Mission to the Planets

by CBE DSc FRAS Sir Patrick Moore (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.25

  This is the history of the first 30 years of space exploration. All the planets (except Pluto, the furthest) have been visited by space probes now, ending with the pass of Neptune by Voyager 2 in August 1989. The author is presenter of BBC TV's The Sky at Night , and has witnessed most of the planetary encounters and knows most of the people involved.

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $3.62

  An overview of the exploration of the solar system, from Sputnik I in 1957 to Voyager's encounter with Neptune in August 1989. It is illustrated with American and Russian space photographs, including images of Neptune, a planet three billion miles away. The author, Patrick Moore, is probably the best known British scientist and his TV programme The Sky at Night , together with his TV commentaries on space missions and his various books, have helped to popularize astronomy.