Space Exploration 2008

The aim of the Space Exploration annuals is to provide a yearly update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every September. The annual will cover space exploration from a variety of angles, looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and detailing those planned for the future, and encompassing both manned and unmanned spaceflight. The invited contributions, authored by leading figures in astronomy and space exploration and which make up the bulk of the annual each year, will cover a variety of topics and are written to appeal to a wide readership. One feature introduced in the first volume 'Solar System Log' featuring the very latest in the exploration of the planets, their moons and small Solar System bodies, will be retained for Space Exploration 2008, and will comprise seven chapters. In addition, there will be a special additional section entitled, 'Return to the Moon' containing three chapters. TOC:Preface - Welcome to Space Exploration, 2008.- The Epic Journey Continues, The Annual Review by Brian Harvey.- Prepare for Lift-off! The Future of Space Tourism by Erik Seedhouse.- Stepping Out into the Solar System, A Human Mission to an Asteroid by Leonard David.- Long Duration Spaceflight, The Work of the Institute of Bio-Medical Problems by Dominic Phelan.- Another Giant Leap, Human Missions to Mars by Donald Rapp.- Beyond the Solar System, Technologies for Ultra-Deep Space Probes by Greg Matloff.- Reviving the Old, Introducing the New, Russia's New Space Science Projects by Igor Afanasie.- RETURN TO THE MOON.- Paving the Way for Future Exploration, The SMART-1 Mission to the Moon by Peter Rathsman.- NASA's New Robotic Lunar Program, Seeking Water on the Moon by David M Harland.- And When We're Back on the Moon, What Next? The Role of a Future Moonbase by David Schrunk.- SOLAR SYSTEM LOG.- Probing the Mysteries of Our Nearest Star, Studying the Sun from Space by Martin Mobberley.- Focusing on the Red Planet, Mars Exploration Update by James Graf.- Fire and Ice, The Phoenix Mission to Mars by Peter Smith.- Report from the Ringed Planet, Cassini at Saturn Update by David M Harland.