The Mission (David W. Brown)
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A Twenty Year Quest to Reach Europa
The Mission: A True Story follows the scientists and engineers who spent two decades pushing for a NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, believed to hide a vast saltwater ocean beneath its surface.
Author David W. Brown spent seven years interviewing the people involved, weaving technical detail with personal stories of setbacks, shifting funding and stubborn persistence, and leavening it all with a good ...
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A Twenty Year Quest to Reach Europa
The Mission: A True Story follows the scientists and engineers who spent two decades pushing for a NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, believed to hide a vast saltwater ocean beneath its surface.
Author David W. Brown spent seven years interviewing the people involved, weaving technical detail with personal stories of setbacks, shifting funding and stubborn persistence, and leavening it all with a good deal of humour.
A compelling read for anyone drawn to space exploration, planetary science or the human drive behind big scientific ambitions.
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