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Posted by: monitorlizard Oct 10 2007, 10:43 AM
I thought there might be some merit in UMSF members alerting each other to forthcoming books that seem especially interesting. This book complements Phil Stooke's new book quite well, and looks like a lot of fun:
Robert Godwin -- The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee Books) coming Dec. 1, 2007 (224 pages) $18.48 at Amazon.com (US site)
Description: From single-seat landers to rocket backpacks and lunar bulldozers, this study takes readers into the imagination of the world's top aerospace engineers by presenting NASA's lunar spacecraft research. A unique blend of history and imagination, this resource covers not only the actual exploration of the moon conducted during the Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes a presentation of dozens of spacecraft that were never built. Vivid, colorful renderings of the conceptual crafts--many of which are not available anywhere else--are also included, providing a visual progression of NASA's technological advancements.
(At least I hope this isn't redundant of Phil Stooke's forthcoming reference standard.)
Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 10 2007, 10:46 AM
Aaargh! That's it, I'm withdrawing mine and turning to writing cookbooks!
Phil
Posted by: tedstryk Oct 10 2007, 10:57 AM
Robert Godwin -- The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee Books) coming Dec. 1, 2007 (224 pages) $18.48 at Amazon.com (US site)
Description: From single-seat landers to rocket backpacks and lunar bulldozers, this study takes readers into the imagination of the world's top aerospace engineers by presenting NASA's lunar spacecraft research. A unique blend of history and imagination, this resource covers not only the actual exploration of the moon conducted during the Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes a presentation of dozens of spacecraft that were never built. Vivid, colorful renderings of the conceptual crafts--many of which are not available anywhere else--are also included, providing a visual progression of NASA's technological advancements.
(At least I hope this isn't redundant of Phil Stooke's forthcoming reference standard.)
This book sounds interesting, but it looks limited to American spacecraft, and seems to be more about the actual spacecraft than the moon itself. Very interesting (and will probably reside on my shelf soon), but very different.
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 29 2007, 06:59 PM
Professor Colin Pillinger compiled an unusual spaceflight/astronomy book entitled:
"Space is a Funny Place - The funnier side of Space seen through the eyes of cartoonists"
The book has photos of spacecraft and is basically a collection of space-related cartoons into a coherent order.
It's worth noting that Colin Pillinger has not left cartoons on his ill-fated "Beagle 2" out of the book.
This is a 2000 copies limited edition Hardcover book for British £ 17.50, available via The Open University
Posted by: hendric Nov 30 2007, 07:09 PM
Phil
"The Lunar Cookbook: How to go from regolith to ravioli in 180 days! Includes new Solar Flare Surprise - good for eating and as a radiation shingle!"
(Imagine cover picture of a Lunar astronaut with a frying pan in one hand and a rock in the other.)
Posted by: nprev Dec 1 2007, 07:24 AM
This is disturbing...now I'm hungry... 
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 6 2008, 05:07 PM
Not a book, but the upcoming monthly issue of Spaceflight magazine for the month of March 2008, will have an article by 2 UMSF.com forum-members (Ken Kremer on DAWN & Philip Corneille on COROT). Keep an eye on: http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/184/id/1649/l/nl-be
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 15 2008, 12:44 PM
Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution and Interplanetary Travel
http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/9417.html
Posted by: peter59 Jan 15 2008, 05:21 PM
April 10, 2008
http://www.amazon.com/Titan-Unveiled-Saturns-Mysterious-Explored/dp/0691125872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200417238&sr=8-1
by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 28 2008, 08:02 AM
Just received an 'Internet Rumour' : Robotic Exploration of the Solar System- Part 2 could be released earlier than planned, probably July 2008, with volume 3 already planned for next year.
Posted by: LivingNDixie Jan 30 2008, 04:55 PM
Have you read part one, I have seen it on Amazon a few times, thought about getting it...
Posted by: PhilCo126 Feb 16 2008, 07:38 PM
A book I would like to see "coming soon..." would be an updated " The Planetary Scientist's Companion " by Katharina Lodders and Bruce Fegley. The most recent copie I could find dates from 1998, so the 13-pages Asteroids listing table is incomplete...
Posted by: PhilCo126 Feb 22 2008, 06:03 PM
Well Paolo, what about a preview on "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 2 "":
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.harland/My_Books/index.html
Posted by: Paolo Feb 23 2008, 08:57 AM
Phil,
you asked it. Part 2 will have three chapters, and this is more or less the TOC. all titles are to be confirmed
Chapter 4 (the chapter numbers are carried over from Part 1) "The decade of Halley"
- The Crisis: about the planetary exploration crisis in the US in the 80s
- The Face of Venus: about VOIR and Venera 15 and 16
- The Mission of a Lifetime: Halley mission planning and description of Giotto, Suisei, Vega etc.
- To Venus for the Last Time: Vega at Venus
- Two Lives, one Spacecraft: ISEE 3/ICE
- "But Now Giotto has the Shout": Halley exploration
- Extrended Missions: the successive missions of Suisei, Sagigake and Giotto to G-S
- Low Cost Missions: Take One: Planetary Observer and Mariner Mk II
- Comet Frenzy: Comet exploration projects: CAESAR, SOCCER, CRAF, the Rosetta sample return etc.
- The Rise of Vermin: Asteroid exploration projects: Vesta, Piazzi, AGORA, Asterex, NEAR etc.
- An Arrow to the Sun: Solar probes
- Into the Infinite: Interstellar probe precursor studies
- Europe tries harder: Kepler, Mercury orbiters etc.
