coming soon..., books to be published soon Options

[monitorlizard]

I thought there might be some merit in UMSF members alerting each other to forthcoming books that seem especially interesting. This book complements Phil Stooke's new book quite well, and looks like a lot of fun:

Robert Godwin -- The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee Books) coming Dec. 1, 2007 (224 pages) $18.48 at Amazon.com (US site)

Description: From single-seat landers to rocket backpacks and lunar bulldozers, this study takes readers into the imagination of the world's top aerospace engineers by presenting NASA's lunar spacecraft research. A unique blend of history and imagination, this resource covers not only the actual exploration of the moon conducted during the Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes a presentation of dozens of spacecraft that were never built. Vivid, colorful renderings of the conceptual crafts--many of which are not available anywhere else--are also included, providing a visual progression of NASA's technological advancements.

(At least I hope this isn't redundant of Phil Stooke's forthcoming reference standard.)

[Phil Stooke]

Aaargh! That's it, I'm withdrawing mine and turning to writing cookbooks!

Phil

[tedstryk]

I thought there might be some merit in UMSF members alerting each other to forthcoming books that seem especially interesting. This book complements Phil Stooke's new book quite well, and looks like a lot of fun:

Robert Godwin -- The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee Books) coming Dec. 1, 2007 (224 pages) $18.48 at Amazon.com (US site)

Description: From single-seat landers to rocket backpacks and lunar bulldozers, this study takes readers into the imagination of the world's top aerospace engineers by presenting NASA's lunar spacecraft research. A unique blend of history and imagination, this resource covers not only the actual exploration of the moon conducted during the Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes a presentation of dozens of spacecraft that were never built. Vivid, colorful renderings of the conceptual crafts--many of which are not available anywhere else--are also included, providing a visual progression of NASA's technological advancements.

(At least I hope this isn't redundant of Phil Stooke's forthcoming reference standard.)

This book sounds interesting, but it looks limited to American spacecraft, and seems to be more about the actual spacecraft than the moon itself. Very interesting (and will probably reside on my shelf soon), but very different.

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Professor Colin Pillinger compiled an unusual spaceflight/astronomy book entitled:
"Space is a Funny Place - The funnier side of Space seen through the eyes of cartoonists"

The book has photos of spacecraft and is basically a collection of space-related cartoons into a coherent order.
It's worth noting that Colin Pillinger has not left cartoons on his ill-fated "Beagle 2" out of the book.
This is a 2000 copies limited edition Hardcover book for British £ 17.50, available via The Open University

[hendric]

Aaargh! That's it, I'm withdrawing mine and turning to writing cookbooks!

Phil

"The Lunar Cookbook: How to go from regolith to ravioli in 180 days! Includes new Solar Flare Surprise - good for eating and as a radiation shingle!"

(Imagine cover picture of a Lunar astronaut with a frying pan in one hand and a rock in the other.)

[nprev]

This is disturbing...now I'm hungry...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Not a book, but the upcoming monthly issue of Spaceflight magazine for the month of March 2008, will have an article by 2 UMSF.com forum-members (Ken Kremer on DAWN & Philip Corneille on COROT). Keep an eye on: http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.asp...id/1649/l/nl-be

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution and Interplanetary Travel
http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/9417.html

[peter59]

April 10, 2008
Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored
by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher: Princeton University Press

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Just received an 'Internet Rumour' : Robotic Exploration of the Solar System- Part 2 could be released earlier than planned, probably July 2008, with volume 3 already planned for next year.

[LivingNDixie]

Just received an 'Internet Rumour' : Robotic Exploration of the Solar System- Part 2 could be released earlier than planned, probably July 2008, with volume 3 already planned for next year.

