Chasing new horizons : inside the epic first mission to Pluto / Alan Stern and David Grinspoon.
Chasing new horizons : inside the epic first mission to Pluto / Alan Stern and David Grinspoon.
Chasing new horizons : inside the epic first mission to Pluto / Alan Stern and David Grinspoon.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/5263
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 295 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: Inside the farthest exploration in history -- Introduction: Out of lock -- Dreams of a grand tour -- The Pluto underground -- Ten years in the wilderness -- The undead -- New Horizons at last? -- Building the bird -- Bringing it all together -- A prayer before you go -- Going supersonic --...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
Shares a behind-the-scenes account of the science, politics, egos, and public expectations that shaped the New Horizons' mission to Pluto and beyond, citing the endeavor's boundary-breaking achievements and how they reflect the collective power of shared human goals.
"On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its instruments on the long-mysterious icy worlds of the Pluto system, and then, just as quickly, continued on its journey out into the beyond. Nothing like...
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Chasing new horizons : inside the epic first mission to Pluto / Alan Stern and David Grinspoon.
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Inside the epic first mission to Pluto
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2019/5263
Record Identifier
74VKV5lKzxjA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5lKzxjA
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ISBN
9781250098962 (hardcover)
1250098963 (hardcover)
DDC
629.4354922
MMS ID
991024272690102626
