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Soviet Robots in the Solar System - Mission Technologies and Discoveries (Paperback, Edition.)
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Soviet Robots in the Solar System - Mission Technologies and Discoveries (Paperback, Edition.)
Series: Space Exploration
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"Soviet Robots in the Solar System"provides a history of the Soviet
robotic lunar and planetary exploration program from its inception,
with the attempted launch of a lunar impactor on September 23,
1958, to the last launch in the Russian national scientific space
program in the 20th Century, Mars 96, on November 16, 1996. This
title makes a unique contribution to understanding the scientific
and engineering accomplishments of the Soviet Union s robotic space
exploration enterprise from its infancy to its demise with the
collapse of the Soviet Union. Theauthors provide a comprehensive
account of Soviet robotic exploration of the Solar System for both
popular space enthusiasts and professionals in the field. Technical
details and science results are provided and put into an historical
and political perspective in a single volume for the first time.
The book is divided into two parts. Part I describes the key
players and the key institutions that build and operate the
hardware, the rockets that provide access to space, and the
spacecraft that carry out the enterprise. Part II is about putting
these pieces together to enable space flight and mission campaigns.
Part II is written in chronological order beginning with the first
launches to the Moon. Each chapter covers a particular period when
specific mission campaigns were undertaken during
celestially-determined launch windows. Each chapter begins with a
short overview of the flight missions that occurred during the time
period and the political and historical context for the flight
mission campaigns, including what the Americans were doing at the
time. The bulk of each chapter is devoted to the scientific and
engineering details of that flight campaign. The spacecraft and
payloads are examined with as much technical detail as is available
today, the progress is described, and a synopsis of the scientific
result is given.
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