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Explores the latest scientific findings and discoveries in the solar system and beyond, discussing dark matter, microbial life existing beyond Earth, the discovery of more exoplanets, and the feasibility of space tourism and mining.--

Profiles the technical and scientific accomplishments of the U.S. Space program. Chronicles NASA's odyssey of planetary discovery, from the Viking mission to Mars to the Voyager probe, which travelled three billion miles, photographed all the outer planets but Pluto, and was never more than a minute behind schedule.

Murray provides a personal account of the nation's planetary exploration program from the "golden age" of the 1960s and early 1970s to its subsequent decline during the '80s. Murray concludes that, given a goal, the nation can regain leadership in space, and he advocates a joint U.S.-Soviet manned mission to Mars as well as NASA's proposed Mission to Earth, a global environmental monitoring program. ISBN 0-393-02675-2: $19.95.

Discusses what man has learned of other worlds in 30 years of space exploration.

Presents his case and a detailed agenda for a space program that could solve the Earth's energy, environmental, and nuclear problems.

Thirty five years after leaving Earth, the Voyager spacecraft is about to leave the solar system. This fascinating documentary draws on remarkable footage and images from the NASA and BBC archives as it examines the legacy of a craft that has had a profound effect on our knowledge of the cosmos. Voyager: The Edge of Space tells the incredible story of a mission that was only supposed to last five years but is still going today, and of the two small...

"NASA's visionary Deep Space Network (DSN), a communications grid that provides the backbone of antennas and satellite links that track and control spacecraft launched from Earth, continues to play an integral role in the United States' quest to explore space. Douglas J. Mudgway participated in the successful development and operation of the DSN from its infancy in the 1960s to its maturity in the 1990s. In Big Dish, he shares the story of the dedicated...

Text and illustrations trace humankind's ventures into space.

Explains how scientists search for life in other parts of the universe, discussing alien life, exobiology, interstellar contact, spacecraft missions, and other related topics.