Have you read part one, I have seen it on Amazon a few times, thought about getting it...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

A book I would like to see "coming soon..." would be an updated " The Planetary Scientist's Companion " by Katharina Lodders and Bruce Fegley. The most recent copie I could find dates from 1998, so the 13-pages Asteroids listing table is incomplete...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Well Paolo, what about a preview on "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 2 "":
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.harland/...ooks/index.html

[Paolo]

Phil,
you asked it. Part 2 will have three chapters, and this is more or less the TOC. all titles are to be confirmed

Chapter 4 (the chapter numbers are carried over from Part 1) "The decade of Halley"
- The Crisis: about the planetary exploration crisis in the US in the 80s
- The Face of Venus: about VOIR and Venera 15 and 16
- The Mission of a Lifetime: Halley mission planning and description of Giotto, Suisei, Vega etc.
- To Venus for the Last Time: Vega at Venus
- Two Lives, one Spacecraft: ISEE 3/ICE
- "But Now Giotto has the Shout": Halley exploration
- Extrended Missions: the successive missions of Suisei, Sagigake and Giotto to G-S
- Low Cost Missions: Take One: Planetary Observer and Mariner Mk II
- Comet Frenzy: Comet exploration projects: CAESAR, SOCCER, CRAF, the Rosetta sample return etc.
- The Rise of Vermin: Asteroid exploration projects: Vesta, Piazzi, AGORA, Asterex, NEAR etc.
- An Arrow to the Sun: Solar probes
- Into the Infinite: Interstellar probe precursor studies
- Europe tries harder: Kepler, Mercury orbiters etc.
Chapter 4 is complete and we are correcting it

Chapter 5 "The Era of Flagships"
- The Final Soviet Debacle: Fobos
- Mapping Hell: Magellan
- The Reluctant Flagship: Galileo
- Asteroids into Minor Planets: Galileo to Venus, Gaspra, Ida etc.
- A New Galilean Satellite: Galileo primary mission
- Return to Europa and Io: Galileo Europa and millennium missions, end of mission
- Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: Ulysses
- The Darkest Hour: Mars Observer
- Overdue and Overexpensive: the Mars Rover and Sample Return mission of the 80s
Chapter 5 is almost complete and I am making the first correction pass

Chapter 6 "Faster, Cheaper, Better"
- Sails Return: the Martian solar sail regatta etc.
- A New Hope: the Discovery program, Clementine 1 and 2
- In Love with Eros: NEAR
- Completing the Census: Pluto Fast Flyby, Pluto Kuiper Express etc
- NASA Licks its Wounds...: Mars Global Surveyor
- Sinking the Heritage: Mars 96 and Russian projects
- Wheels on Mars: Mars Pathfinder
Chapter 6 is 70 per cent complete as of today

[remcook]

Besides Ralph's book, there will also be:

http://titanaftercassini.com/index.asp

and an update of: http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/4142.html

There's quite a bit of choice!

There's also going to be a Saturn book (I'm sure that's not the only one either!):
http://www.saturnaftercassini.org/

A shame these conferences are so horrendously expensive...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

More & more books about the (cold) solar system beyond Neptune:

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

What the sitrep on Paolo's 2nd book: "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 2 ""

[Paolo]

Thanks for the interest Phil! We are waiting for the first printed draft. We are about one month behind in schedule, and I think it will be out in November.
Waiting for the drafts, I have just resumed working on part 3.

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

next obvious question: what will be covered in part 3 ( post-2001 missions ? ) ?

[Paolo]

Part three will cover 1997 to the present... unless we split it futher of course!

[Stu]

Due out in September...

"Extreme Science: Space Tourist"

[remcook]

wow, almost everyone on this forum wrote a book! impressive...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It
Available via Amazon.co.uk or the author's website:
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3cxxp/zimbib.htm

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

As a co-author on one of the International Space Station books by the British Interplanetary Society, I just noticed these are on sale, so get one while You can
http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.asp...ge/1820/l/en-us

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Bought this one and it's a must have!

Comet/ Asteroid Impacts and Human Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach
by Peter Bobrowsky

[Paolo]

An update on Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part 2. We just finished the second correction of the proofs and indexing. It should be ready for printing by next week

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Available by next month:

a passion for Mars

[Jay Gallentine]

Hi Philip,

Just noticed 'A Passion for Mars' in a local Barnes & Noble Bookseller's today. Perused the book; looks to be quite nicely done!

