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13%OFFMichel Van Pelt - Space Invaders - 9781489990129 - V9781489990129
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Space Invaders

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Description for Space Invaders Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 From the Ground Up 3 Rockets and Satellites 4 To the Moon 15 Humans versus Robots 18 CHAPTER 2: A SPACE ROBOT IS BORN 23 Scientific Conception 25 Proving Technology 33 The Political Push 36 Paper Spacecraft 38 It'sJust a Phase I'm Going Through 48 CHAPTER 3: ANATOMY OF A SPACE PROBE 53 Bits and Pieces 55 Power 57 Vll Contents Communication 65 Structures 70 Thermal Control 73 Attitude Control 77 Propulsion 86 Data Handling 89 Mechanisms 93 The Kidnap ofLuna 1 95 CHAPTER 4: BUILDING AND TESTING 97 The Spacecraft Garage 97 Keep it Clean ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781489990129
SKU
V9781489990129
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From the reviews: "Michel van Pelt in his book … provides a practical look at these amazing machines that travel ever further from our home base on Earth. … the reader can well appreciate the effort that goes into ensuring that robots can acquire the most useful information. van Pelt enhances this distillation by using ... Read more

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