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by Edward Clinton Ezell,Linda Neuman Ezell,Paul Dickson
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ISBN: 0486467570 Dover Publications Price: $24.95 |
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Generations of scientists and stargazers have studied the Red Planet and pondered its possibilities. Commissioned by NASA itself, this volume is the authoritative history of the start of the agency's explorations of our closest neighbor. It recounts the often fragile cooperation among people in government, industry, and academia, and is highlighted by dozens of photos taken by Viking cameras.
Reprint of the NASA History Series, Washington, D.C., 1984 edition.
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Table of Contents for On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA History
INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITION FOREWORD INTRODUCTION WHY MARS? THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE: MARINER SPACECRAFT AND LAUNCH VEHICLES THE SEARCH FOR MARTIAN LIFE BEGINS: 1959-1965 VOYAGER: PERILS OF ADVANCED PLANNING, 1960-1967 REORGANIZATION AND THE CREATION OF VIKING VIKING ORBITER AND ITS MARINER INHERITANCE VIKING LANDER: CREATING THE SCIENCE TEAMS VIKING LANDER: BUILDING A COMPLEX SPACECRAFT SAFE HAVENS: SELECTING LANDING SITES FOR VIKING SITE CERTIFICATION—AND LANDING ON MARS EPILOGUE APPENDIXES BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY ERRATA SOURCE NOTES INDEX AUTHORS LIST OF NASA PHOTOGRAPH NUMBERS