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... ) interstellar spaceflight. Significant benefits are identified in the fields of interstellar medium studies, stellar astrophysics, planetary science and astrobiology. In the latter three areas the benefits would be considerably enhanced if the interstellar ... to rest relative to the target system. Although this will greatly complicate the mission architecture, and extend the overall travel time, the scientific benefits are such that this option should be ...

... sometimes overlooked that one of the principal objectives of these missions was to compile maps and atlases of these solar system bodies, this being done through a variety of photographic devices ... Institute. This paper reviews the methods used, the mapping outcomes of the missions and the Soviet photographic collection; and questions whether there are still archived images that we have yet to see ...

... great designers who led its leading design bureaus became known, such as Korolev, Chelomei, Mishin and Glushko. The least well known was Mikhail Klavdeivich Tikhonravov (1900- 74) partly because he sought ... he can also be credited behind many of the ideas that drove the early Soviet lunar and interplanetary programmes. This reappraisal suggests that he played a decisive role here as well. '''To ...

... the autonomous-flying Shen Zhou Orbital Module have been rarely described. This paper discusses Earth science and space science payloads carried by the Shen Zhou Orbital Modules, with particular emphasis on Shenzhou-2, for which several instruments and results have been described in detail. Moreover, a cancelled Chinese astronomical satellite ...

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... feasibility of a small Fission Power System (FPS) for future unspecified National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) science missions. FPS technology was considered a potential option for power levels that might not be achievable with radioisotope power systems. A study plan was generated and a joint NASA and Department ...

... to make discoveries in science or engineering. But a few have been planned to help teachers on Earth explain scientific principles—for example "toys-in-space" shows. And then astronauts have ... gymnastics themselves. ---- Answer provided by Charles D. Walker, Ph.D Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image ...

... element in the international competition between the Soviet system and our own . . . ‘ C ivilian’ projects such as lunar and planetary exploration are, in this sense, part of the ... science and the other original rationales for space – security and prestige – may account for the willingness of governments to bear the substantial costs of space science. Some have suggested that many space science ...

... Society, and covers human factors, space mechanics, advanced propulsion and power, astronautical systems and space vehicle design, space communication and instrumentation, and the lunar and planetary environment. Extracted from the 1962 Publication ''Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961.'' by Frederick I. Ordway III Category:Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology by Frederick I ...

... of astronautics, as to where space flight is leading mankind, and what new discoveries will be made as lunar and planetary flight become realities. Attention is given to current projects ... Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961.'' by Frederick I. Ordway III Category:Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology ...

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