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. Ed(S): Escoubet, C. P.; Schmidt, R. (Esa/Estec, Noordwijk, The Netherlands); Russell, Christopher T. - The Cluster And Phoenix Missions - 9780792344117 - V9780792344117
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The Cluster And Phoenix Missions

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Description for The Cluster And Phoenix Missions Hardback. After the catastrophic Ariane-5 accident which destroyed four Cluster spacecraft, European Space Agency Science Programme Committee gave approval to refurbish spare Cluster spacecraft and make it ready for flight. This title covers the objectives of the recovery mission, ground systems, ground observation program, and theory and modelling efforts. Editor(s): Escoubet, C. P.; Schmidt, R. (ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands); Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 658 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Cluster was one of the two missions - the other being the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) - constituting the Solar Terrestrial Science Programme (STSP), the first `cornerstone' of ESA's Horizon 2000 Programme. After the catastrophic Ariane-5 accident on 4 June 1996 which destroyed the four Cluster spacecraft, the European Space Agency Science Programme Committee gave approval to refurbish the spare Cluster spacecraft and make it ready for flight. This new spacecraft, considered to be the first of a new fleet, is called Phoenix. In the meantime various options to repeat ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
Number of Pages
658
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792344117
SKU
V9780792344117
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