Red rover : inside the story of robotic space exploration, from Genesis to the Mars rover curiosity
Wiens, Roger2013
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In "Red Rover," geochemist Roger Wiens, the principal investigator for the ChemCam laser instrument on the rover and veteran of numerous robotic NASA missions, tells the unlikely story of his involvement in sending sophisticated hardware into space, culminating in the Curiosity rover's amazing journey to Mars. Wiens paints the portrait of one of the most exciting scientific stories of our time: the new era of robotic space exploration. An inspiring account of the real-life challenges of space exploration, "Red Rover" vividly narrates what goes into answering the question: is there life elsewhere in the universe?
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New York : Basic Books, c2013.
Collation:
xii, 233 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Genesis -- ch. 1 From Minnesota to the Moon -- ch. 2 The Dawn of an Era -- ch. 3 Mission Selection -- ch. 4 Making Genesis -- ch. 5 Beyond the Moon and Back -- ch. 6 Impact -- ch. 7 Vindication -- pt. II Path to Mars -- ch. 8 Lasers and Rovers -- ch. 9 Fire! -- ch. 10 To Mars and Back ... Almost -- ch. 11 The French Connection -- ch. 12 Ticket to Mars -- ch. 13 New-Instrument Struggles -- ch. 14 Canceled -- ch. 15 Soldiering On -- ch. 16 Rover Motors -- ch. 17 Finishing ChemCam -- ch. 18 On the Rover -- pt. III Curiosity -- ch. 19 Coming Together -- ch. 20 Where on Mars? -- ch. 21 Back to the Cape -- ch. 22 Seven Minutes of Terror -- ch. 23 Landing on Mars.
ISBN:
9780465055982 (hardcover alk paper)
Dewey class:
629.8920919629.892
LC class:
TL1097
Language:
English
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BRN:
53475
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 629.892 WIEN | Available |