Russian Planetary Exploration

Russian Planetary Exploration
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 9780387496641
ISBN-13 : 0387496645
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Book Synopsis Russian Planetary Exploration by : Brian Harvey

Download or read book Russian Planetary Exploration written by Brian Harvey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with photographs from Soviet Venus and Mars probes, images of spacecraft, diagrams of flight paths and maps of landing sites, this book draws on published scientific papers, archives, memoirs and other material. The text reviews Soviet engineering techniques and science packages, as well the difficulties which ruined several missions. The program’s scientific and engineering legacy is also addressed, within the Soviet space effort as a whole.


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