The mission, or, how a disciple of Carl Sagan, an ex-motocross racer, a Texas Tea Party congressman, the world's worst typewriter saleswoman, California mountain people, and an anonymous NASA functionary went to war with Mars, survived an insurgency at Saturn, traded blows with Washington, and stole a ride on an Alabama moon rocket to send a space robot to Jupiter in search of the second Garden of Eden at the bottom of an alien ocean inside of an ice world called Europa (a true story)
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Brown, David W.,
Published
New York, NY : Custom House, 2021.
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Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062654427, 006265442X
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467 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black & white), photographs, portraits ; 24 cm
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York, NY : Custom House, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062654427, 006265442X

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Subtitle from cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 393-453) and index.
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"When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: 'Is it habitable?' and 'How do we get there?' To answer the first, they had to solve the second, and so began a vivacious team’s twenty-year odyssey to mount a mission to Europa, the ocean moon of Jupiter. Standing in their way: NASA, fanatically consumed with landing robots on Mars; the White House, which never saw a science budget it couldn’t cut; Congress, fixated on going to the moon or Mars—anywhere, really, to give astronauts something to do; rivals in academia, who wanted instead to go to Saturn; and even Jupiter itself, which guards Europa in a pulsing, rippling radi­ation belt—a halo of death whose conditions are like those that follow a detonated thermonuclear bomb. The Mission is the Homeric, never-before-told story of modern space exploration, and a magnificent portrait of the inner lives of scientists who study the solar system’s mysterious outer planets." --book jacket

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Creative nonfiction.
Europa (Satellite)
Exobiology.
Life on other planets.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Political aspects.
Planetary scientists -- United States -- Biography.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Brown, D. W. (2021). The mission: or, how a disciple of Carl Sagan, an ex-motocross racer, a Texas Tea Party congressman, the world's worst typewriter saleswoman, California mountain people, and an anonymous NASA functionary went to war with Mars, survived an insurgency at Saturn, traded blows with Washington, and stole a ride on an Alabama moon rocket to send a space robot to Jupiter in search of the second Garden of Eden at the bottom of an alien ocean inside of an ice world called Europa (a true story) (First edition.). Custom House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brown, David W.. 2021. The Mission: Or, How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War With Mars, Survived an Insurgency At Saturn, Traded Blows With Washington, and Stole a Ride On an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden At the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (a True Story). Custom House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brown, David W.. The Mission: Or, How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War With Mars, Survived an Insurgency At Saturn, Traded Blows With Washington, and Stole a Ride On an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden At the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (a True Story) Custom House, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Brown, David W.. The Mission: Or, How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War With Mars, Survived an Insurgency At Saturn, Traded Blows With Washington, and Stole a Ride On an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden At the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (a True Story) First edition., Custom House, 2021.

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