Human Missions to Mars

Enabling Technologies for Exploring the Red Planet

Donald Rapp (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXXIV, 520 Seiten

2007 | 2008
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-72938-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book presents a highly readable yet realistic view of the possibilities for human missions to Mars. It provides for the first time a ‘level-headed’ assessment of plans for human exploration of Mars to counteract the tendency of space agencies to take an over-optimistic approach to such interplanetary missions. The author presents a detailed analysis of why, in his opinion, the current NASA approach will fail to send humans to Mars before 2080.

Inhalt

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.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Springer Praxis Books in Astronautical Engineering
• Zusatzinfo: XXXIV, 520 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 1151 g
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• Schlagworte: Moon • Propulsion • robot • Safety • space
• ISBN-10: 3-540-72938-0 / 3540729380
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-72938-9 / 9783540729389
• Zustand: Neuware