Author: Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319527002
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This book explores the once popular idea of 'Flexible Path' in terms of Mars, a strategy that would focus on a manned orbital mission to Mars's moons rather than the more risky, expensive and time-consuming trip to land humans on the Martian surface. While currently still not the most popular idea, this mission would take advantage of the operational, scientific and engineering lessons to be learned from going to Mars's moons first. Unlike a trip to the planet's surface, an orbital mission avoids the dangers of the deep gravity well of Mars and a very long stay on the surface. This is analogous to Apollo 8 and 10, which preceded the landing on the Moon of Apollo 11. Furthermore, a Mars orbital mission could be achieved at least five years, possibly 10 before a landing mission. Nor would an orbital mission require all of the extra vehicles, equipment and supplies needed for a landing and a stay on the planet for over a year. The cost difference between the two types of missions is in the order of tens of billions of dollars. An orbital mission to Deimos and Phobos would provide an early opportunity to acquire scientific knowledge of the moons and Mars as well, since some of the regolith is presumed to be soil ejected from Mars. It may also offer the opportunity to deploy scientific instruments on the moons which would aid subsequent missions. It would provide early operational experience in the Mars environment without the risk of a landing. The author convincingly argues this experience would enhance the probability of a safe and successful Mars landing by NASA at a later date, and lays out the best way to approach an orbital mission in great detail. Combining path-breaking science with achievable goals on a fast timetable, this approach is the best of both worlds--and our best path to reaching Mars safely in the future.
Exploring the Martian Moons
Author: Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319527002
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This book explores the once popular idea of 'Flexible Path' in terms of Mars, a strategy that would focus on a manned orbital mission to Mars's moons rather than the more risky, expensive and time-consuming trip to land humans on the Martian surface. While currently still not the most popular idea, this mission would take advantage of the operational, scientific and engineering lessons to be learned from going to Mars's moons first. Unlike a trip to the planet's surface, an orbital mission avoids the dangers of the deep gravity well of Mars and a very long stay on the surface. This is analogous to Apollo 8 and 10, which preceded the landing on the Moon of Apollo 11. Furthermore, a Mars orbital mission could be achieved at least five years, possibly 10 before a landing mission. Nor would an orbital mission require all of the extra vehicles, equipment and supplies needed for a landing and a stay on the planet for over a year. The cost difference between the two types of missions is in the order of tens of billions of dollars. An orbital mission to Deimos and Phobos would provide an early opportunity to acquire scientific knowledge of the moons and Mars as well, since some of the regolith is presumed to be soil ejected from Mars. It may also offer the opportunity to deploy scientific instruments on the moons which would aid subsequent missions. It would provide early operational experience in the Mars environment without the risk of a landing. The author convincingly argues this experience would enhance the probability of a safe and successful Mars landing by NASA at a later date, and lays out the best way to approach an orbital mission in great detail. Combining path-breaking science with achievable goals on a fast timetable, this approach is the best of both worlds--and our best path to reaching Mars safely in the future.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319527002
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This book explores the once popular idea of 'Flexible Path' in terms of Mars, a strategy that would focus on a manned orbital mission to Mars's moons rather than the more risky, expensive and time-consuming trip to land humans on the Martian surface. While currently still not the most popular idea, this mission would take advantage of the operational, scientific and engineering lessons to be learned from going to Mars's moons first. Unlike a trip to the planet's surface, an orbital mission avoids the dangers of the deep gravity well of Mars and a very long stay on the surface. This is analogous to Apollo 8 and 10, which preceded the landing on the Moon of Apollo 11. Furthermore, a Mars orbital mission could be achieved at least five years, possibly 10 before a landing mission. Nor would an orbital mission require all of the extra vehicles, equipment and supplies needed for a landing and a stay on the planet for over a year. The cost difference between the two types of missions is in the order of tens of billions of dollars. An orbital mission to Deimos and Phobos would provide an early opportunity to acquire scientific knowledge of the moons and Mars as well, since some of the regolith is presumed to be soil ejected from Mars. It may also offer the opportunity to deploy scientific instruments on the moons which would aid subsequent missions. It would provide early operational experience in the Mars environment without the risk of a landing. The author convincingly argues this experience would enhance the probability of a safe and successful Mars landing by NASA at a later date, and lays out the best way to approach an orbital mission in great detail. Combining path-breaking science with achievable goals on a fast timetable, this approach is the best of both worlds--and our best path to reaching Mars safely in the future.
Good Night Phobos, Good Night Deimos
Author: Tim Baird
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087948935
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
A playful & slightly futuristic homage to a classic bedtime story, Good Night Phobos, Good Night Deimos follows the nightly bedtime routine of a young man living and working on a Mars colony. Take a peek around his room and enjoy the wonders of living and working on Mars, a possible scenario which the reader may find him or herself living in a just a few years. Your child will enjoy the wistful décor of the bedroom and marvel at the prospect of someday journeying to another planet to colonize, live, and create their own future. A comical assortment of accessories and a surprise neighbor make their appearance throughout the story to entertain your little one as he or she drifts off to sleep, dreaming of a world beyond our own...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087948935
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
A playful & slightly futuristic homage to a classic bedtime story, Good Night Phobos, Good Night Deimos follows the nightly bedtime routine of a young man living and working on a Mars colony. Take a peek around his room and enjoy the wonders of living and working on Mars, a possible scenario which the reader may find him or herself living in a just a few years. Your child will enjoy the wistful décor of the bedroom and marvel at the prospect of someday journeying to another planet to colonize, live, and create their own future. A comical assortment of accessories and a surprise neighbor make their appearance throughout the story to entertain your little one as he or she drifts off to sleep, dreaming of a world beyond our own...
