The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes with a description of the new designs of rovers planned for The New Vision for Exploration now underway at NASA. The book provides extensive quotes from the astronauts who drove the LRV on the Moon from interviews conducted especially for the book. It also details new material from interviews of engineers and managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory covering the robotic rovers, Sojourner, Sprit and Opportunity. The Foreword is written by David R. Scott, Commander of Apollo 15. Chapter 1: From Concept to Reality; Chapter 2: Lunar Roving Vehicle Subsystems; Chapter 3: Training for the Moon; Chapter 4: To the Hadley Plains; Chapter 4: Mysterious and Unknown Descartes; Chapter 5: Destiny at Taurus-Littrow; Chapter Six: The Quest for Mars-Chapter Seven: The New Vision of Exploration.
| ISBN: | 9780387307749 |
| Publication date: | 8th December 2006 |
| Author: | Anthony Young |
| Publisher: | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 306 pages |
| Series: | Space Exploration |
| Genres: |
Astronomy, space and time Aerospace and aviation technology Astronautics Automotive technology and trades Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods Solar system: the Sun and planets |
The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes with a description of the new designs of rovers planned for The New Vision for Exploration now underway at NASA. The book provides extensive quotes from the astronauts who drove the LRV on the Moon from interviews conducted especially for the book. It also details new material from interviews of engineers and managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory covering the robotic rovers, Sojourner, Sprit and Opportunity. The Foreword is written by David R. Scott, Commander of Apollo 15. Chapter 1: From Concept to Reality; Chapter 2: Lunar Roving Vehicle Subsystems; Chapter 3: Training for the Moon; Chapter 4: To the Hadley Plains; Chapter 4: Mysterious and Unknown Descartes; Chapter 5: Destiny at Taurus-Littrow; Chapter Six: The Quest for Mars-Chapter Seven: The New Vision of Exploration.
Lunar and Planetary Rovers features in the following genres: Astronomy, space and time, Aerospace and aviation technology, Astronautics, Automotive technology and trades, Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods, Solar system: the Sun and planets
Lunar and Planetary Rovers is available in Ebook, Paperback
Lunar and Planetary Rovers was written by Anthony Young and published by Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Lunar and Planetary Rovers has 306 pages
Yes it is part of Space Exploration series
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