Publication date UK format 12/4/22 book 196 pages
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Synopsis
Gorgeously illustrated with NASA photography, the large-format (12 × 12 inches) NASA Missions to Mars examines everything from the first tentative steps toward the fourth planet to the 2021 landing of rover Perseverance and beyond. Space exploration has always been about pushing boundaries, but perhaps the achievement which has most piqued a sense of possibility has been the exploration of Mars. Beginning with Soviet and American flybys in the early 1960s that were part and parcel of the Space Race, acclaimed space historian Piers Bizony continues through complete coverage of the Viking 1 and 2 missions of 1975–1976. Bizony also traces NASA’s acclaimed rover program, describing the development, technologies, mission histories, and achievements of the rovers Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit, and Curiosity—all on the 25th anniversary of their first landing. This awe-inspiring book features: An engaging and complete history of Mars exploration A treasure trove of imagery from the NASA archives, including photos and cartography beamed home, artworks and concept drawings created during development phases, as well as photography created to document testing phases A glimpse of future plans for Mars exploration and habitation Coverage of orbiters sent to the red planet by not only NASA but by space agencies from Russia, India, Japan, Europe, China, and the UAE A two-sided 24-inch gatefold Humankind’s fascination with Mars can be traced back to prewar science fiction. While the billions of dollars and ingenious innovations have allowed us incredible views from more than 51 million miles away, no less incredible are the insights these missions, hardware, and scientists have provided into our universe—and our own planet. NASA Missions to Mars is your complete illustrated history of those efforts and a necessary volume for the bookshelf of any space enthusiast!
My Review
This book was amazing. What I really loved the most was its ratio of text to photographs. Which made me really happy ad it was like a 50/50 mix just perfect. Lots of information and facts to read with fantastic details photographs to back it all up. This meant I could learn loads of things about the history of space missions to Mars right from the very first fly by to present day. This book was utterly fascinating and became totally engrossed in it, I just couldn't put it down. I was even reading it through all my meals that day. It was even harder going to bed as I just wanted to finish it. I really liked all the brilliant quotes. I thoroughly enjoyed the section on Mars travel in films and science fiction books. It covers so much wonderful information about everything you might of wondered about the technology used to travel to the red planet. Including some very eye watering costs. It was simple enough to read without prior knowledge of the subject and the flow was excellent. I definitely recommend you read this if you are interested in the red planet or just want to learn more about the history of space missions.
So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating such an interesting and fascinating book that any age could thoroughly enjoy.
Where you can buy this book
Amazon US HC $36.70
Waterstones HC £35.00
B&N HC $50.00
Amazon UK HC £24.04
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