The Worlds of Galileo: The Inside Story of Nasa's Mission to Jupiter

by Michael Hanlon

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Half a billion miles away, a swirling mass of hurricanes and clouds, the king of the planets presides over a little group of worlds that has long dazzled astronomers. This volume tells the story of the American space probe, Galileo, which has been studying Jupiter and its moons. It features first-hand testimonies from the men and women who were involved in making Galileo's odyssey happen, and it goes behind the scenes to learn how many times the project was saved from disaster before its show more ultimate triumph. show less

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Michael Hanlon is one of Britain's most successful science writers. He has been Science Editor at the Daily Mail for more than four years; prior to this he was at the Daily Express, the Independent and Irish News

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Nonfiction, Science & Nature, History
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629.43545Applied science & technologyEngineeringTransportation VehiclesSpacecraft & VehiclesUn-manned spacecraftSpace probesPlanets
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QB661 .H36ScienceAstronomyAstronomyDescriptive astronomySolar system
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