Project Mars: A Technical Tale - Couverture souple

Braun, Wernher Von

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0973820330 ISBN 13 : 9780973820331

Editeur : Apogee Books Science Fiction, 2006

Synopsis

This never-before-printed science fiction novel by the original 'rocket man', Dr Wernher von Braun, combines technical fact with a human story line in the way that only a true dreamer can realise. Written more than half a century ago, this enthusiastic tale of human space exploration, based on detailed and accurate science, has lingered unpublished in von Braun's personal files until now, nearly 30 years after his death and 57 years after it was written. This exclusive von Braun treasure comes complete with an appendix of his original calculations and technical drawings, made in the late 1940s, on which the story's journey is based. This novel takes the reader through the entire adventure - the planning for a Mars mission, the building of the mighty space ships, the long journey, the amazing discoveries made on Mars, and the return home. Gary Holt, former Chief Instructor of Rocket Pilots for the US Space Force, leads a 10-ship multinational team to Mars - a Mars with one surprising difference from our Mars! - and after spending months exploring the red planet, brings his mission home a complete success. The author's detailed attention to the actions and feelings of the characters - both those who went and those who stayed behind - makes this an adventure of human proportions, rather than merely another fanciful tale.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars. Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President Bush directed NASA in 1989 to prepare plans for an orbiting space station, lunar research bases, and human exploration of Mars, he was largely echoing what von Braun proposed in The Mars Project. This volume is a reprint of the 1953 U. of Illinois Press edition, itself translated from the 1952 German edition (Bechtle Verlag, Esslingen). This forward look at interplanetary space flight is based on von Braun's experience working first for the Nazis and then for the US Army.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Wernher von Braun was instrumental in developing Germany's V-2 rocket during World War II. After the war, he emigrated to the United States and became a driving force behind America's space-launch vehicles. America's first satellite and the Apollo spacecraft that landed on the Moon were launched by rockets designed by von Braun. He is the author of "The Mars Project."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Apogee Books Science Fiction
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0973820330
• ISBN 13: 9780973820331
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 280