Jupiter Odyssey

The Story of NASA's Galileo Mission

David M. Harland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

447 Seiten

2000 | 2000 ed.
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85233-301-0 (ISBN)

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Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full quarter of a century, drawing on the press conferences, technical papers and essays of engineers and scientists involved in the mission which provide a real sense of participation as the discoveries poured in - it will bring the mission of the Galileo spacecraft to life and provide a more engaging account than would simply be achieved by recounting scientific results. The book will conclude with a snapshot "look ahead" into the Cassini flyby of Jupiter in December 2000 shortly after publication - the book released to coincide with this media event.

Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Author's Preface.- Early Days.- Reconnaissance.- Galileo's Ordeal.- An Exploring Machine.- The Long Haul.- Target in Sight.- Atmospheric Probe.- The Capture Orbit.- Tectonic Ganymede.- Battered Callisto.- European Enigma.- Jupiter from Orbit.- Moonlets and Rings.- Fiery Io.- Passing the Torch.- Tables.- IAU Nomenclature.- Glossary Chapter Notes.- Further Reading.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2000
Reihe/Serie	Space Exploration
Reihe/Serie	Springer Praxis Books
Zusatzinfo	XXVII, 447 p.
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
Schlagworte	Jupiter • Nasa • Space Science • Space Technology
ISBN-10	1-85233-301-4 / 1852333014
ISBN-13	978-1-85233-301-0 / 9781852333010
Zustand	Neuware