Voyager
Exploration, Space, and the Third Great Age of Discovery
Stephen J. Pyne - Author
ISBN 9781101190296 | 464 pages | 22 Jul 2010 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
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"Blooms with such glorious rushes of exalted prose that I was dog- earing almost every page." --The New York Times Book Review
As debate over the future of NASA heats up, award-winning author Stephen J. Pyne presents America's greatest space expeditions as the latest chapter in a continuous saga of discovery that goes back centuries. Pyne's luminous narrative not only recounts the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions, launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets, but also fixes their place in Western civilization's urge to explore-an impulse that links NASA's scientists with Magellan, Columbus, Cook, Lewis and Clark, and other intrepid seekers through the ages. Pyne's eye-opening look at what he calls the third age of discovery "reminds readers of the rich cultural history that underlies humankind's exploration of the cosmos" (Science News). Illustrations Mission Statement: Voyager of Discovery Part 1 THE BEGINNING OF BEYOND: JOURNEY OF AN IDEA1. Escape Velocity 2. Grand Tour 3. Great Ages of Discovery 4. Voyager 5. Launch Part 2 BEYOND SUNSET: JOURNEY ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM Beyond Earth 6. New Moon 7. Cruise 8. Missing Mars Beyond the Inner Planets 9. Cruise 10. Encounter: Asteroid Belt 11. Cruise 12. Encounter: Jupiter 13. Cruise 14. Encounter: Saturn 15. Cruise 16. Encounter: Uranus 17. Cruise 18. Encounter: Neptune 19. Cruise 20. Last Light Part 3 BEYOND THE UTMOST BOND: JOURNEY TO THE STARS Beyond Bow Shock 21. Voyager Interstellar Mission 22. Far Travelers 23. New Worlds, New Laws Beyond Narrative 24. Voyager's Voice 25. Voyager's Record 26. Voyager's Returns Beyond Tomorrow Afterword Appendix Notes Sources Index |
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