| Title: | Human missions to Mars : enabling technologies for exploring the red planet / |
| Authors: | Donald Rapp, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | New York, NY : Springer, 2007 |
| Series: | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-3-540-72938-9 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 520 p.) / ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TL799.M3 |
| Subjects: | Exploration of outer space ; Mars (Planet)--Exploration ; Outer space--Exploration |
| Description: | In "Human Missions to Mars" Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from an engineering perspective. He begins by describing the pros and cons of robotic exploration versus human exploration and then examines the ideas for sending humans to Mars from the point of view of both the enthusiast and the skeptic |
| Contents note: | Front Matter; Why explore Mars?; Planning space campaigns and missions; Getting there and back; Critical Mars mission elements; In situ utilization of indigenous resources; Mars mission analysis; How NASA is dealing with return to the Moon; Why the NASA approach will likely fail to send humans to Mars prior to c. 2080; Back Matter |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9045 |
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