Mars rover Curiosity
an inside account from Curiosity's chief engineer
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Author
Contributions
- Simon, William L., 1930- author - Contributor
Publication
2014 - Smithsonian Books, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27170149M
- ISBN-139781588344731
- ISBN-101588344738
- OCLC Control Number892698000
- OCLC Control Numbermarsrovercuriosi0000mann
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- Library of Congress Control Number2014941274
Classifications
- DDC629.295
- LCCTL799.M3 M36 2014
Alternate Titles
- Inside account from Curiosity's chief engineer
Description
In Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer, Rob Manning, the project's chief engineer, tells of bringing the groundbreaking spacecraft to life. Manning and his team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tasked with designing a lander many times larger and more complex than any before, faced technical setbacks, fights over inadequate resources, and the challenges of leading an army of brilliant, passionate, and often frustrated experts.
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