Chapter 4 is complete and we are correcting it
Chapter 5 "The Era of Flagships"
- The Final Soviet Debacle: Fobos
- Mapping Hell: Magellan
- The Reluctant Flagship: Galileo
- Asteroids into Minor Planets: Galileo to Venus, Gaspra, Ida etc.
- A New Galilean Satellite: Galileo primary mission
- Return to Europa and Io: Galileo Europa and millennium missions, end of mission
- Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: Ulysses
- The Darkest Hour: Mars Observer
- Overdue and Overexpensive: the Mars Rover and Sample Return mission of the 80s
Chapter 5 is almost complete and I am making the first correction pass
Chapter 6 "Faster, Cheaper, Better"
- Sails Return: the Martian solar sail regatta etc.
- A New Hope: the Discovery program, Clementine 1 and 2
- In Love with Eros: NEAR
- Completing the Census: Pluto Fast Flyby, Pluto Kuiper Express etc
- NASA Licks its Wounds...: Mars Global Surveyor
- Sinking the Heritage: Mars 96 and Russian projects
- Wheels on Mars: Mars Pathfinder
Chapter 6 is 70 per cent complete as of today
Posted by: remcook Feb 23 2008, 02:00 PM
Besides Ralph's book, there will also be:
http://titanaftercassini.com/index.asp
and an update of: http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/4142.html
There's quite a bit of choice!
There's also going to be a Saturn book (I'm sure that's not the only one either!):
http://www.saturnaftercassini.org/
A shame these conferences are so horrendously expensive...
Posted by: PhilCo126 Apr 22 2008, 04:13 PM
More & more books about the (cold) solar system beyond Neptune:
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jul 6 2008, 12:54 PM
What the sitrep on Paolo's 2nd book: "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 2 ""
Posted by: Paolo Jul 6 2008, 01:44 PM
Thanks for the interest Phil! We are waiting for the first printed draft. We are about one month behind in schedule, and I think it will be out in November.
Waiting for the drafts, I have just resumed working on part 3.
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jul 7 2008, 05:10 PM
next obvious question: what will be covered in part 3 ( post-2001 missions ? ) ?
Posted by: Paolo Jul 7 2008, 06:40 PM
Part three will cover 1997 to the present... unless we split it futher of course!
Posted by: Stu Jul 29 2008, 11:12 AM
Due out in September...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extreme-Science-Tourist-Travellers-System/dp/1408100312/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217329418&sr=1-11
Posted by: remcook Jul 29 2008, 11:37 AM
wow, almost everyone on this forum wrote a book! impressive...
Posted by: PhilCo126 Aug 6 2008, 03:48 PM
The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It
Available via Amazon.co.uk or the author's website:
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3cxxp/zimbib.htm
Posted by: PhilCo126 Aug 23 2008, 10:05 AM
As a co-author on one of the International Space Station books by the British Interplanetary Society, I just noticed these are on sale, so get one while You can 
http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/1820/l/en-us
Posted by: PhilCo126 Aug 28 2008, 11:07 AM
Bought this one and it's a must have!
Comet/ Asteroid Impacts and Human Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach
by Peter Bobrowsky
Posted by: Paolo Sep 14 2008, 09:28 AM
An update on Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part 2. We just finished the second correction of the proofs and indexing. It should be ready for printing by next week
Posted by: PhilCo126 Sep 23 2008, 04:15 PM
Available by next month:
a passion for Mars 
Posted by: Jay Gallentine Sep 28 2008, 03:12 AM
Hi Philip,
Just noticed 'A Passion for Mars' in a local Barnes & Noble Bookseller's today. Perused the book; looks to be quite nicely done!
Jay Gallentine
Posted by: djellison Sep 28 2008, 09:34 AM
Yup - it's very VERY good - I actually met up with Andy Chaikin in June to have a chat about it ( but couldn't say anything until it was released ) hopefully there will be an interview on Planetary Radio in the not too distant future!
Doug
Posted by: PhilCo126 Oct 12 2008, 07:42 AM
Came across a very good small (19x12 cm) book entitled:
Jane’s Space Recognition Guide – 2008
ISBN 978-0-00-723296-3
By Peter Bond.
Small softcover with 384 glossy pages listing every spacecraft ever launched.
A must-have for unmanned spaceflight fans as 98% is on unmanned vehicles.
Each spacecraft gets 1 page with a good photo and text about manufacturer, launch, weight, orbit, …
ISBN 978-0-00-723296-3
Posted by: Stu Oct 17 2008, 11:35 AM
Not so much "Coming soon" as "probably in your local bookstore now and screaming out from the shelf to be bought..." 
I bought Andrew Chaikin's new book "A PASSION FOR MARS" and I'm afraid to say that I'm seriously considering hitting him with a lawsuit for compensation, specifically for loss of earnings. I have things to do. I have Outreach talks to plan, school talks to organise, writing and editing deadlines of my own, oh, and a full time job to go to too, but I can't get ANYTHING done because Andy's book is so good. If you've read "A MAN ON THE MOON" you'll be familiar with his writing style and passion for the subject; well, this book - as its name suggests - has passion in bucketfuls. It's just a wonderful read, lots of "Wow, I never knew that!" insight into what goes on behind the scenes of the Mars exploration community.
There are also some fantastic pictures, many I've never seen before, including some remarkable Mariner photos that look incredibly crisp and detailed, much better than any I've seen elsewhere.
I could say more, but no point really. If you have an interest in Mars this book is a must-buy! But if you really don't like lyrical waxings then it might not move you as much as it did me, 'cos Andy is definitely as deeply in love with Mars, and the beauty of space exploration, as many of us here are, and he wears his heart on his sleeve when it comes to how he feels about this stuff.
