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Title:
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Red rover : inside the story of robotic space exploration, from Genesis to the Mars rover curiosity
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Authors:
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Roger Wiens, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York : Basic Books, 2013
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-465-05598-2
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Format:
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xii, 233 p. / col. ill. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL1097
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Subjects:
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Laser communications systems
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Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
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Space robotics
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Description:
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The principle investigator for the ChemCam instrument on the Curiosity rover and a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Wiens traces the ups and downs of the new era of robotic space exploration through his own experience working on some of the important projects over the past decade. His topics include from Minnesota to the moon, vindication, ticket to Mars, on the Rover, and seven minutes of terror. His account provides a framework for the images and data currently coming back from Curiosity
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Contents note:
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1. Genesis 2. Path to Mars 3. Curiosity
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Format :
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In print
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