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OverviewDeep Space Craft opens the door to interplanetary flight. It looks at this world from the vantage point of real operations on a specific mission, and follows a natural trail from the day-to-day working of this particular spacecraft, through the functioning of all spacecraft to the collaboration of the various disciplines to produce the results for which a spacecraft is designed. These results are of course mostly of a scientific nature, although a small number of interplanetary missions are also flown primarily to test and prove new engineering techniques. The author shows how, in order to make sense of all the scientific data coming back to Earth, the need for experiments and instrumentation arises, and follows the design and construction of the instruments through to their placement and testing on a spacecraft prior to launch. Examples are given of the interaction between an instrument’s science team and the mission’s flight team to plan and specify observations, gather and analyze data in flight, and finally present the results and discoveries to the scientific community. This highly focused, insider’s guide to interplanetary space exploration uses many examples of previous and current endeavors. It will enable the reader to research almost any topic related to spacecraft and to seek the latest scientific findings, the newest emerging technologies, or the current status of a favorite flight. In order to provide easy paths from the general to the specific, the text constantly refers to the Appendices. Within the main text, the intent is general familiarization and categorization of spacecraft and instruments at a high level, to provide a mental framework to place in context and understand any spacecraft and any instrument encountered in the reader’s experience. Appendix A gives illustrated descriptions of many interplanetary spacecraft, some earth-orbiters and ground facilities to reinforce the classification framework. Appendix B containsillustrated detailed descriptions of a dozen scientific instruments, including some ground-breaking engineering appliances that have either already been in operation or are poised for flight. Each instrument’s range of sensitivity in wavelengths of light, etc, and its physical principle(s) of operation is described. Appendix C has a few annotated illustrations to clarify the nomenclature of regions and structures in the solar system and the planets’ ring systems, and places the solar system in context with the local interstellar environment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dave DoodyPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009 Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.795kg ISBN: 9783642100468ISBN 10: 3642100465 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 10 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAus den Rezensionen: ... eine umfassende Einfuhrung ... Behandelt werden ... das Mikrowellenspektrum, die verschiedenen Effekte, die zur Signaldampfung beitragen, die Berechnung des Rauschabstands, die Technik der Verstarker ... an Bord und in der Bodenstation, Modulationsverfahren, Fehlerkorrektur, Datenkompression und Datenstruktur -- was deutlich uber einen groben Auberblick hinausgeht. Naturlich kann man nicht erwarten, dass ein Buch einen vollstandigen Auberblick uber ein so weites Feld wie das der interplanetaren Raumsonden gibt. ... Der Stil ist verstandlich und flussig, und die zahlreichen Geschichten aus dem wirklichen Raumfahrtbetrieb sind interessant und ... packend ... (MICHAEL KHAN, in: Sterne und Welttraum, May/2010, S. 108 f.) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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