Posted by: djellison Oct 17 2008, 12:10 PM
I was fortunate enough to read a preview copy. It's bloody amazing. And for those who are interested - I actually did a short interview with Andy a few months back ( after the final draft - but before it hit the printers ) that I'll be putting online this weekend!
Doug
Posted by: Mariner9 Oct 20 2008, 04:40 PM
Completely by chance I ran across a new Europa book, "Unmasking EUROPA".
It is published by Copernicus Books, whom I had never heard of. A quick look inside the cover informs us that they are "An imprint of Springer Science-Business Media", and associated with Praxis Publishing Ltd. So, not a new player after all.
It is written by Richard Greenberg, the same author as "Europa: The Ocean Moon" I loved that book, but as previously discussed here on UMSF the author does have a political ax to grind with the scientific powers-that-be on the Galileo project. His arguments that the thick ice interpretation on Europa is flawed sound convincing, but when you are hearing only one side of a story it always does.
The new book is stripped of much of the mathematical and geologic terminology used in the original in order to reach a wider audience. I would prefer not to say it is "dumbed down", the best analogy I could think of is comparing a special issue of SCIENCE dealing with Europa, vs. the same information delivered in a long article in Scientific American.
I've only read the first few chapters. If anything this one feels even more political than the first, possibly because the author is spending more time describing the process of discovery of Europa's secrets. But I get the sense that the politics takes a mostly back seat for most of the rest of the book, and pops back up again towards the end.
Europa: The Ocean Moon was a pricey book, I think I paid $90 for it. "Unmasking EUROPA" is only $27.50, so it's a lot cheaper.
The first book had a lot more images in it, including a lot of context images and mosaics I had never seen elsewhere. If you only buy one of the two I would go with the first one. But being an outer planets junkie, I bought both without hesitation.
Posted by: Airbag Oct 20 2008, 05:27 PM
Had the pleasure to browse a preview copy of Jim Bell's "Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red Planet" book recently; very cool format with a fold-out front cover that has the red/blue glasses built in (so they can't get lost) and a hole for your nose :-). "Regular" images and explanatory text on the left hand pages, and the (sideways) anaglyphs (including color ones) on the right hand pages. Minor drawback might be for "older" readers that the distance from the glasses to the anaglyph page is not that far, thus perhaps forcing the use of reading glasses?
Tons of pictures and text; should be a keeper! And a good price too, e.g.:
http://www.amazon.com/Mars-3-D-Rovers-Eye-View-Planet/dp/1402756208/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224523118&sr=8-11
Airbag
Posted by: Paolo Oct 22 2008, 06:17 PM
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System 2 should be out in a few days. I received my author's copies yesterday
Posted by: PhilCo126 Oct 29 2008, 01:44 PM
Paolo, Amazon.co.uk starts to send "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System part 2 "" out this week (finally got an e-mail it will be delivered).
Posted by: PhilCo126 Oct 31 2008, 02:59 PM
IYA2009 book + DVD:
http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/bySubjectPH00/ISBN3-527-40865-7/?sID=acha7q64auec1kpv9akpvkq1f2
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 2 2008, 03:00 PM
Sir Patrick Moore combining his love for astronomy and the English game of cricket:
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 4 2008, 11:32 AM
Paolo Ulivi's " Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - Part 2 - Hiatus and renewal 1983-1996 " is a must have!
535 pages covering Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar, Giotto, Vega, Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, NEAR, Mars 94/96, Sojourner... to name a few missions!
Posted by: imipak Nov 4 2008, 08:08 PM
(re: cricket on Mars) The swing, seam, and spin bowlers would be massacred in the thin, dry atmosphere - like a dull Sunday afternoon at Minor Counties v. Dutch Tourists - and I find a purely pace attack lacks much of the essential cat-and-mouse drama. On the other hand, if anyone can make sense of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth-Lewis_method, it'd be JPL...
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 7 2008, 05:12 PM
A Passion for Mars – Intrepid Explorers of the red planet
Superb Hardcover edition with 279 glossy pages telling the Mars exploration story from Percival Lowell to Steve Squyres. Excellent and rare color photos (Leighton, Sagan, Murray, Soffen, Lee, Mutch, Hibbs, Malin, Theisinger, Manning, Garvin, ...).
As best 2008 book on Mars-related unmanned spaceflight = a must-have!
Posted by: imipak Nov 7 2008, 07:37 PM
Thirded - I'm half-way through my copy (of "A Passion for Mars") and it does live up to the glowing reviews above. I also greatly enjoyed Doug's interview with Andrew Chaikin, which I'd been saving up until I'd read at least some of the book.
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 10 2008, 05:01 PM
Also from Jim Bell: Moon 3-D: The Lunar Surface Comes to Life
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 30 2008, 08:41 AM
Another Mars-related book:
Posted by: Paolo Dec 8 2008, 05:05 PM
On a lighter note: http://www.jamesbarlow.co.uk/space-funny-place-man-behind-beagle-2 by Colin Pillinger, on 50 years of space history through comics strips and cartoons. Nice book!
Posted by: Stu Dec 29 2008, 04:53 PM
Received a lovely pressie for Christmas: "NASA/ART 50 Years of Exploration", jam-packed full of paintings and sketches from the NASA ART program, ranging from the truly beautiful and realistic ("The Great Moment" by Paul Calle) to the thought-provokingly unusual and 'different' ("Go For The Stars" by P.A. Nisbet) to the Aw, come on, you're [i]having a laugh, right?[/i] abstract and 'modern' ("Moonwalk 1" by Andy Warhol and "Commemorating Apollo 11" by Nam June Paik). For anyone with an interest in the history of space exploration and/or art, this is a must buy.
