Human missions to Mars : enabling technologies for exploring the red planet /: enabling technologies for exploring the red planet. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Donald Rapp.
• Authors: Rapp, Donald, 1934-
• Contents: Why Explore Mars? -- Planning Space Campaigns and Missions -- 60+ Years of Humans to Mars Mission Planning -- Getting There and Back -- Critical Mars Mission Elements -- In Situ Utilization of Indigenous Resources -- Why the NASA approach will likely fail to send humans to Mars for many decades to come.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.45/53; Engineering; Astronautics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Astronautics; Exploration of Mars (Planet); Exploration of outer space; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Technology & Engineering -- Automation; Astronautics; Automatic control engineering; Astrophysics; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Mars (Planet) -- Exploration; Outer space -- Exploration; Mars (Planet); Outer space; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319222493
• Related ISBNs: 331922249X; 9783319222486; 3319222481; 9783319222486
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 5, 2015).
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