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The end of astronauts : why Robots are the future of exploration /

Donald Goldsmith, Author ; Martin J. Rees, Author | Cambridge, Mass. : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press | 2022

Human journeys into space fill us with wonder. But the thrill of space travel for astronauts comes at enormous expense and is fraught with peril. As our robot explorers grow more competent, governments and corporations must ask, does our desire [...]

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50 years of solar system exploration : historical perspectives

Linda Billings, Editor ; Solar System Exploration @ 50, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2021

"To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, Mariner 2 sent to Venus in 1962, the NASA History Program Office, the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, NASA's Science Mission Director[...]

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Moon first and Mars second : a practical approach to human space exploration

Allyson Reneau, Author | Cham : Springer | 2021

This SpringerBrief explores the technological, economic, physiological, and psychological comparisons between a journey to the Moon versus a journey to Mars, taking into consideration the national and international perspectives at play. The auth[...]

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Venus III

Bruno Bézard, Editor | [S.l.] : Springer Nature | 2020

The Venus Express spacecraft, which was launched in November 2005 and ceased activity in December 2014, has brought about a new wealth of data on Venus's atmosphere, surface, and space environment. Following the completion of this landmark missi[...]

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From cave man to cave Martian : living in caves on the earth, moon and mars

Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2019

This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building surface habitats at great expense at least[...]

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The ringed planet : Cassini's voyage of discovery at Saturn

Joshua Colwell, Author | San Rafael, CA : Morgan & Claypool Publishers | IOP concise physics | 2019

On September 15, 2017, the Cassini spacecraft sent its final transmission to the Earth as it entered the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its historic 13 year mission at the ringed planet. Written for the general audience with an emphasis on the fun[...]

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Beyond Earth : a chronicle of deep space exploration, 1958-2016

Asif A. Siddiqi, Author ; United States. NASA History Program Office, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2018

This book is a chronicle of our attempts to send these robotic travelers beyond Earth orbit, to the Moon, to other planets and their moons, to the Sun, to comets, to minor planets, to dwarf planets, and ultimately beyond the solar system. This r[...]

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Ocean worlds : the story of seas on Earth and other planets

J. A. Zalasiewicz, Author ; Mark Williams, Author | New York, NY : Oxford University Press | 2017

Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but in terms[...]

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SEDNA: planetary protection in missions to icy moons : analysis and technology roadmap

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2016

In recent years the astrobiology community has become increasingly interested in the environmental conditions of icy moons in the Solar System, such as Enceladus, Titan, and Ganymede. It is believed that on several of these moons there are the t[...]

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The interstellar age : inside the forty-year Voyager mission /

Jim Bell, Author | New York : Dutton | 2015

This title tells the story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission. Here, planetary scientist Jim Bell reveals what drove and continues to drive the members of this extraordinary team, including Ed Stone, Voyager 's chief s[...]

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Interplanetary outpost : the human and technological challenges of exploring the outer planets

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2011

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Interplanetary outpost : the human and technological challenges of exploring the outer planets

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2011

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The Earth as a distant planet : a Rosetta Stone for the search of Earth-like worlds

Manuel Vázquez ; E. Pallé ; P. Montañés Rodríguez | New York, NY : Springer | Astronomy and astrophysics library | 2010

Contents : 1. Observing the Earth -- 2. The Earth in time -- 3. The pale blue dot -- 4. The outer layers of the Earth -- 5. Biosignatures and the search for life on Earth -- 6. Detecting extrasolar Earth-like planets -- 7. The worlds out there -[...]

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Voyager : seeking newer worlds in the third great age of discovery

Stephen J. Pyne | [S.l.] : Viking | 2010

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Wonders of the solar system

Brian Cox, Author | London (United Kingdom) : BBC Worldwide Ltd | 2010

Explores some of the most amazing features of our very own solar system, how the forces of nature carved out beauty and order from the chaos of space, how our home planet doesn't sit in magnificent isolation but is intimately connected with the [...]

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Planetary landers and entry probes

Andrew J. Ball | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2007

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Russian planetary exploration : history, development, legacy, prospects

Brian Harvey | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007

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Interplanetary mission analysis and design

Stephen Kemble | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2006

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Planetary systems and planets in systems

Stephane Udry, Editor ; Willy Benz, Editor ; Rudolf von Teiger, Editor | [S.l.] : International Space Science Institute | ISSI scientific report#SR | 2006

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The scientific case for human spaceflight : proceedings of a symposium held in Cambridge, 5 April, 2001, as part of the UK national astronomy meeting, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of human spaceflight

[S.l.] : Kluwer | Earth, moon, and planets, an international journal of solar system science, special issue | 2001

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The planets : take a journey to worlds beyond your imagination

[S.l.] : BBC | 2000

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Our worlds : the magnetism and thrill of planetary exploration

Alan S. Stern | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1999

What have Apollo, Voyager, Magellan and Galileo told us about the solar system? In "Our worlds", eight planetary scientists explain what we know about their favorite world and why they find it fascinating to explore with space age techniques. Wr[...]

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Human exploration of space

Committee on human exploration ; Mathematics and applications Space studies board ; National Research Council (U.S.) | [S.l.] : National Academy Press | 1997

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Voyager tales : personal views of the grand tour

David W. Swift | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 1997

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Exploration of terrestrial planets from spacecraft

Yuri Surkov | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1996

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To see the unseen : a history of planetary radar astronomy

Andrew J. Butrica | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1996

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The role of small missions in planetary and lunar exploration

[S.l.] : National Research Council (U.S.) | 1995

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Space technology and planetary astronomy

Joseph N. Tatarewicz | [S.l.] : Indiana University Press | Science, technology and society | 1990

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Report of the 90-Day study on human exploration of the Moon and Mars

United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | [S.l.] : NASA | NASA TM | 1989

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Planetary exploration through year 2000 : scientific rationale : a report by the Solar System Exploration Committee of the NASA Advisory Council

[S.l.] : NASA | 1988

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