Project Mars: A Technical Tale - Softcover

Braun, Wernher Von

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9780973820331: Project Mars: A Technical Tale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0973820330 ISBN 13: 9780973820331

Publisher: Apogee Books Science Fiction, 2006

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This never-before-printed science fiction novel by the original "rocket man," Wernher von Braun, combines technical fact with a human story line in the way that only a true dreamer can realize. Encompassing the entire story of the journey, this novel moves from the original decision for a Mars mission, through the mission planning, the building of the mighty space ships, the journey, the amazing discoveries made on Mars, and the return home. The author's attention to the actions and feelings of the charactersboth those who went and those who stayed behindmakes this an adventure of human proportions, rather than merely another fanciful tale. This exclusive von Braun treasure comes complete with an appendix of his original technical drawings, made in the late 1940s, on which the story's plot is based.

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"The Mars Project is timely... von Braun's views, seen today against the debate over the role of the shuttle, the development of Space Station Freedom, and the proposal to land Earthlings on Mars early in the next century, raise questions that we still seek to answer."-Jannelle Warren-Findley, co-editor of A Documentary History of the Space Age

Synopsis:

This never-before-printed science fiction novel by the original 'rocket man', Dr Wernher von Braun, combines technical fact with a human story line in the way that only a true dreamer can realise. Written more than half a century ago, this enthusiastic tale of human space exploration, based on detailed and accurate science, has lingered unpublished in von Braun's personal files until now, nearly 30 years after his death and 57 years after it was written. This exclusive von Braun treasure comes complete with an appendix of his original calculations and technical drawings, made in the late 1940s, on which the story's journey is based. This novel takes the reader through the entire adventure - the planning for a Mars mission, the building of the mighty space ships, the long journey, the amazing discoveries made on Mars, and the return home. Gary Holt, former Chief Instructor of Rocket Pilots for the US Space Force, leads a 10-ship multinational team to Mars - a Mars with one surprising difference from our Mars! - and after spending months exploring the red planet, brings his mission home a complete success.

The author's detailed attention to the actions and feelings of the characters - both those who went and those who stayed behind - makes this an adventure of human proportions, rather than merely another fanciful tale.

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