Mars 1999: Exclusive Preview of the United States-Soviet Manned Mission [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

O'Leary, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811709825 ISBN 13: 9780811709828

Verlag: Stackpole Books, 1987

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Almost thirty years after the first human landing on the Moon, the United States and the U.S.S.R. launch separate spacecraft that fly alongside one another toward Mars. Each spacecraft serves as an emergency backup for the other and provides the opportunity for crew exchanges during the tedious 22-month journey. After landing on Phobos--on of the tiny potato-shaped moons of Mars--the crews carry out experiments to determine the safety of landing on the Martian surface. Months later, one astronaut and one cosmonaut board a small, simply designed sortie module, descend to the Martian surface, plant flags, and ascend back to Phobos--all in a matter of hours. A far-out dream? Author Brian O'Leary, a former astronaut, believes it can be a reality if the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. cooperate in space exploration and set goals now for a 1998-1999 mission. In fact, plans have already begun for sending people to Mars. Since the Soviets are clearly interested in Mars, a joint mission would make political, economic, and scientific sense. But a bewildering variety of mission approaches are emerging. In Mars 1999, Brian O'Leary outlines his vision for an exciting approach to a join Mars mission. In a letter included in this book, O'Leary urges the President to give high priority to a Mars voyage. This first in a series of missions would enable us not only to pay for missions but also to fuel a rapidly growing infrastructure on the Moon and on Mars by 2005.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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"An exciting journey into space...O'Leary's concept of alternating factual background with an imaginary trip enables the reader not only to travel into space but also to appreciate why he or she is going. "O'Leary is particularly qualified to lead this expedition because of his excellent scientific background, his training as an astronaut, and his continues interest in space/science and writing about it. Equally important, he writes engagingly and keeps the reader involved. "Mars 1999 could become like Gerard O'Neill's The High Frontier, a specialists textbook for the future." - James Michener

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• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0811709825
• ISBN 13: 9780811709828
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
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