Robotics in the service of astronomy

Astronomy and Geophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 3.23-3.25

  Ellery, Alex ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROBOTICS; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPACE STATIONS;

ASTRONOMY MISSIONS; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; FUTURE GENERATIONS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; ITS APPLICATIONS; PLANETARY SCIENCE; TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY; X-RAY EVOLVING UNIVERSE SPECTROSCOPIES;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0038176622     PISSN: 13668781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-4004.2003.44323.x     Document Type: Review

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