Human Missions to Mars: Enabling Technologies for Exploring the Red Planet

by Donald Rapp

In this book, Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from a technological perspective. He divides the mission into a number of stages: Earth's surface to low-Earth orbit (LEO); departing from LEO toward Mars; Mars orbit insertion and entry, descent and landing; ascent from Mars; trans-Earth injection from Mars orbit and Earth return.

A mission to send humans to explore the surface of Mars has been the ultimate goal of planetary exploration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031207254
• ISBN13: 9783031207259
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"