{"product_id":"9781461448112","title":"Springer Praxis Books: Part 4: The Modern Era 2004 –2013","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Praxis Books: Part 4: The Modern Era 2004 –2013\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eUlivi, Paolo; Harland, David M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRobotic Exploration of the Solar System\u003c\/i\u003e, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved – some flown, others not – their instruments, and their scientific results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present day and features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoverage of the \u003ci\u003eRosetta\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCuriosity\u003c\/i\u003e missions up to the end of 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the \u003ci\u003eMars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFobos-Grunt\u003c\/i\u003e, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including the \u003ci\u003eDeep Impact\u003c\/i\u003e cometary mission, the \u003ci\u003eMESSENGER\u003c\/i\u003e Mercury orbiter, the \u003ci\u003eNew Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e Pluto flyby and the \u003ci\u003eJuno\u003c\/i\u003e Jupiter orbiter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe first complete description of the Chinese \u003ci\u003eChang’e\u003c\/i\u003e 2 asteroid flyby mission ever published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eextensive coverage of future missions, including the European \u003ci\u003eBepiColombo\u003c\/i\u003e Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-09-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461448112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-4812-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x168cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 567\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915352789132,"sku":"9781461448112","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461448112.jpg?v=1774493207","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461448112","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}