About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 73. Chapters: Robotic spacecraft, Phoenix, Chandrayaan-1, Mars Science Laboratory, Corona, Dawn, Boeing X-37, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Granat, Ares V, Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission, SELENE, Astrobiology Field Laboratory, Chang'e 1, Moon Impact Probe, Juno, Chandrayaan-2, Titan Mare Explorer, Zenit, Space Infrastructure Servicing, Io Volcano Observer, Lunar Precursor Robotic Program, Chang'e 2, Project West Ford, Samos, Civilian Space eXploration Team, SCORE, Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope, Unmanned resupply spacecraft, Space probe, Agena target vehicle, Autonomous logistics, Chang'e 3, Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, Aditya, MiTEx, Orbital Sciences X-34, Mission Extension Vehicle, Foton-M2, Solar Mesosphere Explorer, WRESAT, Discoverer 1, Parom, Reusable Booster System, Interbol, Spaceborne Imaging Radar, Ukrselena. Excerpt: Phoenix was a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on Mars under the Mars Scout Program. The Phoenix lander descended on Mars on May 25, 2008. Mission scientists used instruments aboard the lander to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to research the history of water there. The multi-agency program was headed by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, under the direction of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The program was a partnership of universities in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates (MDA) and other aerospace companies. It was the first mission to Mars led by a public university in NASA history. The mission underscored the value of university-led management. It was led directly from the University of Arizona's campus in T...
