New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy

National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Space Studies Board; Solar System Exploration Survey

ISBN 10: 0309084954 / ISBN 13: 9780309084956

Published by The National Academies Press, 2003

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No indication of later printings. Covers clean and bright amid some light scuffing. Front cover with mild crease at lower corner. Spine clean and square, no creasing. Binding firm. Contents unmarked and clean. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy
• Publisher: The National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309084954
• ISBN 13: 9780309084956
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Solar system exploration is that grand human endeavor which reaches out through interplanetary space to discover the nature and origins of the system of planets in which we live and to learn whether life exists beyond Earth. It is an international enterprise involving scientists, engineers, managers, politicians, and others, sometimes working together and sometimes in competition, to open new frontiers of knowledge. It has a proud past, a productive present, and an auspicious future. This survey was requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to determine the contemporary nature of solar system exploration and why it remains a compelling activity today. A broad survey of the state of knowledge was requested. In addition NASA asked for the identifcation of the top-level scientific questions to guide its ongoing program and a prioritized list of the most promising avenues for flight investigations and supporting ground-based activities.