Description: Further DetailsTitle: Into the BlackCondition: NewSubtitle: JPL and the American Space Program, 1976-2004ISBN-10: 0300184190EAN: 9780300184198ISBN: 9780300184198Publisher: Yale University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/30/2011Description: In the decades since the mid-1970s, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has led the quest to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system. JPL spacecraft—Voyager, Magellan, Galileo, the Mars rovers, and others—have brought the planets into close view. JPL satellites and instruments also shed new light on the structure and dynamics of earth itself, while their orbiting observatories opened new vistas on the cosmos. This comprehensive book recounts the extraordinary story of the lab's accomplishments, failures, and evolution from 1976 to the present day.This history of JPL encompasses far more than the story of the events and individuals that have shaped the institution. It also engages wider questions about relations between civilian and military space programs, the place of science and technology in American politics, and the impact of the work at JPL on the way we imagine the place of humankind in the universe.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 29mmItem Weight: 590gAuthor: Peter J. WestwickGenre: HistoryTopic: Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Into the Black
Title: Into the Black
Subtitle: JPL and the American Space Program, 1976-2004
ISBN-10: 0300184190
EAN: 9780300184198
ISBN: 9780300184198
Release Date: 11/30/2011
Release Year: 2011
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Into the Black : Jpl and the American Space Program, 1976-2004
Publisher: Yale University Press
Subject: General
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 1.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Author: Peter J. Westwick
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
