Voyager seeking newer worlds in the third great age of discovery
A new account of the Voyager space program--its history, scientific impact, and cultural legacy. Launched in 1977, the two unmanned Voyager spacecraft have completed their Grand Tour to the four outer planets, and they are now on course to become the first man-made objects to exit our solar system....
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Viking,
2010.
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| Summary: | A new account of the Voyager space program--its history, scientific impact, and cultural legacy. Launched in 1977, the two unmanned Voyager spacecraft have completed their Grand Tour to the four outer planets, and they are now on course to become the first man-made objects to exit our solar system. To many, this remarkable achievement is the culmination of a golden age of American planetary exploration, begun in the wake of the 1957 Sputnik launch. More than this, Voyager may be one of the purest expressions of exploration in human history. For more than five hundred years the West has been powered by the impulse to explore, to push into a wider world. In this highly original book, Stephen Pyne recasts Voyager in the tradition of Magellan, Columbus, Cook, Lewis and Clark, and other landmark explorers.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 444 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-425) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780670021833 0670021830 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
