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Informative, nontechnical intro to a great space adventure,
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This review is from: Distant Encounters: The Exploration of Jupiter and Saturn (Paperback)
DISTANT ENCOUNTERS is a fascinating, very readable account of the unfolding drama of the Voyager spacecraft travels to Jupiter and Saturn in the late 1970's. Some coverage of the preceding Pioneer flybys is also provided. You can almost feel the emotions of the JPL engineers as they simultaneously battle frustrating technical problems with the spacecraft and experience the triumphs of some of the greatest scientific returns in the history of planetary exploration. Nontechnical, sometimes humorous, and quite informative regarding the status of space exploration during this time in history, this book proves that an engaging account of unmanned space technology and exploration can be written for the general reader.
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Distant Encounters: The Exploration of Jupiter and Saturn by Mark Washburn (Paperback - Feb. 1983)
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