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Author Conway, Erik M., 1965- author.

Title Exploration and engineering : the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the quest for Mars / Erik M. Conway.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 405 pages :) : illustrations.
text file
Series New series in NASA history
New series in NASA history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
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Subject Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Space flight to Mars.
Space flight to Mars.
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration.
Mars (Planet)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 9781421416045 1421416042 (DLC) 2014018368
ISBN 1421416050 electronic book
9781421416052 electronic book
9781421416045 hardcover alkaline paper
1421416042 hardcover alkaline paper