In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David
Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of
deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved - some flown, others not -
their instruments, and their scientific results.
This fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present
day and features:
- coverage of the Rosetta and Curiosity missions up to the end of
2013
- coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix and Fobos-Grunt, plus a description
of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet
- coverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013,
including the Deep Impact cometary mission, the MESSENGER Mercury
orbiter, the New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Juno Jupiter orbiter
- the first complete description of the Chinese Chang'e 2 asteroid
flyby mission ever published
- extensive coverage of future missions, including the European
BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the
most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn.