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Planetary exploration - Earth's new horizon /Twelfth von Karman Lecture/Planetary exploration is examined in terms of the interaction of technological growth with scientific progress and the intangibles associated with exploring the unknown. The field is limited to unmanned exploration of the planets and their satellites. A descriptive model of the endeavor, its activities and achievements in the past decade, a characterization of the current state of the art, and a look at some of the planetary mission opportunities for the next decade are presented. A case is made for the value to civilization of ongoing planetary exploration. The pioneering U.S. planetary explorers, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter, are discussed in the second part of the work. Launch velocity, navigation, the remote system, the earth base, and management technology are considered in the third part. Authorized near-term U.S. planetary projects and opportunities of the next decade are described in the last section.
Document ID
19750040945
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schurmeier, H. M.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1975
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 75-337
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Annual Meeting and Technical Display
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: February 24, 1975
End Date: February 26, 1975
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
75A25017
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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