... is direct and plain-speaking. He begins by critiquing the standard “space advocacy package” that preaches the “need to explore space to save humanity from extinction” or “avoid societal stagnation” or even “inspire student interest in the sciences...
... read the standard texts, this represents a different and probably unique way of looking at the history of Mars exploration. In general, the technique is to describe briefly what each mission did and to illustrate it with annotated maps and...
... private industry and planetary science and a look towards the future of scientific research and manned space exploration – so, something for everyone perhaps. The book concludes with 30-odd pages of appendices, references and a glossary...but...
... to SSA and its sister missions; as such, it is crucial academia be included as trusted participants in delivering concrete ways to explore and define the state-of-the possible, and help it become the state-of-practice in space operations. Sources...