
Space Probes
50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons
By: Philippe Seguela, James E. Oberg
Hardcover | 1 January 2011
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Thoroughly up to date, it is organized by destination and includes every space probe launched by all countries active in space exploration - the United States, the USSR/Russia, the European Union, Japan, China and India. Each probe is described as to its objective, its technology, the hurdles overcome, the successes and failures of the mission, the information gained and the lessons learned. Fascinating photographs and technical drawings give an inside view of each mission, and special features focus on key engineers and physicists and the fruits of their research.
After a section on the history of astronomy, Space Probes covers missions to: The moon, the first objective Venus, our sister planet Mars, the red planet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the giant planets Mercury The sun Comets Asteroids and the dwarf planets Future missions. The book also includes sections on the Apollo Space Program, the USSR-USA space race and a cross-referenced chronological index of all the probes.
Engaging and accessible, Space Probes is a comprehensive and expertly researched encyclopaedia of humanity's space explorations, an adventure that has not finished astonishing us.
About the Author
Philippe Seguela is a professor of neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He has been passionate about space exploration for more than 30 years. James Oberg, the NBC News space consultant, is a well-known interpreter of space exploration. He spent 22 years as a NASA space engineer and has written 10 books and more than a thousand articles about space flight.
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ISBN: 9781554079445
ISBN-10: 1554079446
Published: 1st January 2011
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 376
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Firefly Books
Country of Publication: CA
Dimensions (cm): 27.3 x 22.0 x 3.7
Weight (kg): 1.94
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