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Title:
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Ambassadors from Earth : pioneering explorations with unmanned spacecraft
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Authors:
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Jay Gallentine
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2009
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Series:
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Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-8032-2220-5
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Format:
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xvii, 500 p. / ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL795.3
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Subjects:
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Outer space--Exploration--Popular works
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Space probes--History
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Space probes--Popular works
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Space robotics--History
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Description:
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Aboard the Glacier -- Problem child -- The convict -- Light fuse, get away -- New moon -- Let's make a deal -- The creators and the makers -- Storming the Sea of Dreams -- Moving at the speed of design -- Job number MA-11 -- The science and the cyclist -- Get off the bus -- Swing in time -- The meeting and the mechta -- Think like gravity -- Didn't they get it? -- The death and the funeral -- One hundred percent failure -- Three-problem Shipley -- Pete and Al's little field trip -- Irradiated plans -- Embarking -- Get it -- Instant science -- Circles of gold -- Last light -- Continuum.
Winner of the 2009 Emme Award.
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Format :
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In print
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