Jay Gallentine

[djellison]

Yup - it's very VERY good - I actually met up with Andy Chaikin in June to have a chat about it ( but couldn't say anything until it was released ) hopefully there will be an interview on Planetary Radio in the not too distant future!

Doug

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Came across a very good small (19x12 cm) book entitled:
Jane’s Space Recognition Guide – 2008
ISBN 978-0-00-723296-3
By Peter Bond.
Small softcover with 384 glossy pages listing every spacecraft ever launched.
A must-have for unmanned spaceflight fans as 98% is on unmanned vehicles.
Each spacecraft gets 1 page with a good photo and text about manufacturer, launch, weight, orbit, …
ISBN 978-0-00-723296-3

[Stu]

Not so much "Coming soon" as "probably in your local bookstore now and screaming out from the shelf to be bought..."

I bought Andrew Chaikin's new book "A PASSION FOR MARS" and I'm afraid to say that I'm seriously considering hitting him with a lawsuit for compensation, specifically for loss of earnings. I have things to do. I have Outreach talks to plan, school talks to organise, writing and editing deadlines of my own, oh, and a full time job to go to too, but I can't get ANYTHING done because Andy's book is so good. If you've read "A MAN ON THE MOON" you'll be familiar with his writing style and passion for the subject; well, this book - as its name suggests - has passion in bucketfuls. It's just a wonderful read, lots of "Wow, I never knew that!" insight into what goes on behind the scenes of the Mars exploration community.

There are also some fantastic pictures, many I've never seen before, including some remarkable Mariner photos that look incredibly crisp and detailed, much better than any I've seen elsewhere.

I could say more, but no point really. If you have an interest in Mars this book is a must-buy! But if you really don't like lyrical waxings then it might not move you as much as it did me, 'cos Andy is definitely as deeply in love with Mars, and the beauty of space exploration, as many of us here are, and he wears his heart on his sleeve when it comes to how he feels about this stuff.

[djellison]

I was fortunate enough to read a preview copy. It's bloody amazing. And for those who are interested - I actually did a short interview with Andy a few months back ( after the final draft - but before it hit the printers ) that I'll be putting online this weekend!

Doug

[Mariner9]

Completely by chance I ran across a new Europa book, "Unmasking EUROPA".

It is published by Copernicus Books, whom I had never heard of. A quick look inside the cover informs us that they are "An imprint of Springer Science-Business Media", and associated with Praxis Publishing Ltd. So, not a new player after all.


It is written by Richard Greenberg, the same author as "Europa: The Ocean Moon" I loved that book, but as previously discussed here on UMSF the author does have a political ax to grind with the scientific powers-that-be on the Galileo project. His arguments that the thick ice interpretation on Europa is flawed sound convincing, but when you are hearing only one side of a story it always does.


The new book is stripped of much of the mathematical and geologic terminology used in the original in order to reach a wider audience. I would prefer not to say it is "dumbed down", the best analogy I could think of is comparing a special issue of SCIENCE dealing with Europa, vs. the same information delivered in a long article in Scientific American.


I've only read the first few chapters. If anything this one feels even more political than the first, possibly because the author is spending more time describing the process of discovery of Europa's secrets. But I get the sense that the politics takes a mostly back seat for most of the rest of the book, and pops back up again towards the end.


Europa: The Ocean Moon was a pricey book, I think I paid $90 for it. "Unmasking EUROPA" is only $27.50, so it's a lot cheaper.
The first book had a lot more images in it, including a lot of context images and mosaics I had never seen elsewhere. If you only buy one of the two I would go with the first one. But being an outer planets junkie, I bought both without hesitation.

[Airbag]

Had the pleasure to browse a preview copy of Jim Bell's "Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red Planet" book recently; very cool format with a fold-out front cover that has the red/blue glasses built in (so they can't get lost) and a hole for your nose :-). "Regular" images and explanatory text on the left hand pages, and the (sideways) anaglyphs (including color ones) on the right hand pages. Minor drawback might be for "older" readers that the distance from the glasses to the anaglyph page is not that far, thus perhaps forcing the use of reading glasses?