Posted by: LivingNDixie Jan 4 2009, 10:22 PM
I saw this at Barnes and Noble
http://www.amazon.com/Mars-Cosmic-Stepping-Stone-Uncovering/dp/0387341641/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231107419&sr=1-9
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 5 2009, 08:43 AM
I'm looking forward to " Ambassadors from Earth " by UMSF forum-member Jay Gallantine...
Posted by: Paolo Jan 5 2009, 09:14 AM
Definitely. I read some of the drafts, and it has some very good pages about James van Allen for example, sometimes even better than JVA's biography
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 13 2009, 03:24 PM
Personally I just bought;
The Solar System Beyond Neptune ( a large hardcover in the Arizona LPI Space Science Series )
To discover that this a new title on the subject:
New Horizons: Reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper Belt
by C.T. Russell (Editor)
List Price: $169.00
* Hardcover: 406 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 1, 2009)
* ISBN-13: 978-0387895178
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 28 2009, 05:41 PM
Unmasking Europa
http://www.praxis-publishing.co.uk/view.asp?id=302&search=home
Posted by: Stu Jan 31 2009, 07:50 PM
Good review, Phil!
http://www.outofthecradle.net/archives/2009/01/review-the-international-atlas-of-lunar-exploration
Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 31 2009, 11:05 PM
That is quite good, isn't it? It's nice to be appreciated. Wait till you see what I'm doing on Mars! I just started the illustrations a few weeks ago, first by compiling some base maps, then the actual book figures. I will post a few examples later. I'm busy now with compiling a step by step account of Viking operations.
Phil
Posted by: PhilCo126 Mar 13 2009, 10:26 AM
Available since mid-February 2009:
‘ The Crowded Universe - the search for living planets '
by Alan Boss, an astrophysicist who has been working closely on the Kepler Space Observatory mission...
Posted by: PhilCo126 Mar 21 2009, 01:28 PM
THEMIS mission:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0387898190/ref=pe_3421_14750211_snp_dp
Posted by: PhilCo126 Mar 26 2009, 07:47 AM
Long awaited in the Outward Odyssey series:
Ambassadors from Earth http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/(S(lwdpjb45nuuzqj55cwlpvrn1))/catalog/productinfo.aspx?id=674133&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Posted by: PhilCo126 Apr 15 2009, 10:22 AM
Mike Brown wrote a review for the excellent book: ‘ The Crowded Universe - the search for living planets '
by Dr Alan Boss, an astrophysicist who has been working closely on the Kepler Space Observatory mission...
check the 12th April entry on his blog:
http://www.mikebrownsplanets.com/
Posted by: PhilCo126 Apr 16 2009, 08:20 AM
I have noticed a few separate topics on downloadable books, well here are a few more:
http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=167
Posted by: PhilCo126 Apr 17 2009, 09:54 AM
Well, a few must-have books during this IYA2009:
Deep Space Craft
Springer Praxis Books: Astronautical Engineering (By Dave Doody)
Impact Craters in the Solar System
Springer Praxis Books: (By Elzabeth Turtle)
The Hunt for Planet X
By Govert Schilling
And I guess there’ll be a Robotic Exploration of the Solar System 3 by Paolo … correct?
Posted by: Paolo Apr 17 2009, 11:26 AM
yes, we are working on it. We will have a short delay because next week I will move to live and work in France and I will have a lot of other things to do beside writing
Posted by: climber Apr 17 2009, 05:14 PM
Where about?
Posted by: Paolo Apr 17 2009, 05:19 PM
I should be in Metz for a few months and then hopefully move to Paris
Posted by: Phil Stooke May 22 2009, 04:44 PM
Well, maybe 'coming soon' is a slight exaggeration, but it's coming. Cambridge has accepted my Mars Atlas proposal, so I've put up a web page about it with a few samples of the content. If we go the two volume route the first will be sent to them late in 2011 and published about a year later.
Phil
http://publish.uwo.ca/~pjstooke/marsatlas.htm
Posted by: stevesliva May 22 2009, 08:30 PM
Phil, where are you stopping? Pathfinder?
Posted by: Phil Stooke May 22 2009, 09:19 PM
There's some uncertainty about this. How long will MER continue? How long will MSL operate? I can't judge the length of volume 2 yet. But if we have a good long journey ahead of us still for Opportunity - and who knows for Spirit? - and a long MSL mission then each volume will extend to about 350 pages with a convenient break just before MER.
I've just finished a draft of the Viking 1 section. Viking site selection plus all of Viking 1 is about 55 pages. Viking 2 might push that up near 100 pages just for that mission.
Anyway, still up in the air.
Phil
Posted by: antipode May 23 2009, 10:40 PM
Yikes! 2012! How will I be able to wait? [twiddles thumbs] 
Seriously Phil, I cant wait - Ive been waiting for something like this for years....good luck with it!
P
Posted by: Phil Stooke May 23 2009, 10:57 PM
You're right, I shouldn't have mentioned it until a month before it was due out.
Phil
Posted by: cbcnasa May 26 2009, 02:55 PM
It sounds excellent but such a long wait for it. It will be wort the wait.
