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Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In this book, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. NASA cast the rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, as "robotic geologists," and ascribed machine initiative ("Spirit collected additional imagery...") to remotely controlled actions. Clancey argues that the actual explorers were not the rovers but the scientists, who imaginatively projected themselves into the body of the machine to conduct the first overland expedition of another planet. The scientists have since left the darkened room and work from different home bases, but the rover-enabled exploration of Mars continues. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZQSWSZnTYs&feature=youtube_gdata.

Roving vehicles (Astronautics) --- Space probes. --- Mars Exploration Rover Mission (U.S.) --- Mars (Planet) --- Exploration. --- Geology. --- Deep space probes --- Probes, Space --- Exploration vehicles, Planetary --- Extraterrestrial roving vehicles --- Planetary exploration vehicles --- Rovers (Astronautics) --- Vehicles, Roving (Astronautics) --- United States. --- Space vehicles --- Motor vehicles

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Outer space --- Exploration --- United States --- History --- Soviet Union --- Astronautics and state --- Outer space - Exploration - United States - History. --- Outer space - Exploration - Soviet Union - History. --- Space probes --- Space race --- #SBIB:327.5H22 --- 355.014 --- 355.014 Bewapening --- Bewapening --- Astronautics --- Deep space probes --- Probes, Space --- Space vehicles --- Ontwapeningsproblemen - bewapening --- History.

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Manned space programs attract the most media attention, and it is not hard to understand why-the danger, the heroism, the sheer adventure we as earthbound observers can imagine when humans are involved. But robotic missions deserve a respectful and detailed history and analysis of their own, and this book provides it. Focusing on future modern spacecraft, Michel van Pelt explains the exciting life of unmanned space explorers, making the technology, design, development, operation and results of modern space probe missions understandable by lay readers. Instead of describing one specific spacecraft or mission, Michel van Pelt offers a "behind the scenes" look at the life of a space probe: from its first conceptual design to the analysis of the scientific data returned by the spacecraft. While most popular books on space concentrate on manned spaceflight, this book shows that unmanned space exploration is just as exciting. It demonstrates to the reader just what it takes to send a robotic spacecraft to another planet and what fascinating insight and knowledge we have gained from these probes. **Offers an insight into the life of a space probe from concept through design to return and analysis of scientific data. **Explains what it takes to send a robotic space probe to another planet. **Demonstrates that unmanned space exploration can be as exciting as manned exploration. **Provides the reader with a view of how the fascinating images and knowledge are obtained from these probes. **Focuses on modern spacecraft and the future, rather than the history of past projects.

Space robotics. --- Space probes. --- Outer space --- Exploration --- History. --- Deep space probes --- Probes, Space --- Astronautics --- Robot applications --- Popular Science. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Science (General). --- Outer space -- Exploration -- History. --- Space robotics --- Popular works. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Space sciences. --- Astronomy. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Observations. --- Space vehicles --- Robotics --- Astrophysics. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science

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The Soviet Union began the exploration of space with the launch of Sputnik in 1957, well over 50 years ago, and sent the first probes to the Moon, Mars, and Venus. Less well known is what these probes actually found out. What were the discoveries of Russian space science? What new discoveries may we expect in the future? Who were Russia's most important scientists? Russian Space Probes gives for the first time the definitive history of Soviet-Russian space science, and is the first book to assess the actual achievements of the Russian space program in furthering our knowledge of the Solar System. Among other projects covered are missions such as Elektron, which mapped the Earth's radiation belts; the astrophysical observatories Astron, Kvant, Gamma, and Granat; Proton, which trapped cosmic rays; Prognoz, which measured solar radiation; and the Interball, Aktivny, APEX, and Magion mission in which satellites chased each other in the Earth's magnetic tail. The final part of the book examines the future of Russian space science and looks at planned new missions, such as the Spektr series of space observatories, and return flights to the Moon and Mars, including a sample of Phobos.

Space probes -- Russia (Federation) -- History. --- Space probes -- Soviet Union -- History. --- Space probes --- Astronautics --- Mechanical Engineering --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astronomy - General --- Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics --- History --- History. --- Deep space probes --- Probes, Space --- Popular works. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Space sciences. --- Astronomy. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Popular Science. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Observations. --- Space vehicles --- Astrophysics. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Aeronautical engineering --- Engineering --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical

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The New Horizons mission provides the first in situ reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper belt, arguably the last frontier of solar system exploration. This book describes the mission, its objectives, expected results, and instruments in articles written by the scientists and engineers most closely involved. The New Horizons mission is expected to return unique observations and discoveries, which will revolutionize our understanding of the formation of the solar system. This volume is aimed at researchers and graduate students active in planetary science and space exploration, and all other potential users of data obtained by the instruments on board the New Horizons mission.

Charon (Satellite). --- Kuiper Belt. --- Planets --Exploration. --- Pluto (Dwarf planet). --- Planets --- Astronomy - General --- Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics --- Astrophysics --- Mechanical Engineering --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Exploration --- Space probes. --- Trans-Neptunian objects. --- New Horizons (Spacecraft) --- TNOs (Trans-Neptunian objects) --- Transneptunian objects --- Deep space probes --- Probes, Space --- Physics. --- Planetology. --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Cosmology. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Space sciences. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Observations. --- Space vehicles --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Pluto (Dwarf planet) --- Charon (Satellite) --- Belt, Kuiper --- Edgeworth Belt --- Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt --- Trans-Neptunian Belt --- Pluto (Planet) --- Satellites