Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and Discoveries

by Wesley T. Huntress Jr. and Mikhail Ya Marov

Soviet Robots in the Solar System provides a history of the Soviet robotic lunar and planetary exploration program from its inception, with the attempted launch of a lunar impactor on September 23, 1958, to the last launch in the Russian national scientific space program in the 20th Century, Mars 96, on November 16, 1996. This title makes a unique contribution to understanding the scientific and engineering accomplishments of the Soviet Union's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441978976
• ISBN13: 9781441978974
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 453 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.4"