The New Mars
Author: William K. Hartmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Astronomical, Magnetic and Meteorological Observations Made at the United States Naval Observatory
Author: United States Naval Observatory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Phobos and Deimos
Author: Timothy Patrick Kirby
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781453793459
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Two elderly sisters who like to sit around their kitchen table and wait for their friend from town to call on them... An afternoon swim turns into two children's worst nightmare... Chester used to be fat and unpopular and everybody made fun of him when he was in high school. But not anymore. He plans on attending his 20th reunion, with a vengeance...Jackie has won a trip to Seagull Island, smack dab in the middle of Lake Michigan, but what is going on with all of the strange people who live there?...Gayle keeps her pets in the woodshed behind their house, but something else lurks there, in the darkness of the night...Mr. Pingleton has a popular pumpkin patch. And come October, everyone in Pine Harbor used to get their Halloween jack-o-lanterns from his farm. But not anymore...From the vast and murky mind of Timothy Patrick Kirby, here are six brand new tales of terror. Just in time for Halloween!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781453793459
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Two elderly sisters who like to sit around their kitchen table and wait for their friend from town to call on them... An afternoon swim turns into two children's worst nightmare... Chester used to be fat and unpopular and everybody made fun of him when he was in high school. But not anymore. He plans on attending his 20th reunion, with a vengeance...Jackie has won a trip to Seagull Island, smack dab in the middle of Lake Michigan, but what is going on with all of the strange people who live there?...Gayle keeps her pets in the woodshed behind their house, but something else lurks there, in the darkness of the night...Mr. Pingleton has a popular pumpkin patch. And come October, everyone in Pine Harbor used to get their Halloween jack-o-lanterns from his farm. But not anymore...From the vast and murky mind of Timothy Patrick Kirby, here are six brand new tales of terror. Just in time for Halloween!
Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System
Author: John S. Lewis
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780124467422
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
This book is aimed at several distinct audiences: first, the upper division science major who wants an up-to-date appreciation of the present state of the planetary sciences for 'cultural' purposes; second, the first-year graduate student from any of several undergraduate disciplines who intends to take graduate courses in specialized areas of planetary sciences; and third, the practicing Ph. D. scientist with training in physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, meteorology, biology, etc., who has a highly specialized knowledge of some portion of this material, but has not had the opportunity to study the broad context within which that specialty might be applied to current problems in this field.
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780124467422
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
This book is aimed at several distinct audiences: first, the upper division science major who wants an up-to-date appreciation of the present state of the planetary sciences for 'cultural' purposes; second, the first-year graduate student from any of several undergraduate disciplines who intends to take graduate courses in specialized areas of planetary sciences; and third, the practicing Ph. D. scientist with training in physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, meteorology, biology, etc., who has a highly specialized knowledge of some portion of this material, but has not had the opportunity to study the broad context within which that specialty might be applied to current problems in this field.
Phobos and Deimos
Author: Percival Lowell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mars (Planet)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mars (Planet)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Guide to The Planets
Author: Richard Pearson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244132208
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244132208
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Planetary Systems
Author: Ludwik Marian Celnikier
Publisher: Atlantica Séguier Frontières
ISBN: 9782863322376
Category : Planetary science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher: Atlantica Séguier Frontières
ISBN: 9782863322376
Category : Planetary science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
In Quest of the Universe
Author: Theo Koupelis
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 0763768588
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Designed for the nonscience major, In Quest of the Universe, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive, student-friendly introduction to astronomy. This accessible text guides readers through the development of historical and current astronomical theories to provide a clear account of how science works. Koupelis' distinct explanations acquaint students with their own solar system before moving on to the stars and distant galaxies. This flexible approach allows instructors to arrange the modules to fit their own course needs. With numerous interactive learning tools, the Starry Night planetary software package, and stunning visuals and up-to-date content, In Quest with the Universe, Sixth Edition is an exciting overview of this ever-changing discipline.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 0763768588
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Designed for the nonscience major, In Quest of the Universe, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive, student-friendly introduction to astronomy. This accessible text guides readers through the development of historical and current astronomical theories to provide a clear account of how science works. Koupelis' distinct explanations acquaint students with their own solar system before moving on to the stars and distant galaxies. This flexible approach allows instructors to arrange the modules to fit their own course needs. With numerous interactive learning tools, the Starry Night planetary software package, and stunning visuals and up-to-date content, In Quest with the Universe, Sixth Edition is an exciting overview of this ever-changing discipline.