NASA Mars Rovers Manual: An insight into the technology, history and development of NASA's Mars exploration roving vehicles (Owners' Workshop Manual) - Hardcover

Baker, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857333704 ISBN 13: 9780857333704

Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Is there life on Mars? This age-old question has prompted many missions to Mars, with the most recent rover, Curiosity, having safely landed in August 2012 amid a blaze of publicity. This manual covers the development, design and engineering of three generations of Mars rover: Sojourner, which landed in 1997, was the size of a microwave; Spirit and Opportunity, both the size of a shopping trolley, followed in 2004; and Curiosity is the size of a car, with a design life of two years. Learn how these machines work as well as what they have found and hope to discover - and look forward to the possibility that humans may yet set foot on the Red Planet.

About this title

About the Author

Dr David Baker worked with NASA on the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programmes between 1965 and 1990. He has written more than 80 books on spaceflight technology and is the author of the NASA Space Shuttle Manual (2010) and the International Space Station Manual (2012). He lives in Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857333704
• ISBN 13: 9780857333704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192