Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Release : 2018-08-04
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The Voyager Neptune Travel Guide - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Voyager Neptune Travel Guide write by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This book was released on 2018-08-04. The Voyager Neptune Travel Guide available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Voyager mission to the giant outer planets of our solar system is described. Scientific highlights include interplanetary cruise, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and their vast satellite and ring systems. Detailed plans are provided for the August 1989 Neptune encounter and subsequent interstellar journey to reach the heliopause. As background, the elements of an unmanned space mission are explained, with emphasis on the capabilities of the spacecraft and the scientific sensors. Other topics include the Voyager Grand Tour trajectory design, deep-space navigation, and gravity-assist concepts. The Neptune flyby is animated through the use of computer-generated, flip-page movie frames that appear in the corners of the publication. Useful historical information is also presented, including facts associated with the Voyager mission. Finally, short summaries are provided to describe the major objectives and schedules for several space missions planned for the remainder of the 20th century. Kohlhase, Charles (Editor) Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA-CR-186108, JPL-PUBL-89-24, NAS 1.26:186108 NAS7-918; RTOP 889-59-11-31-03...