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The author explains how a rare planetary alignment allowed NASA to mount one of the most spectacular missions of exploration in human historyùthe voyager probes to the outer planets. (Science & Mathematics)
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Dethloff (history, Texas A & M U.) and Schorn (physics and astronomy, Texas A & M U.) tell the story of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts' Grand Tour of the outer planets. They begin by recounting the inception of the idea of planetary exploration and its transformation into reality, and then examine the story of Voyager science experiments selection, how effective Voyager has been in planetary scientific exploration, the knowledge gained about the Earth's space and planetary environment, and what might be learned as the mission continues. Academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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