Mars Exploration Rover -- 2003 Project
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 27,98 MB
Release : 2002
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 27,98 MB
Release : 2002
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Author : Janet Vertesi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2015-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 022615601X
In the years since the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity first began transmitting images from the surface of Mars, we have become familiar with the harsh, rocky, rusty-red Martian landscape. But those images are much less straightforward than they may seem to a layperson: each one is the result of a complicated set of decisions and processes involving the large team behind the Rovers. With Seeing Like a Rover, Janet Vertesi takes us behind the scenes to reveal the work that goes into creating our knowledge of Mars. Every photograph that the Rovers take, she shows, must be processed, manipulated, and interpreted—and all that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should even be taking photographs of in the first place. Vertesi’s account of the inspiringly successful Rover project reveals science in action, a world where digital processing uncovers scientific truths, where images are used to craft consensus, and where team members develop an uncanny intimacy with the sensory apparatus of a robot that is millions of miles away. Ultimately, Vertesi shows, every image taken by the Mars Rovers is not merely a picture of Mars—it’s a portrait of the whole Rover team, as well.
Author : Elizabeth Rusch
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,91 MB
Release : 2017-06-27
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ISBN : 9780606398121
On June 10, 2003, a little rover named Spirit blasted off on a rocket headed for Mars. On July 7, 2003, a twin rover named Opportunity soared through the solar system with the same mission: to find out if Mars ever had water that could have supported life.A thrilling addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series, The Mighty Mars Rovers tells the greatest space robot adventure of all time through the eyes and heart of Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University and lead scientist on the mission. This suspenseful page-turner captures the hair-raising human emotions felt during the adventures with two tough rovers."
Author : Giuseppe Pezzella
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1839623624
More than 50 years after the Mariner 4 flyby on 15 July 1965, Mars still represents the next frontier of space explorations. Of particular focus nowadays is crewed missions to the red planet. Over three sections, this book explores missions to Mars, in situ operations, and human-rated missions. Chapters address elements of design and possible psychological effects related to human-rated missions. The information contained herein will allow for the development of safe and efficient exploration missions to Mars.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 2006-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309180325
Recent spacecraft and robotic probes to Mars have yielded data that are changing our understanding significantly about the possibility of existing or past life on that planet. Coupled with advances in biology and life-detection techniques, these developments place increasing importance on the need to protect Mars from contamination by Earth-borne organisms. To help with this effort, NASA requested that the NRC examine existing planetary protection measures for Mars and recommend changes and further research to improve such measures. This report discusses policies, requirements, and techniques to protect Mars from organisms originating on Earth that could interfere with scientific investigations. It provides recommendations on cleanliness and biological burden levels of Mars-bound spacecraft, methods to reach those levels, and research to reduce uncertainties in preventing forward contamination of Mars.
Author : Alexandra Siy
Publisher : Charlesbridge
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1607341425
Follow the course of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Mission. Learn how scientists determined that there was once water on Mars and how they resolved problems with the rovers in order to prolong the mission.
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Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : Steven Squyres
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2005-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 140138191X
Steve Squyres is the face and voice of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Squyres dreamed up the mission in 1987, saw it through from conception in 1995 to a successful landing in 2004, and serves as the principal scientist of its $400 million payload. He has gained a rare inside look at what it took for rovers Spirit and Opportunity to land on the red planet in January 2004--and knows firsthand their findings.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 49,15 MB
Release : 2004-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309092507
NASA's Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems developmentâ€"Advanced Systems, Technology, Research, and Analysis (ASTRA) for future space flight capabilities. To assist in the development of this framework, NASA asked the National Research Council to convene a series of workshops on technology policy issues concerning the relationship of the various stakeholders in advancing human and robotic exploration and development of space. The first workshop, which is the topic of this report, focused on policy issues about the development and demonstration of space technologies. Four policy topicsâ€"selected by the project steering committee as the foci of this first workshopâ€"are discussed in the report: the rationale for human and robotic space exploration; technology as a driver for capability transformation; risk mitigation and perception; and international cooperation and competition.
Author : Joseph A. Angelo
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 1438108923
Details the history of the hunt for life on other planets, the technology that is used and the scientific concepts on which the search criteria has been designed.