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Deep Space Probes: To the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Springer-Praxis Books) (Springer Praxis Books / Astronautical Engineering)
 
 
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Deep Space Probes: To the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Springer-Praxis Books) (Springer Praxis Books / Astronautical Engineering) (Hardcover)

by Gregory L. Matloff (Author) "When one tries to predict the future of space flight, we are faced with the same dilemma experienced by visionaries in all fields ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Springer; 2nd ed. edition (25 April 2005)
  • Language German
  • ISBN-10: 3540247726
  • ISBN-13: 978-3540247722
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how we can build highly sophisticated robot spacecraft to make the journey. Many technical problems remain to be solved, among them propulsion systems to permit far higher velocities, and technologies to build vehicles a fraction of the size of today’s spacecraft. Beyond the range of effective radio control, robot vehicles for exploring deep space will need to be intelligent, ‘thinking’ craft – able to make vital decisions entirely on their own. Gregory Matloff also looks at the possibility for human travel into interstellar space, and some of the immense problems that such journeys would entail. This second edition includes an entirely new chapter on holographic message plaques for future interstellar probes – a NASA-funded project.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Spaceflight. Period., 7 Feb 2007
By Jason Richardson (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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All I can say is wow. Although I accessed the book originally through a university database (Springer, actually), I recommend this book to anyone who doubts the current feasibility of interstellar space exploration, or to anyone working in the field but who would benefit from a dip into what other disciplines are working on at the moment. The references are sound, and the technology up to date. It's expensive, I know, but compared to resourcing reputable texts on astrobiology, chemistry and astrophysics, and then trying to combine the material in your own head, "Deep Space Probes" is a bargain.

However, I would suggest that anyone who is interested in a survey-view of the sciences pertaining to interstellar spaceflight should first read a more elementary text such as Matloff's 1980's book "Spaceflight." Otherwise, it's not so much the calculus that's the problem (though it can be)but the terminology to learn. So this would be my one criticism: I would love to see in a subsequent edition, or maybe available on a website for those interested, the formulas/problems in Mathematica notebooks or fully worked through step-by-step for later plug in.

If this book received wider distribution, it alone would spark the imagination of so many. If the author reads this, a big personal thank you. You've given me tools for Hard SF that I never knew existed. Who needs make-believe when the fantastic is now? Better yet ... proved.
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