Posted by: Stu Jun 11 2009, 07:50 PM
Off topic as far as unmanned spaceflight is concerned but I'd hate for people to miss this. I thought people might be interested to know about "A MAN ON THE MOON" author Andrew Chaikin's new book, "VOICES FROM THE MOON" which features some rather stunning new versions of much loved old Apollo images. He was good enough to let me use one of his pictures - and answer some questions about how he made them - on my blog, so I think it is relevent to UMSF. If you would like to know more, please have a look at:
http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/apollo-the-anniversary-approaches/
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jun 19 2009, 02:28 PM
Some of us have been looking forward to this book:
Planetary Rovers - Tools for Space Exploration ( Springer Praxis Books - Astronautical Engineering )
Richter, Lutz, Ellery, Alex, Barnes, Dave
2009, Approx. 400 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-642-03258-5
Due by September 2009
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jun 26 2009, 08:03 AM
SATURN FROM CASSINI-HUYGENS
Edited by Michele Dougherty, Larry Esposito, Tom Krimigis
Hardcover: 600 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1402092164
ISBN-13: 978-1402092169
TITAN FROM CASSINI-HUYGENS
Edited by Robert Brown, Jean Pierre Lebreton, Hunter Waite
Hardcover: 600 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1402092148
ISBN-13: 978-1402092145
Posted by: PhilCo126 Jun 27 2009, 06:07 PM
ATLAS OF THE GALILEAN SATELLITES
Paul Schenk ( LPI )
Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter’s four large moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are revealed as four visually striking and geologically diverse planetary bodies: Io’s volcanic lavas and plumes and towering mountains; Europa’s fissured ice surface; the craters, fractures and polar caps of Ganymede; and the giant impact basins, desiccated plains and icy pinnacles of Callisto. Featuring images taken from the recent Galileo mission, this atlas is a comprehensive mapping reference guide for researchers. It contains 65 global and regional maps, nearly 250 high-resolution mosaics, and images taken at high resolutions….
Available by February 2010 (ISBN-13: 9780521868358)
Posted by: PhilCo126 Aug 3 2009, 09:13 AM
The impact of HST on European Astronomy
Editor F. Duccio Macchetto
Major contributions facilitated by the Hubble Space Telescope range from the study of nearby planets, the processes of star and planet formation, the stellar and interstellar components of galaxies, the discovery that most, if not all, galactic nuclei harbor a massive black hole that profoundly affects their evolution, to the realisation that the universe as a whole is undergoing acceleration as a result of a yet unknown form of "dark energy".
This volume offers a broad perspective of the advancements made possible by the HST over its almost two decades of operation and
emphasises their impact on European astronomical research. These proceedings of 41st in ESLAB series of the European Space Agency collect the oral and poster papers that were presented and discussed during the meeting.
# ISBN-10: 9048133998
# ISBN-13: 978-9048133994
Posted by: PhilCo126 Sep 5 2009, 10:02 AM
Just heard that " Ambassadors from Earth " will become available this month:
http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Ambassadors-from-Earth,674133.aspx
via Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ambassadors-Earth-Pioneering-Explorations-Spaceflight/dp/0803222203/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252144220&sr=8-1
Best regards,
Philip
Posted by: nprev Sep 5 2009, 10:10 AM
For US customers, it's http://www.amazon.com/Ambassadors-Earth-Pioneering-Explorations-Spaceflight/dp/0803222203/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252145217&sr=1-1 on Amazon; $23 plus shipping vs. $37 plus straight from U of N Press.
Terrific news; been waiting for this one to come out!
Posted by: Paolo Sep 24 2009, 06:54 PM
Not strictly UMSF related, but French-speeking members may be interested in this http://www.amazon.fr/Verrier-Savant-magnifique-detest%C3%A9/dp/2759804224
Posted by: PhilCo126 Oct 27 2009, 06:41 PM
Another superb book on HST observations;
http://www.cosmiccollisions.org/
Posted by: PhilCo126 Nov 13 2009, 11:18 AM
And the long-awaited book on Hubble by Dr Ed Weiler himself:
Hubble: a journey through space and time
ISBN-10: 0810989972
ISBN-13: 978-0810989979
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hubble-Journey-Through-Space-Time/dp/0810989972/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258110935&sr=8-17
Posted by: Mark6 Nov 20 2009, 06:25 PM
535 pages covering Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar, Giotto, Vega, Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, NEAR, Mars 94/96, Sojourner... to name a few missions!
Also Part 1. I have both books, and pre-ordered Part 3 on Amazon. Amount of historic details is astonishing, particularly about Russian probes from 1960's-70's.
Posted by: Paolo Nov 20 2009, 06:55 PM
Thanks very much, I am glad you liked them!
Please note that I am running very late with Part 3 (presently bogged down writing about MERs). It probably won't be available until 2nd half of 2010
Posted by: PhilCo126 Dec 11 2009, 11:02 AM
Histoire Visuelle des Sondes Spatiales: the book covers scientific discoveries made possible by planetary exploration...
French language, 376 pages
ISBN 9782762129700
Posted by: djellison Dec 11 2009, 11:35 AM
Nice cover image what with New Horizons flying a few hundred KM's over a massively exaggerated Valles Marineris
umm - yeah.
Posted by: PhilCo126 Dec 11 2009, 03:31 PM
We all understand what You mean Doug, but I guess he wanted to highlight the subtitle " From Luna 1 to New Horizons " by putting both spacecraft on the cover. ( New Horiozns being the best looking spacecraft since Voyager )
The red planet added some color to the cover, but an artist impression of Pluto would have been more fitting for both spacecraft.
Just to let You all know I pre-ordered this book on Amazon.fr and will posts a short review as soon as possible...
Posted by: hendric Dec 11 2009, 06:15 PM
You never know, that might *be* an artist's impression of Pluto! Maybe we'll find giant massive red-tinged valleys on Pluto once we get there.
