ISBN: 9780387307749

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 publishe… Mehr…

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., Springer<

2010, ISBN: 9780387307749

Springer New York, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 2007, 400 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-02-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 2.31 kg, Verkaufsrang: 937223, Luft- & Raumfahrttechnik, Ingenieurwissens… Mehr…

Springer New York, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 2007, 400 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-02-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 2.31 kg, Verkaufsrang: 937223, Luft- & Raumfahrttechnik, Ingenieurwissenschaften, Fachbücher, Kategorien, Bücher, Maschinenbau, Astronomie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Geologie, Kraftfahrzeugtechnik, Ingenieurwissenschaft & Technik, Theoretische Physik, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Format: Illustriert, Springer New York, 2010<

2006, ISBN: 0387307745

2007 Kartoniert / Broschiert Astronautik, Mondlandung, Raumfahrt - Raumschiff - Raumstation, Astronomie, Raum und Zeit, Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Ausrüstungen und Method… Mehr…

2007 Kartoniert / Broschiert Astronautik, Mondlandung, Raumfahrt - Raumschiff - Raumstation, Astronomie, Raum und Zeit, Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Ausrüstungen und Methoden, Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten, Fahrzeugbau, Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Planet; Design; moon; relativisticjet; space; spaceexploration, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Springer New York; Springer US, New York, N.Y.]<

ISBN: 9780387307749

Paperback / softback. New. This is the first book devoted to the concept, engineering and testing of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on Apollo 15, 16 and 17. It also tells the story of the robo… Mehr…

Paperback / softback. New. This is the first book devoted to the concept, engineering and testing of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on Apollo 15, 16 and 17. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and describes the new designs of rovers planned for the future., 6<