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Interplanetary robots : true stories of space exploration

Rod Pyle, Author | [S.l.] : Prometheus Books | 2019

Exploring the planets has been a goal of America's space program since the dawn of the space race. This insider's perspective examines incredible missions of robotic spacecraft to every corner of our solar system and beyond. Some were flown into[...]

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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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Infinity beckoned : adventuring through the inner solar system, 1969-1989 /

Jay Gallentine, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2016

"Account of unmanned lunar and planetary exploration from the early 1970s to the early 1990s"-- "Infinity Beckoned illuminates a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent[...]

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Robotic exploration of the solar system : part 4: The modern era 2004-2013

Paolo Ulivi, Author ; David M. Harland, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2015

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Solar orbiter definition study report (red book) : exploring the Sun-heliosphere

[S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SRE | 2014

This report, the so-called Red Book, presents an overview of the Solar Orbiter mission in its present state of advanced definition. Solar Orbiter is a medium-size (M-class) mission of the ESA Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme, and competes for o[...]

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Dreams of other worlds : the amazing story of unmanned space exploration /

Chris Impey, Author ; Holly Henry, Author | [S.l.] : Princeton University Press | 2013

"Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory [...]

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Dreams of other worlds : the amazing story of unmanned space exploration /

Chris Impey, Author ; Holly Henry, Author | [S.l.] : Princeton University Press | 2013

"Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory [...]

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Robotic exploration of the solar system : part 3: wows and woes, 1997-2003

Paolo Ulivi ; David M. Harland | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2012

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Space probes : 50 years of exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons

Philippe Séguéla, Author | [S.l.] : Firefly Books | 2011

Complete and up-to-date history of space probes with illustrations.

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Ambassadors from Earth : pioneering explorations with unmanned spacecraft

Jay Gallentine | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2009

Aboard the Glacier -- Problem child -- The convict -- Light fuse, get away -- New moon -- Let's make a deal -- The creators and the makers -- Storming the Sea of Dreams -- Moving at the speed of design -- Job number MA-11 -- The science and the [...]

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Radioisotope power systems : an imperative for maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration

Radioisotope Power Systems Committee, Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council. | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2009

The problem -- Background -- Plutonium-238 supply -- RPS research and development.

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Robotic exploration of the solar system : part 2: Hiatus and renewal 1983-1996

Paolo Ulivi ; David M. Harland | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2009

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Robotic exploration of the solar system : part 1: The golden age 1957-1982

Paolo Ulivi ; David M. Harland | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007

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Space invaders : how robotic spacecraft explore the solar system

Michel Van Pelt | New York, NY : Springer | 2006

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Deep space : the NASA mission reports

Robert Godwin, Editor ; Steve Whitfield, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | Apogee Books space series | 2005

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Deep-space probes : to the outer solar system and beyond /

Gregory L. Matloff, Author | Berlin : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2005

The Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how [...]

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Echo of the Big Bang

Michael D. Lemonick | [S.l.] : Princeton University Press | 2003

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Pioneer Venus : case study in spacecraft design

Hughes Aircraft Company ; Space and communications group ; Hughes Aircraft Company. ; Space and Communications Group. | [S.l.] : Hughes Aircraft Company | AIAA Professional series | 1979

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