the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the quest for Mars /
First Statement of Responsibility
Erik M. Conway
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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viii, 405 pages :
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illustrations ;
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24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
New series in NASA history
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Planetary observers, Mars observer -- Politics and engineering on the Martian frontier -- Attack of the great galactic ghoul! -- Engineering for uncertainty -- Mars mania! -- The faster, better, cheaper future -- Revenge of the great galactic ghoul -- Recovery and reform -- Margins on the final frontier -- Sending a spy satellite to Mars -- Robotic geologists on Mars -- Mars phoenix : re-engineering the Polar Lander