Incredible stories from space : a behind-the-scenes look at the missions changing our view of the cosmos / Nancy Atkinson (editor of Universe Today).
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Incredible stories from space : a behind-the-scenes look at the missions changing our view of the cosmos / Nancy Atkinson (editor of Universe Today).
ISBN:
9781624143175
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Publication Information:
Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., 2016.
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 23 cm
Contents:
Riding along on the journeys to Space -- Unlocking Pluto's secrets : new horizons -- Roving Mars with curiosity -- Changing everything : the remarkable Hubble Space telescope -- Traveling between two worlds : dawn -- Hunting for planets : Kepler and the search for other worlds -- Unveiling secrets of a ringed world and its icy moons : Cassini-Huygens -- Downloading the Sun 24/7 : the Solar Dynamics Observatory -- Rising to the occasion : the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Hirise -- Shooting the Moon : the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter -- Seeing the future : missions and discoveries to watch -- Why explore Space?
Summary:
In Incredible Stories from Space, veteran space journalist Nancy Atkinson shares compelling insights from over 35 NASA scientists and engineers, taking readers behind the scenes of the unmanned missions that are transforming our understanding of the solar system and beyond. Weaving together one-on-one interviews along with the extraordinary sagas of the spacecraft themselves, this book chronicles the struggles and triumphs of nine current space missions and captures the true spirit of exploration and discovery.
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OCLC Number:
ocn933272355
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