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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Firefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1554079446
ISBN-13
9781554079445
eBay Product ID (ePID)
124836517
Product Key Features
Book Title
Space Probes : 50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
0.1 Oz
Item Length
10.8 in
Item Width
8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-382038
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
This was, thankfully, not the heavy-going encyclopedic tome I had been expecting, but an easy-to-read, accessible story of space exploration., Ever since Sputnik made Earth orbit in 1957, mankind has been flinging tiny flecks of metal...farther and farther from home in an effort to get a grip on our solar system's secrets.... Philippe Seguela compiles them all, cataloging each unmanned mission that one or another earthbound nation has hurled toward a heavenly body..... Seguela also looks at spacecraft still in transit, including the Pluto-bound New Horizons. They may look like sci-fi space junk, but Seguela sees the majesty therein: Just like the pyramids and great cathedrals, solar-system space probes represent glorious monuments to human ingenuity.
Dewey Decimal
629.43/5
Synopsis
The first complete, up-to-date history of space probe exploration. In just 50 years, space exploration has advanced from the Luna 1, the first artificial object to overcome Earth's gravitational field, to the New Horizons Mission, which will reach Pluto in 2015. Progress has been spectacular, and it bodes well for the remarkable achievements to come. Space Probes is the first complete and fully illustrated history of the international space exploration program. 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 encyclopedia of humanity's space explorations, an adventure that has not finished astonishing us., In just 50 years, space exploration has advanced from the Luna 1, the first artificial object to overcome Earth's gravitational field, to the New Horizons Mission, which will reach Pluto in 2015. Progress has been spectacular, and it bodes well for the remarkable achievements to come. 'Space Probes' is the first complete and fully illustrated history of the international space exploration programme. Thoroughly up to date, it is organised 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. 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 ten books and more than a thousand articles about space flight. Full colour photos and illustrations throughout
LC Classification Number
TL795.3
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