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Release Year
2009
Book Title
On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA Hi...
ISBN
9780486467573
Subject Area
Science
Publication Name
On Mars : Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978 the NASA History
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
Item Length
9.3 in
Subject
Physics / Astrophysics
Publication Year
2009
Series
Dover Books on Astronomy Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Author
Linda Neuman Ezell, Edward Clinton Ezell
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Width
6.9 in
Number of Pages
560 Pages
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Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486467570
ISBN-13
9780486467573
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66700020

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Number of Pages
560 Pages
Publication Name
On Mars : Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978 the NASA History
Language
English
Subject
Physics / Astrophysics
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Author
Linda Neuman Ezell, Edward Clinton Ezell
Subject Area
Science
Series
Dover Books on Astronomy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.9 in

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College Audience
LCCN
2008-052610
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
629.43/543
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITIONFOREWORDINTRODUCTIONWHY MARS?THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE: MARINER SPACECRAFT AND LAUNCH VEHICLESTHE SEARCH FOR MARTIAN LIFE BEGINS: 1959-1965VOYAGER: PERILS OF ADVANCED PLANNING, 1960-1967REORGANIZATION AND THE CREATION OF VIKINGVIKING ORBITER AND ITS MARINER INHERITANCEVIKING LANDER: CREATING THE SCIENCE TEAMSVIKING LANDER: BUILDING A COMPLEX SPACECRAFTSAFE HAVENS: SELECTING LANDING SITES FOR VIKINGSITE CERTIFICATION--AND LANDINGON MARSEPILOGUEAPPENDIXESBIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAYERRATASOURCE NOTESINDEXAUTHORSLIST OF NASA PHOTOGRAPH NUMBERS
Synopsis
Although it was only designed for a ninety-day surface mission, the Viking 1 lander ultimately transmitted science messages to Earth for seven years. This authoritative history chronicles the remarkable achievements of the Viking program during its first three decades. Commissioned by NASA, it recounts the events surrounding the first planetary landing on Earth's closest neighbor and the first on-site search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. It also portrays a human drama in which thousands of professionals from government, industry, and academia joined together to accomplish the seemingly impossible. This history begins with a survey of the qualities that make the surface and atmosphere of Mars prime targets for scientific investigation. A retrospective of NASA's Mariner program follows, detailing the series of robotic interplanetary probes that led to the initiation of the Viking program in 1968. The authors trace the ensuing technological developments, including the first lander vehicles and orbiter. They also profile the cooperation of managerial, technical, and scientific teams during the mission's data-gathering and analysis phases. The final chapters outline the scientific results of the Viking investigations, examine some of the unresolved questions, and consider possible future explorations. Dozens of photos taken by Viking cameras illuminate the text., NASA's official history chronicles the start of our explorations of our planetary neighbor. It recounts cooperation among government, industry, and academia, and it features dozens of photos from Viking cameras., Generations of scientists and stargazers have studied the Red Planet and pondered its possibilities. Commissioned by NASA itself, this volume is the authoritative history of the start of the agency's explorations of our closest neighbor. It recounts the often fragile cooperation among people in government, industry, and academia, and is highlighted by dozens of photos taken by Viking cameras.
LC Classification Number
TL789.8.U6V524 2009

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