Martian Summer
Get up close and personal with science as Andrew Kessler narrates his hilarious journey inside NASAas Phoenix Mars missionaa historic enterprise manned by a motley crew of rocket scientists The Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. Its purpose was to find out how climate change could turn a warm, wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold, barren desert (read: Mars). Along the way, Phoenix discovered a giant frozen ocean trapped beneath the north pole of Mars, exotic food for aliens, and liquid water, and laid the foundation for NASAas current exploration of Mars using the Curiosity rover. This is not science fiction. Itas fact. And for the luckiest fanboy in fandom, it was the best vacation ever. Andrew Kessler spent the summer of 2008 in NASAas mission control with one hundred thirty of the worldas best planetary scientists and engineers as they carried out this ambitious operation. He came back with a story of human drama about modern-day pioneers battling NASA politics, temperamental robots, and the bizarre world of daily life in mission control.And thata#39;s the problem, a Matt adds. Everyone thinks ita#39;s as easy ... The robot arm came from the design of the 2001 lander mission but had to be significantly modified. They needed new ... the ideal features. aThey bought us a Ford Focus but weanbsp;...
| Title | : | Martian Summer |
| Author | : | Andrew Kessler |
| Publisher | : | Open Road Media - 2014-07-15 |
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