Presents the story of Martian exploration to date, including the discovery of fossilized traces of microbial life in 1996
Bruce C Waggoner Michael Wagner Herman Wagner Jr. Amy M Wakefield Roxana Wales Nancy J Walizer Jamie Walker Tony Walker Walter Walker Stuart D Walker John M Wall Mark S Wallace Matthew T Wallace Brian Wallace Bill Wallach Jack Wallick ...
This unique book provides a complete description of the past, present and future of Mars exploration. Written by a scientist intimately involved with missions to Mars, it provides a personal first-hand account.
The report notes that the greatest increase in understanding of Mars will come from the collection and return to Earth of a well-chosen suite of Martian surface materials.
Blending the exciting stories of the missions with the thrills of scientific discovery, Exploring Mars will intrigue anyone interested in the science, the engineering, or the policy of investigating other worlds.
COURTESY NASA / JPL / CORNELL / MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS ROVER EXPLORATION MARS A Red Panel dia OES 15LS ISLS MER - B NASA BOEING JPL CORNELL CORNELL RED PLANET GLADIATORS NASA * BO BOEING + JPL GOING LOONEY ON MARS After years of ...
Robert Reeves, The Superpower Space Race: An Explosive Rivalry through the Solar System (New York: Plenum, 1994), 380–384. 37. Viking Dep. Program Manager, Orbiter, to Viking Program Manager, memoran- dum, July 18, 1974, NASA History ...
A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet William Sheehan, Jim Bell. Praise for Discovering Mars “Discovering Mars provides a breathtaking panorama ... —Amy J. Williams, University of Florida, and team member on NASA's ...
In Exploration and Engineering, Erik M. Conway reveals how JPL engineers’ creative technological feats led to major breakthroughs in Mars exploration.
The Exploration of Mars
ABOUT THE SERIES: This book is part of A True Book series, Space Exploration, that includes the titles Human Missions to Outer Space, Mars Rovers, The International Space Station, and UFO's.