Robots in space : the secret lives of our planetary explorers Ezzy Pearson

By:

Pearson, Ezzy [Author (Astrophysicist)]

Material type: Text

TextCheltenham : The History Press, 2020Description: 288 pagesContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780750990899

Subject(s):

Space robotics

LOC classification:

TL1097 PEA

Contents:

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Moon -- 1 Dawn of the Space Race -- 2 Ranger Danger -- 3 The Soviets Return to the Moon -- 4 Scratching at the Surface -- 5 To the Moon and Back -- 6 Moon Rovers -- Part 2: Venus -- 7 The Journey to Venus -- 8 On the Surface of Venus -- 9 The United States at Venus -- 10 Together at Venus -- Part 3: Mars -- 11 The Curse of Mars -- 12 The Rocky Road to Viking -- 13 The View from Mars -- 14 The Russians Return -- 15 The Path to Pathfinder -- 16 Mars in a Box -- 17 Red Rovers -- 18 Spirit and Opportunity 19 The Phoenix Rises -- 20 A Curious Rover -- 21 An InSight Inside of Mars -- 22 The Future of Mars -- Part 4: The Solar System's Other Siblings -- 23 To Visit a Comet -- 24 Chasing a Comet's Tail -- 25 Deep Impact -- 26 Rosetta -- 27 Asteroids -- 28 Icy Moons -- Part 5: Forward to the Future -- 29 Back to the Moon -- 30 So What Happens Next? -- Acknowledgements -- Select Bibliography and Sources -- Picture Section

Summary: ONE SMALL STEP FOR A ROBOT, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND . FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, IT'S NOT HUMANS WHO ARE LEADING THE WAY TO THE UNKNOWN BUT OUR MECHANICAL ENVOYS - ROBOTS . SPACE SPARKS THE IMAGINATION in fantastic ways, but nothing quite captures people's attention more than when we actually reach out and touch another world. Whether it's sending missions to the Moon, transporting rovers to trundle around Mars or landing Philae on a comet, the idea that we can not only picture these worlds from afar, but to touch them is wonderfully inspiring, and it is through cutting-edge robotic technology that it is made possible. Robots have travelled throughout our solar system. They've landed on Venus, dived into the atmosphere of Jupiter and driven through the tail of a comet. In Robots in Space expert space journalist Dr Ezzy Pearson delves into the fascinating robotic history of space exploration, from distant times when stars were an unreachable godly mystery, through the intense Space Race following the Second World War to the Mars missions of the twenty-first century. As we find ourselves on the cusp of a new and exciting space age, Pearson explores how and why humanity turns its best minds to travelling to the stars, and exactly how far we could go.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	General Collection	TL1097 PEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		BK002208

Includes index

Includes bibliography

Cover --
Title --
Copyright --
Contents --
Introduction --
Part 1: The Moon --
1 Dawn of the Space Race --
2 Ranger Danger --
3 The Soviets Return to the Moon --
4 Scratching at the Surface --
5 To the Moon and Back --
6 Moon Rovers --
Part 2: Venus --
7 The Journey to Venus --
8 On the Surface of Venus --
9 The United States at Venus --
10 Together at Venus --
Part 3: Mars --
11 The Curse of Mars --
12 The Rocky Road to Viking --
13 The View from Mars --
14 The Russians Return --
15 The Path to Pathfinder --
16 Mars in a Box --
17 Red Rovers --
18 Spirit and Opportunity 19 The Phoenix Rises --
20 A Curious Rover --
21 An InSight Inside of Mars --
22 The Future of Mars --
Part 4: The Solar System's Other Siblings --
23 To Visit a Comet --
24 Chasing a Comet's Tail --
25 Deep Impact --
26 Rosetta --
27 Asteroids --
28 Icy Moons --
Part 5: Forward to the Future --
29 Back to the Moon --
30 So What Happens Next? --
Acknowledgements --
Select Bibliography and Sources --
Picture Section

ONE SMALL STEP FOR A ROBOT, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND . FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, IT'S NOT HUMANS WHO ARE LEADING THE WAY TO THE UNKNOWN BUT OUR MECHANICAL ENVOYS - ROBOTS . SPACE SPARKS THE IMAGINATION in fantastic ways, but nothing quite captures people's attention more than when we actually reach out and touch another world. Whether it's sending missions to the Moon, transporting rovers to trundle around Mars or landing Philae on a comet, the idea that we can not only picture these worlds from afar, but to touch them is wonderfully inspiring, and it is through cutting-edge robotic technology that it is made possible. Robots have travelled throughout our solar system. They've landed on Venus, dived into the atmosphere of Jupiter and driven through the tail of a comet. In Robots in Space expert space journalist Dr Ezzy Pearson delves into the fascinating robotic history of space exploration, from distant times when stars were an unreachable godly mystery, through the intense Space Race following the Second World War to the Mars missions of the twenty-first century. As we find ourselves on the cusp of a new and exciting space age, Pearson explores how and why humanity turns its best minds to travelling to the stars, and exactly how far we could go.

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