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Title:
Next stop Mars : the why, how, and when of human missions / Giancarlo Genta.
Author:
Genta, G. (Giancarlo), author.
Publication Information:
Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing AG ; Chichester, UK : Praxis Publishing, [2017]

©2017
Call Number:
QB641 .G468 2017
Abstract:
"Since the 19th century, a possible human mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, engineering and scientific study and, since the 1950s, a goal of national space programs. [This book] looks at the why, how, and when such a ission could be achieved."--Back cover.
ISBN:
9783319443102
Series:
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Physical Description:
xx, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Half a century of projects -- Reasons for human Mars exploration -- Mars and its satellites -- Space environment and radiations -- Human aspects -- Interplanetary journey to Mars -- Mission design -- The outpost on Mars -- Mobility on Mars -- The ground segment -- Timeframe and roadmap -- A look to a more distant future -- Example missions --

A: Positions of the planets -- B: Impulse trajectories -- C: Low thrust trajectories -- D: Locomotion on Mars.
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