For the first time, in one volume, Ben Evans with David Harland will not only tell the story of the hugely successful Voyager missions, but also that of the men and women who have devoted their entire working lives to them. Illustrated with stunning images, some in colour, they describe the missions from their conception, through their spectacular encounters with the outer planets and on to their ultimate and, as yet, unknown destination among the stars in the so-called Voyager Interstellar Mission

Celebrates the 45th anniversary of the Voyager missions Explores the achievements of the Voyager probes the context of more recent scientific developments Traces the evolution of Voyager from its roots in the Mariner project to its financial struggles with the TOPS concept

Autorentext

Ben Evans is an accomplished and experienced space writer ideally qualified to chronicle the epic story of human space exploration. In addition to writing five books for Springer/Praxis, including the first book in this series: Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and Sixties (2009) and the most recent Foothold in the Heavens - The Seventies (2010), he has published numerous space and astronomy related articles in such journals as Spaceflight, Countdown, and Astronomy Now.

Inhalt

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.