{"product_id":"asteroid-rendezvous-near-shoemakers-adventures-at-eros-hardback-9780521813600","title":"Asteroid Rendezvous; NEAR Shoemaker's Adventures at Eros (Hardback) 9780521813600","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAsteroid Rendezvous\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNEAR Shoemaker's Adventures at Eros\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn account of NASA's dramatic NEAR mission to the asteroid Eros by scientists involved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJim Bell (Edited by), Jacqueline Mitton (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521813600, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e130 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  57 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 28.6 x 1.7 cm, 0.755 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … I am pleased with this hardcopy record of what was an exciting mission with many thrills and spills for the reader to follow. I particularly appreciated the bibliography page, which contains some excellent and very pertinent pointers for further information, including books, general articles, technical papers and Websites. I for one will want to follow up on some of the details mentioned in the text for which I now have an appetite to learn more.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) was the first mission to orbit and eventually land on an asteroid. The mission was a phenomenal success, returning hundreds of thousands of images, spectra, and other  measurements about the large near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros. This book is a collection of essays by some of the scientists and engineers who made NEAR such a success. The entire mission is described here in their own words, from the initial concept studies, through the development phase, launch, cruise operations, the flyby of asteroid Mathilde, the  near-catastrophic main engine failure in 1998, the heroic rescue and recovery of the spacecraft, the amazing year-long up-close look at one of our most primitive celestial neighbors, and finally the daring attempt to land the spacecraft on Eros at the end of the mission. The book is liberally illustrated throughout with images from the mission and explanatory diagrams.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword C. Shoemaker\u003cbr\u003e 1. Eros and the asteroids J. Veverka\u003cbr\u003e 2. A date with Eros R. Farquhar\u003cbr\u003e 3. From launch to rendezvous S. Murchie\u003cbr\u003e 4. Landscape of an asteroid L. Prockter and M. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Form and substance P. Thomas and M. Zuber\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ingredients of an asteroid J. Bell\u003cbr\u003e 7. Shaped by history C. Chapman\u003cbr\u003e 8. On course and picture perfect M. Bell and B. Owen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mission accomplished A. Cheng.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20astronomy%20\u0026amp;%20space%20%5BWNX%5D%22\"\u003eWNX\u003c\/a\u003e], Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Solar%20system:%20the%20Sun%20\u0026amp;%20planets%20%5BPGS%5D%22\"\u003ePGS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265139069208,"sku":"9780521813600","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521813600i.jpg?v=1692019838","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/asteroid-rendezvous-near-shoemakers-adventures-at-eros-hardback-9780521813600","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}