Tons of pictures and text; should be a keeper! And a good price too, e.g.:

http://www.amazon.com/Mars-3-D-Rovers-Eye-...118&sr=8-11

Airbag

[Paolo]

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System 2 should be out in a few days. I received my author's copies yesterday

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Paolo, Amazon.co.uk starts to send "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System part 2 "" out this week (finally got an e-mail it will be delivered).

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

IYA2009 book + DVD:
http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/b...c1kpv9akpvkq1f2

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Sir Patrick Moore combining his love for astronomy and the English game of cricket:

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Paolo Ulivi's " Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - Part 2 - Hiatus and renewal 1983-1996 " is a must have!
535 pages covering Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar, Giotto, Vega, Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, NEAR, Mars 94/96, Sojourner... to name a few missions!

[imipak]

(re: cricket on Mars) The swing, seam, and spin bowlers would be massacred in the thin, dry atmosphere - like a dull Sunday afternoon at Minor Counties v. Dutch Tourists - and I find a purely pace attack lacks much of the essential cat-and-mouse drama. On the other hand, if anyone can make sense of Duckworth-Lewis, it'd be JPL...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

A Passion for Mars – Intrepid Explorers of the red planet
Superb Hardcover edition with 279 glossy pages telling the Mars exploration story from Percival Lowell to Steve Squyres. Excellent and rare color photos (Leighton, Sagan, Murray, Soffen, Lee, Mutch, Hibbs, Malin, Theisinger, Manning, Garvin, ...).
As best 2008 book on Mars-related unmanned spaceflight = a must-have!

[imipak]

Thirded - I'm half-way through my copy (of "A Passion for Mars") and it does live up to the glowing reviews above. I also greatly enjoyed Doug's interview with Andrew Chaikin, which I'd been saving up until I'd read at least some of the book.

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Also from Jim Bell: Moon 3-D: The Lunar Surface Comes to Life

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Another Mars-related book:

[Paolo]

On a lighter note: "Space is a funny place" by Colin Pillinger, on 50 years of space history through comics strips and cartoons. Nice book!

[Stu]

Received a lovely pressie for Christmas: "NASA/ART 50 Years of Exploration", jam-packed full of paintings and sketches from the NASA ART program, ranging from the truly beautiful and realistic ("The Great Moment" by Paul Calle) to the thought-provokingly unusual and 'different' ("Go For The Stars" by P.A. Nisbet) to the Aw, come on, you're [i]having a laugh, right?[/i] abstract and 'modern' ("Moonwalk 1" by Andy Warhol and "Commemorating Apollo 11" by Nam June Paik). For anyone with an interest in the history of space exploration and/or art, this is a must buy.

[LivingNDixie]

I saw this at Barnes and Noble
Mars, A Cosmic Stepping Stone: Uncovering Humanity's Cosmic Context

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

I'm looking forward to " Ambassadors from Earth " by UMSF forum-member Jay Gallantine...

[Paolo]

I'm looking forward to " Ambassadors from Earth "

Definitely. I read some of the drafts, and it has some very good pages about James van Allen for example, sometimes even better than JVA's biography

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Personally I just bought;

The Solar System Beyond Neptune ( a large hardcover in the Arizona LPI Space Science Series )

To discover that this a new title on the subject:

New Horizons: Reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper Belt

by C.T. Russell (Editor)
List Price: $169.00
* Hardcover: 406 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 1, 2009)
* ISBN-13: 978-0387895178

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Unmasking Europa
http://www.praxis-publishing.co.uk/view.as...amp;search=home

[Stu]

Good review, Phil!

http://www.outofthecradle.net/archives/200...nar-exploration

[Phil Stooke]

That is quite good, isn't it? It's nice to be appreciated. Wait till you see what I'm doing on Mars! I just started the illustrations a few weeks ago, first by compiling some base maps, then the actual book figures. I will post a few examples later. I'm busy now with compiling a step by step account of Viking operations.

Phil

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Available since mid-February 2009:
‘ The Crowded Universe - the search for living planets '
by Alan Boss, an astrophysicist who has been working closely on the Kepler Space Observatory mission...

