Mars rover Curiosity : an inside account from Curiosity's chief engineer / Rob Manning and William L. Simon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2014]Copyright date: �2014Description: xvi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781588344731
  • 1588344738
Other title:
  • Inside account from Curiosity's chief engineer
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TL 799 .M3 M36 2014
Summary: 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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Includes index.

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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