The Space Exploration annuals provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual covers space exploration from a variety of angles, looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and detailing those planned for the future, and encompassing both manned and unmanned spaceflight. The annual is written at an accessible level for both young and older space enthusiasts to provide a regular, balanced review of all the world’s major space programmes, past, present and future. There is a special additional section in this year’s annual entitled, ‘Return to the Moon’.
Author(s): David M. Harland, Brian Harvey
Edition: 1
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 192
Cover......Page 1
Space Exploration 2008......Page 4
9780387716671......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1 The Epic Journey Continues..... ......Page 11
The Annual Review by Brian Harvey ......Page 12
2 Prepare for Lift-off!..... ......Page 45
The Future of Space Tourism by Erik Seedhouse ......Page 46
3 Stepping Out into the Solar System..... ......Page 57
A Human Mission to an Asteroid by Leonard David ......Page 58
4 Long Duration Spaceflight..... ......Page 67
The Work of the Institute of Bio-Medical Problems by Dominic Phelan ......Page 68
5 Another Giant Leap..... ......Page 77
Human Missions to Mars by Donald Rapp ......Page 78
6 Beyond the Solar System..... ......Page 89
Technologies for Ultra-Deep Space Probes by Gregory Matloff ......Page 90
7 Reviving the Old, Introducing the New..... ......Page 101
Russia’s New Space Science Projects by Igor Afanasiev ......Page 102
8 Paving the Way for Future Exploration..... ......Page 113
The SMART-1 Mission to the Moon by Peter Rathsman ......Page 114
9 NASA’s New Robotic Lunar Program..... ......Page 125
Seeking Water on the Moon by David M Harland ......Page 126
10 And When We’re Back on the Moon, What Next?..... ......Page 137
The Role of a Future Moonbase by David Schrunk ......Page 138
11 Probing the Mysteries of Our Nearest Star..... ......Page 149
Studying the Sun from Space by Martin Mobberley ......Page 150
12 Focusing on the Red Planet..... ......Page 159
Mars Exploration Update by James Graf ......Page 160
13 Fire and Water..... ......Page 171
The Phoenix Mission to Mars by Peter Smith ......Page 172
14 Report from the Ringed Planet..... ......Page 179
Cassini at Saturn Update by David M Harland......Page 180