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

THEMIS mission:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0387898...14750211_snp_dp

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Long awaited in the Outward Odyssey series:

Ambassadors from Earth Outward Odyssey

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Mike Brown wrote a review for the excellent book: ‘ The Crowded Universe - the search for living planets '
by Dr Alan Boss, an astrophysicist who has been working closely on the Kepler Space Observatory mission...
check the 12th April entry on his blog:
http://www.mikebrownsplanets.com/

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

I have noticed a few separate topics on downloadable books, well here are a few more:
http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=167

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Well, a few must-have books during this IYA2009:

Deep Space Craft
Springer Praxis Books: Astronautical Engineering (By Dave Doody)

Impact Craters in the Solar System
Springer Praxis Books: (By Elzabeth Turtle)

The Hunt for Planet X
By Govert Schilling

And I guess there’ll be a Robotic Exploration of the Solar System 3 by Paolo … correct?

[Paolo]

And I guess there’ll be a Robotic Exploration of the Solar System 3 by Paolo … correct?

yes, we are working on it. We will have a short delay because next week I will move to live and work in France and I will have a lot of other things to do beside writing

[climber]

I will move to live and work in France

Where about?

[Paolo]

Where about?

I should be in Metz for a few months and then hopefully move to Paris

[Phil Stooke]

Well, maybe 'coming soon' is a slight exaggeration, but it's coming. Cambridge has accepted my Mars Atlas proposal, so I've put up a web page about it with a few samples of the content. If we go the two volume route the first will be sent to them late in 2011 and published about a year later.

Phil

http://publish.uwo.ca/~pjstooke/marsatlas.htm

[stevesliva]

Phil, where are you stopping? Pathfinder?

[Phil Stooke]

There's some uncertainty about this. How long will MER continue? How long will MSL operate? I can't judge the length of volume 2 yet. But if we have a good long journey ahead of us still for Opportunity - and who knows for Spirit? - and a long MSL mission then each volume will extend to about 350 pages with a convenient break just before MER.

I've just finished a draft of the Viking 1 section. Viking site selection plus all of Viking 1 is about 55 pages. Viking 2 might push that up near 100 pages just for that mission.

Anyway, still up in the air.

Phil

[antipode]

Yikes! 2012! How will I be able to wait? [twiddles thumbs]

Seriously Phil, I cant wait - Ive been waiting for something like this for years....good luck with it!

P

[Phil Stooke]

You're right, I shouldn't have mentioned it until a month before it was due out.

Phil

[cbcnasa]

It sounds excellent but such a long wait for it. It will be wort the wait.

[Stu]

Off topic as far as unmanned spaceflight is concerned but I'd hate for people to miss this. I thought people might be interested to know about "A MAN ON THE MOON" author Andrew Chaikin's new book, "VOICES FROM THE MOON" which features some rather stunning new versions of much loved old Apollo images. He was good enough to let me use one of his pictures - and answer some questions about how he made them - on my blog, so I think it is relevent to UMSF. If you would like to know more, please have a look at:

http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2009/06/1...ary-approaches/

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Some of us have been looking forward to this book:

Planetary Rovers - Tools for Space Exploration ( Springer Praxis Books - Astronautical Engineering )
Richter, Lutz, Ellery, Alex, Barnes, Dave
2009, Approx. 400 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-642-03258-5

Due by September 2009

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

SATURN FROM CASSINI-HUYGENS
Edited by Michele Dougherty, Larry Esposito, Tom Krimigis
Hardcover: 600 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1402092164
ISBN-13: 978-1402092169

TITAN FROM CASSINI-HUYGENS
Edited by Robert Brown, Jean Pierre Lebreton, Hunter Waite
Hardcover: 600 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1402092148
ISBN-13: 978-1402092145

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

ATLAS OF THE GALILEAN SATELLITES
Paul Schenk ( LPI )
Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter’s four large moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are revealed as four visually striking and geologically diverse planetary bodies: Io’s volcanic lavas and plumes and towering mountains; Europa’s fissured ice surface; the craters, fractures and polar caps of Ganymede; and the giant impact basins, desiccated plains and icy pinnacles of Callisto. Featuring images taken from the recent Galileo mission, this atlas is a comprehensive mapping reference guide for researchers. It contains 65 global and regional maps, nearly 250 high-resolution mosaics, and images taken at high resolutions….

