Beyond the moon : a golden age of planetary exploration, 1971-1978
- Title
- Beyond the moon : a golden age of planetary exploration, 1971-1978 / Robert S. Kraemer.
- Published by
- Washington [DC] : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©2000.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xxix, 270 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Providing an insider's view of what has been called a golden era in space pioneering, Robert S. Kraemer describes the financial, political, and technical hurdles facing each mission. As NASA's director of planetary programs during those years, he witnessed rivalries between scientists, worked to ensure that projects remained in NASA and federal budgets, and reshaped missions to meet changing priorities, schedules, and vehicle configurations. The book also chronicles the technical problems that sometimes jeopardized missions and describes such successes as the first landings on Mars in 1976." "Addressing many of these central themes that have affected space science during the past fifty years, Beyond the Moon documents the efforts of those who contributed to a burst of planetary exploration that laid the foundation for even more extraordinary voyages of discovery."--Jacket.
- Series statement
- Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series
- Uniform title
- Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- Foreword / Roger D. Launius -- On the shoulders of giants: developing the technology -- 1971: Mariner 9 Mars orbit -- 1972 and 1973: Pioneer 10 and 11 Jupiter and Saturn flybys -- 1974 and 1976: Helios 1 and 2 solar probes -- 1973: Mariner 10 Venus and Mercury flybys -- 1975: Viking 1 and 2 Mars orbits and landings -- 1977: Voyager 1 and 2 flybys of the outer planets -- 1978: Pioneer Venus 1 and 2 orbit and probes -- Epilogue: From gloom of night to new light of dawn -- Appendix / Roger D. Launius.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.