Beyond the moon
Subtitle: a golden age of planetary exploration, 1971-1978
By: Robert S. Kraemer.
Series: Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington [DC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Kraemer, Robert S. -- Career in space sciences; United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Space probes -- History; Space sciences -- United States -- History; Planets -- Exploration -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Roger D. Launius; title: On the shoulders of giants: developing the technology; title: 1971: Mariner 9 Mars orbit; title: 1972 and 1973: Pioneer 10 and 11 Jupiter and Saturn flybys; title: 1974 and 1976: Helios 1 and 2 solar probes; title: 1973: Mariner 10 Venus and Mercury flybys; title: 1975: Viking 1 and 2 Mars orbits and landings; title: 1977: Voyager 1 and 2 flybys of the outer planets; title: 1978: Pioneer Venus 1 and 2 orbit and probes; title: Epilogue: From gloom of night to new light of dawn; title: Appendix / Roger D. Launius.