Payload and Mission Definition in Space Sciences
- Editors:
- V. Mártínez Pillet, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
- A. Aparicio, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
- F. Sánchez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
- Date Published: February 2011
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- isbn: 9780511837616
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This book is for scientists and engineers involved in the definition and development of space science missions. The processes that such missions follow, from the proposal to a space agency, to a successful mission completion, are numerous. The rationale behind approval of a mission, its definition and the payload that it will include are topics that cannot be presented in undergraduate courses. This book contains contributions from experts who are involved in today's space missions at various levels. Chapters cover mission phases and implementation, launchers and cruise strategies, including gravity assist maneuvers and different thrust scenarios. The payload needed for remote sensing of the Universe at various wavelengths and for in-situ measurements is described in detail, and particular attention is paid to the most recent planetary landers. Whilst the book concentrates on the ESA program Cosmic Visions, its content is relevant to space science missions at all space agencies.
Read more- Authoritative accounts from expert contributors combining many years' experience in this field
- Provides a general background to all space science missions for all programs under development
- Pays specific attention to missions that are flying in the first decade of the twenty-first century
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Review of the hardback: ' … the authors represent an experienced and eminent bunch of space scientists … impressed by the comprehensive cover of this collection of articles … the mission aspects and developmental issues are well covered.' The Observatory Tim Stevenson
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- Date Published: February 2011
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511837616
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. The life cycle of an ESA mission and how to get involved Alvaro Gimenez
2. Design issues for space science missions Yves Langevin
3. Instrumentation in space X-ray astronomy X. Barcons
4. EUV and UV imaging and spectroscopy from space Richard Harrison
5. The luminosity oscillations imager, a space instrument: from design to science Thierry Appourchaux
6. Hipparcos and Gaia: the development of space astrometry in Europe M. Perryman
7. Space physics and the space environment A. Balogh
8. Planetary observations and landers A. Coradini.
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