The Cassini-Huygens Visit to Saturn An Historic Mission to the Ringe
Cassini-Huygens was the most ambitious and successful space journey ever launched to the outer Solar System. This book examines all aspects of the journey: its conception and planning; the lengthy political processes needed to make it a reality; the engin
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SATURN AN HISTORIC MISSION TO THE RINGED PLANET
Michael Meltzer
The Cassini-Huygens Visit to Saturn An Historic Mission to the Ringed Planet
Michael Meltzer
The Cassini-Huygens Visit to Saturn An Historic Mission to the Ringed Planet
Michael Meltzer Oakland, CA, USA
SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN SPACE EXPLORATION
ISBN 978-3-319-07607-2 ISBN 978-3-319-07608-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-07608-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953013 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover design: Jim Wilkie Project copy editor: David M. Harland Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Author’s preface
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to venture past them into the impossible.” – NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, 20081 The Cassini-Huygens mission pushed the limits of what was possible, plunging deep into a planetary system so very different from our own. From the distant Saturn system, Cassini-Huygens sent back extraordinary data and superb images that dramatically expanded our understanding of the solar system. Carolyn Porco, the Imaging Science Team leader, asserted that this mission to Saturn, as well as other robotic
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