Planetary Landers and Entry Probes

Planetary Landers and Entry Probes
by Andrew Ball (Author) › Visit Amazon’s Andrew Ball Page See search results for this author Andrew Ball (Author), James Garry (Author), Ralph Lorenz (Author) › Visit Amazon’s Ralph Lorenz Page See search results for this author Ralph Lorenz (Author), Viktor Kerzhanovich (Author) & 1 more
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Illustrated edition (10 May 2007)
Language: English
Hardcover: 364 pages
ISBN-10: 0521820022
ISBN-13: 9780521820028
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Book Description
This book provides a concise but broad overview of the engineering, science and flight history of planetary landers and atmospheric entry probes designed to explore the atmospheres and surfaces of other planets. It covers engineering aspects specific to such vehicles which are not usually treated in traditional spacecraft engineering texts. Examples are drawn from over thirty different lander and entry probe designs that have been used for lunar and planetary missions since the early 1960s. The authors provide detailed illustrations of many vehicle designs from different international space programs, and give basic information on their missions and payloads, irrespective of the mission’s success or failure. Several missions are discussed in more detail to demonstrate the broad range of the challenges involved and the solutions implemented. This will form an important reference for professionals, academic researchers and graduate students involved in planetary science, aerospace engineering and space mission development.