An edition of Next stop Mars
(2017)
Next stop Mars
the why, how, and when of human missions
by G. Genta
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"Since the 19th century, a possible human mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, engineering and scientific study and, since the 1950s, a goal of national space programs. [This book] looks at the why, how, and when such a ission could be achieved."--Back cover.
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Subjects
Exploration, Space flight to Mars, Missions, Mars (planet)Places
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Next stop Mars: the why, how, and when of human missions
2017, Springer International Publishing AG, Praxis Publishing
in English
3319443100 9783319443102
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Foreword / Giovanni Bignami
Author's preface
1. Half a century of projects
2. Reasons for human Mars exploration
3. Mars and its satellites
4. Space environment and radiations
5. Human aspects
6. Interplanetary journey to Mars
7. Mission design
8. The outpost on Mars
9. Mobility on Mars
10. The ground segment
11. Timeframe and roadmap
12. A look to a more distant future
13. Example missions
14. Conclusions.
A: Positions of the planets
B: Impulse trajectories
C: Low thrust trajectories
D: Locomotion on Mars.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-406) and index.
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