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Author Manning, Rob, author.

Title Mars rover Curiosity : an inside account from Curiosity's chief engineer / Rob Manning and William L. Simon.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2014]
©2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  629.295 MANNING    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  629.295 MANNING    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  629.46 MANNING    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  629.295 MA    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary In Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer, Rob Manning, the project's chief engineer, tells of bringing the groundbreaking spacecraft to life. Manning and his team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tasked with designing a lander many times larger and more complex than any before, faced technical setbacks, fights over inadequate resources, and the challenges of leading an army of brilliant, passionate, and often frustrated experts.
Subject Curiosity (Spacecraft)
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration.
Added Author Simon, William L., 1930- author.
Added Title Inside account from Curiosity's chief engineer
ISBN 9781588344731
1588344738
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