NASA Mars Rovers Manual by David Baker

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NASA Mars Rovers Manual by David Baker

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NASA Mars Rovers Manual by David Baker

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.

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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.

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ISBN 13 9780857333704
ISBN 10 0857333704
Title NASA Mars Rovers Manual
Author David Baker
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Haynes Publishing Group
Year published 2013-04-23
Number of pages 192
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