Deep Space Probes: To the Outer Solar System and Beyond

Автор: Gregory L. Matloff
Издательство: Springer, Praxis Publishing
Год: 2005
Страниц: 280
Размер: 3,83 МБ

The Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how we can build highly sophisticated robot spacecraft to make the journey. Many technical problems remain to be solved, among them propulsion systems to permit far higher velocities, and technologies to build vehicles a fraction of the size of today's spacecraft.