Available by February 2010 (ISBN-13: 9780521868358)

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

The impact of HST on European Astronomy
Editor F. Duccio Macchetto
Major contributions facilitated by the Hubble Space Telescope range from the study of nearby planets, the processes of star and planet formation, the stellar and interstellar components of galaxies, the discovery that most, if not all, galactic nuclei harbor a massive black hole that profoundly affects their evolution, to the realisation that the universe as a whole is undergoing acceleration as a result of a yet unknown form of "dark energy".
This volume offers a broad perspective of the advancements made possible by the HST over its almost two decades of operation and
emphasises their impact on European astronomical research. These proceedings of 41st in ESLAB series of the European Space Agency collect the oral and poster papers that were presented and discussed during the meeting.
# ISBN-10: 9048133998
# ISBN-13: 978-9048133994

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Just heard that " Ambassadors from Earth " will become available this month:
http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/A...rth,674133.aspx

via Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ambassadors-Earth-...4220&sr=8-1

Best regards,
Philip

[nprev]

For US customers, it's much cheaper on Amazon; $23 plus shipping vs. $37 plus straight from U of N Press.

Terrific news; been waiting for this one to come out!

[Paolo]

Not strictly UMSF related, but French-speeking members may be interested in this very good biography of Le Verrier

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Another superb book on HST observations;
http://www.cosmiccollisions.org/

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

And the long-awaited book on Hubble by Dr Ed Weiler himself:
Hubble: a journey through space and time
ISBN-10: 0810989972
ISBN-13: 978-0810989979

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hubble-Journey-Thr...935&sr=8-17

[Mark6]

Paolo Ulivi's " Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - Part 2 - Hiatus and renewal 1983-1996 " is a must have!
535 pages covering Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar, Giotto, Vega, Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, NEAR, Mars 94/96, Sojourner... to name a few missions!

Also Part 1. I have both books, and pre-ordered Part 3 on Amazon. Amount of historic details is astonishing, particularly about Russian probes from 1960's-70's.

[Paolo]

Also Part 1. I have both books, and pre-ordered Part 3 on Amazon.

Thanks very much, I am glad you liked them!
Please note that I am running very late with Part 3 (presently bogged down writing about MERs). It probably won't be available until 2nd half of 2010

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Histoire Visuelle des Sondes Spatiales: the book covers scientific discoveries made possible by planetary exploration...

French language, 376 pages
ISBN 9782762129700

[djellison]

Nice cover image what with New Horizons flying a few hundred KM's over a massively exaggerated Valles Marineris

umm - yeah.

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

We all understand what You mean Doug, but I guess he wanted to highlight the subtitle " From Luna 1 to New Horizons " by putting both spacecraft on the cover. ( New Horiozns being the best looking spacecraft since Voyager )
The red planet added some color to the cover, but an artist impression of Pluto would have been more fitting for both spacecraft.
Just to let You all know I pre-ordered this book on Amazon.fr and will posts a short review as soon as possible...

[hendric]

You never know, that might *be* an artist's impression of Pluto! Maybe we'll find giant massive red-tinged valleys on Pluto once we get there.

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

I would like to point out a great book to conclude the International Year of Astronomy 2009:
Questions of Modern Cosmology: Galileo's Legacy
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Questions-Modern-C...4517&sr=8-1

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Missions from JPL: Fifty Years of Amazing Flight Projects (Paperback)
By Robert Aster
# ISBN-10: 1449916104
# ISBN-13: 978-1449916107

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - Part 3 is listed at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robotic-Exploratio...5615&sr=8-1

[Paolo]

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - Part 3 is listed at Amazon:

actually, it will be out no sooner than early 2011

[Phil Stooke]

Boks are listed long before they are available. Still, should be worth waiting for!