Posted by: PhilCo126 Dec 15 2009, 04:43 PM
I would like to point out a great book to conclude the International Year of Astronomy 2009:
Questions of Modern Cosmology: Galileo's Legacy
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Questions-Modern-Cosmology-Galileos-Legacy/dp/3642007910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260894517&sr=8-1
Posted by: PhilCo126 Feb 7 2010, 09:19 AM
Missions from JPL: Fifty Years of Amazing Flight Projects (Paperback)
By Robert Aster
# ISBN-10: 1449916104
# ISBN-13: 978-1449916107
Posted by: PhilCo126 Mar 12 2010, 02:56 PM
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - Part 3 is listed at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robotic-Exploration-Solar-System-1997-2009/dp/0387096272/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268405615&sr=8-1
Posted by: Paolo Mar 12 2010, 03:58 PM
actually, it will be out no sooner than early 2011
Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 12 2010, 04:27 PM
Boks are listed long before they are available. Still, should be worth waiting for!
Phil
Posted by: PhilCo126 Apr 6 2010, 07:49 AM
The Human Archaeology of Space: Lunar, Planetary and Interstellar Relics of Exploration
It's a sort of catalog listing archaeological artifacts that have been left behind in space as a result of human exploration, this book describes the remnants of lost satellites, discarded lunar rovers, depleted rockets, and various abandoned spacecrafts.
Three parts cover distinct but interconnected issues of lunar, planetary, and interstellar archaeology.
In Parts One and Two, individual chapters cover the history of each space mission, along with technical notes and, in some cases, images of the artifacts in question. Curious if the MER "Spirit" is already as such classified 
Part Three explores the archaeology of mobile artifacts in the Solar System and the wider galaxy, looking particularly at the problems encountered in attempting a traditional archaeological field survey of artifacts that may remain in motion indefinitely.
ISBN-13: 978-0786458592
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Posted by: rlorenz Jul 10 2010, 12:43 AM
It's a sort of catalog listing archaeological artifacts that have been left behind in space....
Not sure what prompted the flurry of books on this topic, but there is another
Handbook of Space Engineering, Archaeology, and Heritage
Editor(s): Ann Darrin, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Beth L. O'Leary, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA
published by CRC press, ISBN: 9781420084313
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420084313
Has a chapter by me in it...
Posted by: nprev Jul 10 2010, 01:14 AM
Huh. Wonder if the Google X-Prize was the main stimulus. Good that there's some scholarship happening on the subject, anyhow.
Posted by: rlorenz Jul 25 2010, 01:00 PM
http://www.amazon.com/Titan-Unveiled-Saturns-Mysterious-Explored/dp/0691125872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200417238&sr=8-1
by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Titan Unveiled came out in paperback this week (a rather affordable fifteen bucks at a well-known
on-line retailer)
The paperback has an additional chapter to bring it a little more up to date with lakes, Flagship, etc.
Posted by: Lunik9 Aug 4 2010, 07:54 AM
Voyager seeking newer worlds in the third age of discovery
is a narrative of the Voyager mission - its conception, its launch, its trek through the solar system. But along with that chronicle is a running commentary that positions the mission within the long trajectory of exploration by Western civilization and asks how Voyager's journey resembles and differs from earlier expeditions. The organizing device is the concept of three great ages of discovery of which Voyager may be the grand gesture for the third. The third age had its transition in Antarctica and its first major announcement with the International Geophysical Year; its geographic domains are ice, ocean, and space; its cultural context is an uneasy bonding with a greater modernism.
• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (July 22, 2010)
• ISBN-10: 0670021830
• ISBN-13: 978-0670021833
Review;
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/61158/title/Book_Review_Voyager_Seeking_Newer_Worlds_in_the_Third_Great_Age_of_Discovery_by_Stephen_J._Pyne
Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 5 2010, 04:14 PM
"its cultural context is an uneasy bonding with a greater modernism. "
LOL!!!
Phil
Posted by: Lunik9 Sep 15 2010, 02:06 PM
The Space Robots of the Soviets: Mission Technologies and Discoveries
by Welsey T. Huntress, Jr.
The Space Robots of the Soviets provides a history of the Soviet robotic lunar and planetary exploration program from its inception, with the attempted launch of a lunar impactor on September 23, 1958, to the last launch in the Russian national scientific space program in the 20th Century, Mars 96, on November 16, 1996.
Springer by June 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4419-7897-4
Posted by: Lunik9 Oct 3 2010, 09:15 AM
Professor Colin Pillinger's new book: My Life on Mars - The Beagle 2 diaries
http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/2243/l/nl
Posted by: Lunik9 Oct 5 2010, 10:48 AM
Two more books on unmanned spacecraft:
From Jars to the Stars: How Ball came to build a Comet-hunting machine.
by Todd Neff
ISBN 978-0982958308
From Jars to the Stars tells the remarkable story of Ball Aerospace - descended from the famed maker of Mason jars - and NASA's Deep Impact comet mission, presenting an inside look into the backgrounds, characters and motivations of the men and women who create the spacecraft on which the American space program rides.
Martian Summer: The Phoenix Mission, Cowboy Spacemen and the Search for Life on the Red Planet.
by Andrew Kessler
ISBN 978-1605981765
The Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. They planned to find out how climate change can turn a warm wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold barren desert (read: Mars). That might seem like a trivial pursuit, but it's probably the most impressive feat we humans can achieve. It takes nearly the entirety of human knowledge to do it.
Posted by: Lunik9 Oct 7 2010, 10:33 AM
Deep Space Probes: to the outer solar system & beyond
by Gregory Matloff
ISBN: 978-3642063923
The Space Age is nearly 50 years old but exploration of the outer planets and beyond has only just begun. Deep-Space Probes Second Edition draws on the latest research to explain why we should explore beyond the edge of the Solar System and how we can build highly sophisticated robot spacecraft to make the journey. Many technical problems remain to be solved, among them propulsion systems to permit far higher velocities, and technologies to build vehicles a fraction of the size of today's spacecraft.
This second edition includes an entirely new chapter on holographic message plaques for future interstellar probes - a NASA-funded project.
Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 21 2010, 09:07 PM
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Chang-e 1 lunar atlas.
I guess it's just out, not 'to be published' but I don't think it needs its own thread. Rather expensive (yikes, even more than my thingy) but probably should be in big libraries... so if you're attached to a big library you could suggest it to them and see if they bite. There is an email address for further information. It's not on the Sinomaps website (yet?) (note spelling error in that image - the publisher is Sinomaps Press)
Phil
Posted by: elakdawalla Oct 21 2010, 09:42 PM
I've requested a review copy for the Society -- we'll see if they send one.
Posted by: monitorlizard Oct 27 2010, 01:23 PM
To be published on Nov. 8, "Lakes on Mars" (edited by Nathalie Cabrol & Edmond Grin) is a book that may be of interest to many readers here. It has relevance to MSL, with an entire chapter devoted to Holden Crater. I assume Eberswalde is mentioned somewhere as well. Here's the Amazon.com link:
http://www.amazon.com/Lakes-Mars-Nathalie-Cabrol/dp/0444528547/ref=sr_1_3?s=book&ie=UTF&qid=1288185144&sr=1-3
Posted by: peter59 Jan 27 2011, 10:49 AM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1441972846/ref=s9_newr_gw_ir04?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=012NJM1M1BRW25PDZCDX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
174 pages and a very reasonable price.
Posted by: peter59 Jan 27 2011, 10:22 PM
"The Kaguya Lunar Atlas: The Moon in High Resolution"
You can see thumbnails of all images contained in the book. I recommend to see.
It will be absolutely fantastic book. I have already ordered.
Posted by: Paolo Aug 19 2011, 04:53 PM
by Welsey T. Huntress, Jr.
it landed in my "boite à lettres" this week. it looks quite good, my only negative remark is on the pictures, which are often of mediocre quality
Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 2 2011, 09:14 PM
I'm very pleased to be able to say that my Mars book, The International Atlas of Mars Exploration (subtitle: The First Five Decades: 1953 to 2003) is now complete and ready to ship to the publisher.
The 'five decades' begin in 1953 with Wernher Von Braun's book The Mars Project, and end with Beagle 2. A second volume will go from MER to the end of Curiosity's primary mission, covering 2004-2014.
Matt Golombek has very generously given me a foreword for the book, and several UMSF contributors have given me images as well. Olivier de Goursac has provided cover art (I should say that Cambridge will decide on the cover art as it's a major marketing decision, but I am proposing the use of one of two images by Olivier. I hope they will agree to the proposal.) Ted Stryk has let me use a variety of images he has processed, from Mars 3, Mars 4, Mars 5, Phobos 2 and Deep Space 1. Mike Malaska is letting me use a Mars Express VMC image mosaic. Thanks to all of you.
Look for it next winter some time. Now, on to Volume 2!
http://publish.uwo.ca/~pjstooke/marsatlas.htm
Phil
Posted by: machi Nov 3 2011, 07:39 AM
It looks very interesting, as well as very long time to wait (late 2012) 
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Posted by: djellison Nov 3 2011, 03:33 PM
Then don't wait. Do something else. Then, in late 2012 - the book will be waiting for you.
Posted by: ElkGroveDan Nov 3 2011, 04:25 PM
That kind of timeline is not unusual for a large fact-filled atlas like the ones Phil so masterfully creates. Even a fiction novel which requires very little fact-checking and has no images or graphics takes a minimum of six to eight months from completion to release.
Good luck Phil. I am looking forward to getting my copy.
Posted by: machi Nov 3 2011, 05:37 PM
This is exactly, what I'm doing.
I have no doubt about it.
Posted by: Stu Nov 3 2011, 06:17 PM
Don't worry, Machi, you're going to be so busy producing more of those jaw-droppingly gorgeous images of the solar system's most spectacular places, when Phil's book comes out you'll wonder where the time has gone...
And my own congrats, Phil. I know how chuffed (and relieved!) I feel when I finish one of my kids books. These titles of yours are going to be magnificent I'm sure, well done.
Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 15 2011, 03:48 AM
The Mars atlas went to the publisher on Monday, after some last tweaks. Now to get on with this:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~pjstooke/marsatlas-v2.htm
Phil
Posted by: Paolo Jan 27 2012, 06:32 PM
just landed on my "boite à lettres": http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1928/1, the autobiography of spaceflight mechanics guru Robert Farquahr. from a first look, a fantastic book with lots of details of planetary missions like ICE, NEAR, CONTOUR, New Horizons and lots of unflown ones
Posted by: monitorlizard May 24 2012, 03:07 PM
I see that Phil Stooke's "International Atlas of Mars Exploration: Volume 1" is listed on Amazon.com (US), with a release date of August 31, 2012, much sooner than previously estimated. The link is:
http://www.amazon.com/The-International-Atlas-Mars-Exploration/dp/0521765536/ref=sr_1_1?s=book&ie=UTF8&qid=1337216308&sr=1-1
It's an incredibly long link name, so if I've transcribed incorrectly, just go to www.amazon.com and type the book name into the search box.
Phil, if you read this, can you tell us if August 31 is a placeholder date or the true target date of release? You know which answer we're all hoping for.
Posted by: stevesliva May 24 2012, 05:18 PM
You can always cut out the referral stuff at the end of the link... in that regard you might be giving click-though cash to the wrong folks.
Posted by: Phil Stooke May 24 2012, 07:59 PM
Hi - I don't yet know about the final release date. I was expecting it to be later. I am still checking page proofs now. But the cover looks good! The cover image is by Olivier (vikingmars on UMSF)
The Cambridge page:
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6828573/?site_locale=en_GB
says 'from September'
Phil
Posted by: cbcnasa May 30 2012, 01:10 PM
Phil I am looking forward to the release. Good things are worth waiting for.
