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Chapter 1 - to explore the history of planetary observation from prehistory through the invention of the telescope and into modern times, prior to the dawn of the Space Age.
Chapter 2 - to trace early efforts to explore the Solar System and planets with space telescopes and space probes in the 1960s and 1970s and the state of knowledge on the eve of the Voyagers' launch.
Chapter 3 - to explore the origins of Project Voyager as a continuation of Mariner, with emphasis on early designs, nuclear power, Saturn V and other boosters and the evolution and expense of TOPS.
Chapter 4 - to focus on the construction, processing and launch of the spacecraft, together with initial problems experienced and how communications and data processing occurred, as well as the background to the Voyagers' respective trajectory plans.
Chapter 5 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Jupiter, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Galileo and Juno data.
Chapter 6 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Jupiter, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Galileo and Juno data.
Chapter 7 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Saturn, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Cassini data.
Chapter 8 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Uranus, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Hubble and Keck-II data, in addition to ongoing Decadal Surveys to explore future mission concepts.
Chapter 9 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Neptune, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Hubble and Keck-II data, in addition to ongoing Decadal Surveys to explore future mission concepts.
Chapter 10 - to explore the Voyagers' respective trajectories and discoveries after their planetary encounters, including the 1990 family portrait, gradual deterioration of instrument usage from the late 1990s and beyond and the current state of the missions, together with expectation of end-of-contact and the legacy of the mission.
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1 - to explore the history of planetary observation from prehistory through the invention of the telescope and into modern times, prior to the dawn of the Space Age.
Chapter 2 - to trace early efforts to explore the Solar System and planets with space telescopes and space probes in the 1960s and 1970s and the state of knowledge on the eve of the Voyagers' launch.
Chapter 3 - to explore the origins of Project Voyager as a continuation of Mariner, with emphasis on early designs, nuclear power, Saturn V and other boosters and the evolution and expense of TOPS.
Chapter 4 - to focus on the construction, processing and launch of the spacecraft, together with initial problems experienced and how communications and data processing occurred, as well as the background to the Voyagers' respective trajectory plans.
Chapter 5 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Jupiter, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Galileo and Juno data.
Chapter 6 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Jupiter, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Galileo and Juno data.
Chapter 7 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Saturn, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Cassini data.
Chapter 8 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Uranus, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Hubble and Keck-II data, in addition to ongoing Decadal Surveys to explore future mission concepts.
Chapter 9 - to explore the Voyagers' surveys of Neptune, from early observations to completion of science phase, lessons learned and as in the original volume this story will be brought up to date with more modern Hubble and Keck-II data, in addition to ongoing Decadal Surveys to explore future mission concepts.
Chapter 10 - to explore the Voyagers' respective trajectories and discoveries after their planetary encounters, including the 1990 family portrait, gradual deterioration of instrument usage from the late 1990s and beyond and the current state of the missions, together with expectation of end-of-contact and the legacy of the mission.
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1. Wanderers.- Chapter 2. Chance of Three Lifetimes.- Chapter 3. Into the Realm of Jove.- Chapter 4. Lord of the Rings.- Chapter 5. Bullseye Uranus.- Chapter 6. Wild Neptune.- Chapter 7. A Message from Humanity.
Ben Evans has a lifelong fascination for space exploration and the
mysteries of the cosmos, together with a keen interest in writing.
He published his first magazine article in the British
Interplanetary Society’s Spaceflight magazine in 1992, aged 15. In
the years that followed, he contributed to the Magazines
Spaceflight, Countdown, Astronomy Now, Sky At Night, Astronomy,
Boundless and All About Space. He currently writes for
AmericaSpace.com.
Evans’ first foray into the world of book-writing, NASA’s Voyager
Missions, was published in 2003. Since then, he wrote two books
about the careers of the lost shuttles Columbia and Challenger and
a six-volume history of human space exploration. The first volume
of this series, Escaping the Bonds of Earth, was nominated and
shortlisted for the 2010 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Award.
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