Phil

[Guest_PhilCo126_*]

The Human Archaeology of Space: Lunar, Planetary and Interstellar Relics of Exploration
It's a sort of catalog listing archaeological artifacts that have been left behind in space as a result of human exploration, this book describes the remnants of lost satellites, discarded lunar rovers, depleted rockets, and various abandoned spacecrafts.
Three parts cover distinct but interconnected issues of lunar, planetary, and interstellar archaeology.
In Parts One and Two, individual chapters cover the history of each space mission, along with technical notes and, in some cases, images of the artifacts in question. Curious if the MER "Spirit" is already as such classified
Part Three explores the archaeology of mobile artifacts in the Solar System and the wider galaxy, looking particularly at the problems encountered in attempting a traditional archaeological field survey of artifacts that may remain in motion indefinitely.

ISBN-13: 978-0786458592

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[rlorenz]

The Human Archaeology of Space: Lunar, Planetary and Interstellar Relics of Exploration
It's a sort of catalog listing archaeological artifacts that have been left behind in space....

Not sure what prompted the flurry of books on this topic, but there is another

Handbook of Space Engineering, Archaeology, and Heritage
Editor(s): Ann Darrin, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Beth L. O'Leary, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA
published by CRC press, ISBN: 9781420084313

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420084313

Has a chapter by me in it...

[nprev]

Huh. Wonder if the Google X-Prize was the main stimulus. Good that there's some scholarship happening on the subject, anyhow.

[rlorenz]

April 10, 2008
Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored
by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Titan Unveiled came out in paperback this week (a rather affordable fifteen bucks at a well-known
on-line retailer)
The paperback has an additional chapter to bring it a little more up to date with lakes, Flagship, etc.

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Voyager seeking newer worlds in the third age of discovery
is a narrative of the Voyager mission - its conception, its launch, its trek through the solar system. But along with that chronicle is a running commentary that positions the mission within the long trajectory of exploration by Western civilization and asks how Voyager's journey resembles and differs from earlier expeditions. The organizing device is the concept of three great ages of discovery of which Voyager may be the grand gesture for the third. The third age had its transition in Antarctica and its first major announcement with the International Geophysical Year; its geographic domains are ice, ocean, and space; its cultural context is an uneasy bonding with a greater modernism.

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (July 22, 2010)
• ISBN-10: 0670021830
• ISBN-13: 978-0670021833
Review;
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id...Stephen_J._Pyne

[Phil Stooke]

"its cultural context is an uneasy bonding with a greater modernism. "

LOL!!!

Phil

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The Space Robots of the Soviets: Mission Technologies and Discoveries
by Welsey T. Huntress, Jr.

The Space Robots of the Soviets 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.

Springer by June 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4419-7897-4

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Professor Colin Pillinger's new book: My Life on Mars - The Beagle 2 diaries

http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/2243/l/nl

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Two more books on unmanned spacecraft:

From Jars to the Stars: How Ball came to build a Comet-hunting machine.
by Todd Neff

ISBN 978-0982958308
From Jars to the Stars tells the remarkable story of Ball Aerospace - descended from the famed maker of Mason jars - and NASA's Deep Impact comet mission, presenting an inside look into the backgrounds, characters and motivations of the men and women who create the spacecraft on which the American space program rides.


Martian Summer: The Phoenix Mission, Cowboy Spacemen and the Search for Life on the Red Planet.
by Andrew Kessler

ISBN 978-1605981765
The Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. They planned to find out how climate change can turn a warm wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold barren desert (read: Mars). That might seem like a trivial pursuit, but it's probably the most impressive feat we humans can achieve. It takes nearly the entirety of human knowledge to do it.

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Deep Space Probes: to the outer solar system & beyond
by Gregory Matloff

ISBN: 978-3642063923

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.
This second edition includes an entirely new chapter on holographic message plaques for future interstellar probes - a NASA-funded project.

[Phil Stooke]

Chang-e 1 lunar atlas.

I guess it's just out, not 'to be published' but I don't think it needs its own thread. Rather expensive (yikes, even more than my thingy) but probably should be in big libraries... so if you're attached to a big library you could suggest it to them and see if they bite. There is an email address for further information. It's not on the Sinomaps website (yet?) (note spelling error in that image - the publisher is Sinomaps Press)

Phil