Alan Stern, David Harry Grinspoon

Chasing New Horizons

Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 sharedhuman goals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St Martin's Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781250098962
• ISBN-10: 1250098963
• Artikelnr.: 48956869

Autorenporträt

Dr. Alan Stern is Principal Investigator of the New Horizons mission. A planetary scientist, space program executive, aerospace consultant, and author, he has participated in 29 NASA space missions and has been involved at the highest levels in most aspects of American space exploration. He lives in Colorado.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Introduction: Inside the Farthest Exploration in History
Prologue: Out of Lock
1. Dreams of a Grand Tour
2. The Pluto Underground
3. Ten Years in the Wilderness
4. The Undead
5. New Horizons at Last?
6. Building the Bird
7. Bringing It All Together
8. A Prayer Before You Go
9. Going Supersonic
10. To Jupiter and the Ocean of Space Beyond
11. Battle Plan Pluto
12. Into Unknown Danger
13. On Approach
14. Fireworks
15. Showtime
16. Everest
17. Onward New Horizons
Coda: A Final Discovery
Appendix: The Top Ten Science Discoveries from New Horizons at the Pluto
System
Acknowledgments
Index