given man???s intrinsic nature to explore, the search will continue in one form or many, until success is achieved, which may be tomorrow or a millennium away. In summary, Monte Ross proposes to get around the failure of a fruitless search at radio frequencies by developing, in a precise way, the argument for searching for transmissions in the optical region of the electromagnetic spectrum |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387740706 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Evolutionary Biology
5. Popular Science in Astronomy
6. SPACE SCIENCES
7. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration |
| Author(s) | Harvey, Brian |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2007. |
| Description | XXII, 318 p. 124 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Little is known of Soviet and Russian lunar exploration although, in fact, the Soviet Union/Russia: Sent the first spaceships past the moon, the first to hit the moon and the first to circle the moon Was first to soft land on and orbit the moon Was first to send a spaceship around the moon and recover it on Earth Came very close to sending a cosmonaut around the moon first Built and successfully tested, in Earth orbit, a lunar lander Pioneered sophisticated, precise high-speed reentries into the Earth's atmosphere Came close to perfecting a giant moon rocket, the N-1 Retrieved three sets of rock samples from the moon by automatic spacecraft Landed advanced roving laboratories that explored the moon for months on end, traveling 48km Designed long-term lunar bases. These were remarkable achievements requiring a considerable level of engineering sophistication and have a place in the contemporary story of astronautics. Recent landings on Mars use, essentially, the very techniques developed by Russia to land on and explore the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. As an acknowledged expert and author of several books on the Soviet and Russian space programme, Brian Harvey is ideally suited to cover not only the engineering and scientific side but also the human stories of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme. These include those of the cosmonaut squad that trained to land on the moon, but was stood down, and of the designers who tried to realise the dream of a Russian moon, from Tikhonravov to Mishin: a Soviet lunar programme was first proposed by designer Mikhail Tikhonravov in a children???s magazine in 1951 and he persuaded a sceptical Soviet leadership of the value of a moon programme. Following Sputnik, the first lunar flights quickly achieved the key goals of hitting, circling and photographing the moon in 1959. The Soviet Union achieved all the early ???firsts??? in lunar exploration, such as soft landing and orbiting the moon, and Brian Harvey will recount the frantic efforts to rival America???s Apollo and the dramatic hours of 21st July 1969, when Russia tried to soft land Luna 15 in the Sea of Crises even as Armstrong and Aldrin explored the moon in the nearby Sea of Tranquility |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387739762 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
6. Astronomy???Observations
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Russian Space Probes : Scientific Discoveries and Future Missions |
| Author(s) | Harvey, Brian;Zakutnyaya, Olga |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Praxis, 2011. |
| Description | XXIX, 514 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The Soviet Union began the exploration of space with the launch of Sputnik in 1957, well over 50 years ago, and sent the first probes to the Moon, Mars, and Venus. Less well known is what these probes actually found out. What were the discoveries of Russian space science? What new discoveries may we expect in the future? Who were Russia's most important scientists? Russian Space Probes gives for the first time the definitive history of Soviet-Russian space science, and is the first book to assess the actual achievements of the Russian space program in furthering our knowledge of the Solar System. Among other projects covered are missions such as Elektron, which mapped the Earth's radiation belts; the astrophysical observatories Astron, Kvant, Gamma,??and Granat; Proton, which trapped cosmic rays; Prognoz, which measured solar radiation; and the Interball, Aktivny, APEX, and Magion mission in which satellites chased each other in the Earth's magnetic tail. The final part of the book examines the future of Russian space science and looks at planned new missions, such as the Spektr series of space observatories, and return flights to the Moon and Mars, including a sample of Phobos |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441981509 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
6. Astronomy???Observations
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. Popular Science in Astronomy
11. SPACE SCIENCES
12. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | The Sky is Your Laboratory : Advanced Astronomy Projects for Amateurs |
| Author(s) | Buchheim, Robert |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2007. |
| Description | XXVI, 302 p. 65 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | For the experienced amateur astronomer who is wondering if there is something useful, valuable, and permanent that can be done with his or her observational skills, the answer is, "Yes, you can!" This is the book for the experienced amateur astronomer who is ready to take a new step in his or her astronomical journey. Unfortunately, there is no modern text that points curious amateur astronomers to the research possibilities that are open to them. At the 2006 meeting of the Society for Astronomical Sciences, quite a few participants agreed that the lack of such a text was a serious gap in the astronomical book market, and that this gap is impeding their efforts to encourage more amateur astronomers to get involved in research collaborations. This book will fill that gap, and enable more amateur astronomers to add research-type studies to their pursuit of the hobby. Written by an astronomer who is well known amongst the amateur and professional community for the skill and quality of his work, this book describes a wide range of research areas where amateurs are gathering new scientific data that is utilized by professional astronomers. For each research area, the book provides a concise explanation of the purpose and value of the amateurs??? observations, a description of the equipment that is needed, specific observing procedures, complete data reduction instructions, and an explanation of how, and where, to submit results so that they will be available to the professional users |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387739953 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
4. Astronomy???Observations
5. ASTROPHYSICS
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Planetary Ring Systems |
| Author(s) | Miner, Ellis D;Wessen, Randii R;Cuzzi, Jeffrey N |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer New York, 2007. |
| Description | XXIV, 234 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Miner and Wessen have teamed together again, along with noted planetary ring scientist, Dr Jeffrey Cuzzi, to produce the most comprehensive and up-to date book on the topic of planetary rings systems yet written. The book is written in a style and at a language level easily accessible to the interested non-expert. The authors cover the scientific significance of ring studies, the history of their discovery and characterization, the observations of Pioneer 10 at Jupiter, Pioneer 11 and Voyager 1 at Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 at all four giant planets of the solar system, and Galileo at Jupiter. The discussion also includes subsequent scientific analyses of the observations, along with the accompanying theoretical studies, including various theories for the origins of planetary ring systems. Finally, the four ring systems are both compared and contrasted in a chapter on comparative planetology. Early additional findings from the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn (due to arrive in July 2004) will also be included. The first series of ring orbits by Cassini occur between May and October 2005 and this book will provide the first summary of these detailed observations, the first since the flyby of Voyager 2 in 1981. Images of Saturn, as the Cassini spacecraft approached the planet in spring 2004, revealed a wealth of detail in the ring system, a foretaste of the excitement to come. Each chapter includes extensive notes, references, figures and tables. A bibliography is also included at the end of each chapter, for those who want to peruse the existing literature. Both a glossary and a topical index will make the book a useful reference tool for planetary scientists as well as for the targeted audience of non-experts |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387739816 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. PLANETOLOGY
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
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