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Topic: Robotic Exploration of the Solar System (Parts 1-4, Paolo Ulivi with David Harland)
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-05-2012 10:26 AM
   
If you need a photo of a certain unmanned space vehicle, you can always send me an e-mail.  |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 01-19-2013 02:32 AM
Part 4 just became available on Amazon in the U.S. with a June 1 release date:
June 1 release date. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 01-19-2013 08:26 AM
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Originally posted by jjknap:
Part 4 just became in the U.S. with a June 1 release date: June 1 release date.
More likely September. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-05-2013 08:36 AM
Springer's website behaves in a strange way right now but both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk give release dates of December 2014 and January 2015 respectively. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 04-05-2013 11:12 AM
It is hard to say when the fourth and final volume in the series will be released because one chapter remains to be finished, and that will take a while because Paolo is attending too many parties. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-05-2013 03:21 PM
Without a smiley at the end of the last sentence, I don't know if you're joking or not.  |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-05-2013 05:23 PM
What is the last mission you plan to cover in the book? Curiosity? |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 04-05-2013 06:11 PM
We include Curiosity's landing, Dawn at Vesta and other things that happened last year. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-06-2013 07:06 AM
Fantastic! I really love this series. It was really the first introduction I had to you and Paolo. Tell me, would you two ever consider a fifth volume in five to ten years? |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 04-06-2013 08:02 PM
Maybe around 2020 when enough has happened to fill another volume. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-08-2013 09:21 PM
quote:
Originally posted by hermit:
It is hard to say when the fourth and final volume in the series will be released because one chapter remains to be finished, and that will take a while because Paolo is attending too many parties.
Just received this message from Amazon: We're writing about the order you placed on January 19, 2013. Unfortunately, the release date for the item(s) listed below has changed, and we need to provide you with a new delivery estimate based on the new release date:
Paolo Ulivi, David Harland "Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part 4: 2004 - 2012 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)"Estimated arrival date: January 06, 2015 - January 10, 2015 |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 04-08-2013 09:58 PM
Estimated arrival date: January 06, 2015 - January 10, 2015 Naw, it will be some time in the last quarter of this year. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-09-2013 06:06 AM
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Originally posted by hermit:
Naw, it will be some time in the last quarter of this year.
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hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 04-14-2013 11:34 AM
Latest news from Paolo - he is running late on preparing the final chapter owing to pressure of his day job. It won't be submitted until the autumn, which pushes the publication of Vol.4 into early 2014. On the other hand, the period covered by the book will include part if 2013 instead of cutting off late in 2012. Swings and roundabouts. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-14-2013 11:55 AM
Thanks for the update! |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 01-05-2014 01:27 AM
Okay folks, Paolo and I have just updated the chapters for RESS(4) and it will go for layout later this month, so expect publication in the summer sometime. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 01-05-2014 09:40 AM
Great News! I have had it pre-ordered since 1/19/13 |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-30-2014 02:33 PM
Amazon.co.uk link. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 01-30-2014 05:40 PM
The date range on the cover has been extended to 2013 though. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-01-2014 01:41 PM
Certainly looking forward to the "final" book in this excellent series!!! |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-13-2014 05:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by hermit:
Okay folks, Paolo and I have just updated the chapters for RESS(4) and it will go for layout later this month, so expect publication in the summer sometime.
Amazon.com has moved the release date forward to August 31, 2014. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 03-13-2014 08:49 PM
Hurrah! |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 03-20-2014 09:16 PM
Page proofs arrived today...
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hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 07-04-2014 11:20 AM
Volume 4 of 'Robotic Exploration of the Solar System' by Paolo Ulivi and myself is finally off to the printer...
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jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 07-04-2014 01:53 PM
Great news! |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-05-2014 03:26 AM
Great news indeed. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 09-23-2014 05:23 PM
Received an email from Amazon that the fourth volume will arrive at my house October 9. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 10-09-2014 06:26 AM
Today I received a copy of RESS4 in the post sent by Springer. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-12-2014 04:03 PM
Amazon says my copy has shipped and should arrive on Wednesday (10/15) |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-15-2014 06:35 PM
Just received Volume 4 yesterday and I think this is the best version of all. The text so far is full of detail and easy to read at the same time. It starts with a chapter on Rosetta (how timely) and ends with an addendum with a few missions missed in earlier volumes and updates on several missions. The pictures are incredible; most I have never seen before. There is a selfie taken from the deck of the MRO and an artist concept of the Mars Smart Lander, which proposed using the forerunner of the landing system for Curiosity. The book covers past missions, future missions and proposed missions. It covers everything from Ikaros (the Japanese solar sail spacecraft) to Chang 2 (the Chinese asteroid spacecraft). In my opinion, this series is the ultimate review of Robotic exploration. You should have all four volumes in your library! |
Paolo
Member Posts: 13
From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 10-18-2014 03:56 AM
Thanks a lot for your enthusiastic review jjknap! So glad you liked it! |
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