On Mars Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA History

, by Ezell, Edward Clinton; Ezell, Linda Neuman; Dickson, Paul

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ISBN: 9780486467573 | 0486467570
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Copyright: 5/21/2009

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Generations of scientists and stargazers have studied the Red Planet and pondered its possibilities. Commissioned by NASA itself, this volume is the authoritative history of the start of the agency's explorations of our closest neighbor. It recounts the often fragile cooperation among people in government, industry, and academia, and is highlighted by dozens of photos taken byVikingcameras.

Introduction to the Dover Edition	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Why Mars?	p. 1
Attractive Target for Exploration	p. 2
Objectives in Space	p. 10
The Cart Before the Horse: Mariner Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles	p. 25
Evolution of Unmanned Space Exploration to 1960	p. 25
Centaur: Troublesome Launch Vehicle	p. 31
The Search for Martian Life Begins: 1959-1965	p. 51
The Rise of Exobiology as a Discipline	p. 54
The Results of Mariner 4	p. 74
Voyager: Perils of Advanced Planning, 1960-1967	p. 83
Origins of Voyager	p. 85
Misfortunes of Voyager	p. 100
Reorganization and the Creation of Viking	p. 121
Langley Enters the Mars Business	p. 121
Problems-Management Assignments and Budgets	p. 139
Support for Mars Exploration	p. 142
The Mission Mode Decision	p. 148
Viking Orbiter and Its Mariner Inheritance	p. 155
Mariner Mars 69	p. 156
Mariner Mars 71	p. 159
First Phase of Viking Orbiter Planning	p. 167
Viking Mission Definition No. 2	p. 174
Mariner 69 Science Results	p. 175
Quarterly Review	p. 182
Money Problems at NASA	p. 185
Working toward July 1975	p. 192
Viking Lander: Creating the Science Teams	p. 203
A Team of Scientists	p. 205
Selecting a Contractor	p. 216
Scientists, Instruments, and Subcontractors	p. 220
Viking Lander: Building a Complex Spacecraft	p. 243
Lander Mission Profile	p. 244
Science Data Return	p. 249
Top Ten Problems	p. 251
Testing the Lander	p. 256
Reorganizations and Additional Cutbacks	p. 268
Preparing for Launch	p. 271
Safe Havens: Selecting Landing Sites for Viking	p. 277
Financial Problems Threaten Orbital Imaging System	p. 279
Preparing for Site Selection	p. 284
Mariner 9's Mission	p. 288
Candidate Sites	p. 297
Site Certification-and Landing	p. 317
Planning Site Certification	p. 317
The Significance of Radar	p. 319
Evolving a Certification Process	p. 323
Flight to Mars	p. 325
Viking 1 at Mars	p. 329
Second Site No Easier	p. 346
Lessons Learned	p. 356
On Mars	p. 363
Images from Orbit	p. 363
Measuring the Atmosphere	p. 374
On the Surface	p. 380
Science on Mars	p. 390
Life or No Life?	p. 409
Other Results	p. 414
Epilogue	p. 421
Appendixes
Orbital Relationships of Earth and Mars	p. 427
Voyager Project Highlights, 1966-1967	p. 430
Summary Data from Mariner, Voyager, and Viking	p. 434
Mars Experiments, Science Teams, and Investigators	p. 453
Launch Vehicles for Mars Missions	p. 465
Major Viking Contractors and Subcontractors	p. 470
Organization Charts	p. 473
Bibliographic Essay	p. 481
Errata	p. 488
Source Notes	p. 489
Index	p. 525
Authors	p. 537
List of NASA Photograph Numbers	p. 539
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