Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer
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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.
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| Pages | 240 |
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| Publisher | Smithsonian Books |
| Date read | 2023-01-05 |
| Date added | 2022-12-30 |
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