Mars: The NASA Mission Reports

by Robert Godwin (Editor)

Overview

The exploration of Mars is brought up to date with this collection of the latest results from the Mars Exploration Rovers, and the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey missions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781896522623
Publisher:	Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	06/28/2000
Series:	Apogee Books Space Series , #10
Edition description:	BK&CD-ROM
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.25(d)

Table of Contents

	Planetary Missions Study Task T2A600
	Editor's Introduction	6
1.0	Introduction	8
2.0	Philosophy and Guidelines	9
3.0	Task Assignments & Associated Information	10
4.0	Study Schedule	21
5.0	Preliminary Technical Data Book Outline	22
6.0	Missions and Configuration	23
7.0	Systems	46
8.0	Experiments	62
9.0	Weights	68
10.0	Development Tests and Flight Schedule	68
	Mars Global Surveyor
	Mars Global Surveyor Updates	73
	Mars Express & Beagle 2
	Beagle 2 Press Releases	125
	Mars Odyssey
	2001 Mars Odyssey Launch Press Kit	141
	General Release	142
	Media Services Information	143
	Quick Facts	143
	Mars At A Glance	144
	Historical Mars Missions	145
	Why Mars?	145
	Lessons Learned	147
	Where we've been. Where we're going	148
	Mission Overview	150
	Spacecraft	156
	Science Objectives	159
	Program/Project Management	161
	NASA's Odyssey to Mars	163
	Themis Begins Posting Daily Images	164
	Rover Landing Sites Chosen	164
	Gusev Crater	165
	Meridiani Planum	166
	Isidis Planitia	167
	Elysium Planitia	168
	Odyssey Press Releases	169
	Mars Exploration Rovers
	MER Launch Press kit	189
	General Release	190
	Media Services Information	191
	Quick Facts	191
	Mars At A Glance	192
	Historical Mars Missions	193
	Mars The Water Trail	194
	Where we've been. Where we're going	197
	Science Investigations	198
	Mission Overview	201
	Spacecraft	209
	Program/Project Management	212
	MER Press Releases	213
	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Press Release	411
	Index	413