Paolo Ulivi,David M. Harland
In ,Robotic Exploration of the Solar System,, 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.,This fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present day and features:,coverage of the ,Rosetta, and ,Curiosity, missions up to the end of 2013,coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the ,Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix, and ,Fobos-Grunt,, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet,coverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including the ,Deep Impact, cometary mission, the ,MESSENGER, Mercury orbiter, the ,New Horizons, Pluto flyby and the ,Juno, Jupiter orbiter,the first complete description of the Chinese ,Chang'e, 2 asteroid flyby mission ever published,extensive coverage of future missions, including the European ,BepiColombo, Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part 4: The Modern Era 2004 -2013