Published: Springer ; in association with Praxis, 2009
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1 online resource (xxxi, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
Contents:
“…9: Voyage To Mars -- Mission risk -- Pre-launch activities -- Launch and initial low Earth orbit operations -- Trans-Mars injection and interplanetary travel -- Life and death -- Sleeping -- Expedition clothes -- Hygiene -- Running to Mars -- Preparing meals -- Working en-route -- External communication -- Getting along -- Leadership -- Leisure time -- Habitability -- In-flight medical care -- Arrival at Mars and orbit capture -- Mars entry, descent and landing -- Approach phase -- Entry/
atmospheric deceleration phase -- Parachute descent phase -- Powered descent phase -- Initial surface operations -- Long term surface operations -- Departure preparations and departure -- Rendezvous, docking and transfer to Earth return vehicle -- Trans-Earth injection and interplanetary travel -- Earth entry, descent and landing -- Post landing recovery -- Bone demineralization -- Muscle atrophy -- Neurovestibular problems -- References -- 10: Exploration Activities And Surface Systems -- Surface exploration -- Exploration strategy -- Surface exploration considerations -- Surface objectives -- Surface systems -- Power generation and storage -- Extravehicular activity -- Life support systems -- Surface habitat -- In-situ resource utilization -- Surface mobility -- Marian communications and navigation capabilities -- Communications overview -- Surface-based communications network: concept of operations -- Mars to Earth communications: concept of operations -- Descent and landing navigation capability -- Surface mobility navigation capability -- Radiometric time architecture -- Surface communication systems -- Surface wireless mesh networking -- References -- 11: Extreme EXPeditionary Architecture -- Mobile, adaptable systems for Mars exploration -- Revolutionary exploration objectives -- Extreme EXPeditionary architecture background -- EXP-Arch vehicle design concepts -- Design principles -- Initial conceptual designs -- Final vehicle design: MSR Scorpion -- Final vehicle design: Mini Rover -- Radiation and shelter strategy -- Advanced
composite materials -- Thermo-sets -- Three-dimensional braided fabrics -- Bioinspired engineering of exploration systems -- Gecko-tech -- Entomopters -- Biomorphic explorers -- Yabbies -- References -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Index.…”
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