Posted by: vikingmars Jun 6 2012, 09:12 AM
WOW ! It really looks great ! Thanks a lot Phil for sharing this amazing & huge work of yours with us
Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 6 2012, 11:06 AM
It would be nothing without that great cover image, Olivier!
Phil
Posted by: Paolo Jun 10 2012, 03:21 PM
I am happy to announce that part 3 of Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, covering missions launched between 1997 and 2003 (Cassini to MER) was just sent to the printer. It should be out in a couple of months.
Posted by: aconnell Jul 2 2012, 06:28 PM
Hi all. Does anyone know when the English edition of 'Lune' by Olivier De Goursac is to be published? Amazon UK had a release date of June 30 2012, but that came and went and now they say they don't know when it will become available.
Posted by: monitorlizard Aug 8 2012, 03:48 AM
UPDATE: Amazon.com now lists Phil Stooke's "International Atlas of Mars Exploration" book as having a release date of September 30, 2012. That seems fairly realistic in light of information we've seen previously in this thread, so it might hold.
Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 8 2012, 11:07 PM
I don't have any more specific information... I'll just wait for the royalties to start pouring in.
Phil
Posted by: Paolo Aug 28 2012, 12:17 PM
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part 3 (Covering Cassini to the MERs) is now available on http://www.amazon.com/Robotic-Exploration-Solar-System-Part/dp/0387096272 (and for download on the http://www.springer.com/astronomy/popular+astronomy/book/978-0-387-09627-8 site)
Posted by: gwiz Sep 2 2012, 09:32 AM
Amazon delivered my copy yesterday, many thanks for yet another comprehensive episode of the story.
Posted by: Paolo Sep 2 2012, 09:59 AM
thanks, that's very kind of you. BTW, my author's copies have not yet landed in my "boite à lettres"
Posted by: Explorer1 Sep 5 2012, 07:00 AM
I think I found a (minor) error in Part 1: near the start (on page xxvii), it is written that Mercury's mass was determined by how it gravitational affects Eros, but that can't be right since Eros is a Mars-crossing asteroid, so its orbit definitely does not take it close to Mercury...
Was it some other body?
Posted by: Paolo Sep 5 2012, 05:03 PM
well spotted. I checked my references and it should have been Icarus
Posted by: monitorlizard Sep 29 2012, 01:38 PM
Just received Phil Stooke's "International Atlas of Mars Exploration" book from Amazon.com (USA). It was actually released September 24. This is an incredible reference work. I've been collecting Mars exploration publications for decades and I was amazed at how much this book contains that I had never seen before. No doubt many images/figures were the result of Phil's own work (and a lot of it). There's minimal information on Mars spacecraft (there are lots of other books for that), just endless images of Mars itself and proposed landing sites, instrument coverage plots, annotated photos from landers, etc. I was a bit disappointed that there were no color figures, but that's probably because I grew up in the psychedelic sixties. A very minor disappointment at any rate.
Congratulations on a job very well done, Phil. I recommend every Mars enthusiast buy this book so he will be encouraged to complete Volume 2! I can't say enough about how great this is (and I'm not even related to Phil).
Posted by: elakdawalla Oct 2 2012, 09:44 PM
I just got a press release about it from your University, and fired an email off to CUP -- they are shipping me a review copy
Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 2 2012, 10:19 PM
... and I got my copies today as well. Right now I am following Opportunity as it leaves Victoria and heads out into the wilderness. I'll post a few Opportunity goodies when I get a chance. Every stop has to be checked for location with one of my circular pans. Every stop!
Thanks for the kind words, monitorlizard.
Phil
Posted by: Stu Dec 17 2012, 10:40 AM
My new book - "Comets, Asteroids and Meteors", part of the 'Astronaut Travel Guide' series published by Raintree, which emily recently reviewed on her blog in her annual round-up of kids astronomy books - is finally out. The cat is very impressed by my latest publication, as you can see...
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Still, as they say on the ads, it's the "purrfect gift for Christmas"...
Posted by: NGC3314 Jan 13 2013, 12:40 AM
Either coming soon or now available - I saw a complete copy of the series at the Long Beach AAS meeting. Springer is publishing a 6-volume series, Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, which was conceived as more or less a combination of the coverage of the University of Chicago series on Stars and Stellar Systems and the Solar System from the 1960s and 1970s, for the new century. They seem to have finally broken down and offered to sell them individually, although at $500 a volume most access will naturally be via academic libraries or other institutions with online access bundles. (The staff must have gotten tired of my grousing, but short of firing me and finding a new editor they sort of had to put up with it). Most people here will not be so much interested in the volume I edited (shameless plug: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology), but in Vol. 3 on Solar and Stellar Planetary Systems, edited by Linda French and Paul Kalas. There are substantial review chapters by Nadine Barlow, David Stevenson, Nancy Chanover, Fran Bagenal, http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.3305, Andrew Rivkin, http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.2471, http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.0738, http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.0005, and Alessandro Moridelli.
Versions of some of these are on arxiv, linked to authors above.
Posted by: Explorer1 Jul 7 2013, 04:46 PM
Not a book, but new trailer for Stephen van Vuuren's movie. He had some help from folks here, and it shows!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNce_8WHTGc
Posted by: Paolo Jul 6 2014, 06:56 PM
I'm happy to report that my latest book "Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 4" covering all missions from 2004 to 2013 is finally off to the printer!
Posted by: Mercure Aug 18 2014, 09:36 PM
Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer
by Rob Manning
Hardcover – Coming out October 21, 2014.
http://www.amazon.com/Mars-Rover-Curiosity-Curiositys-Engineer/dp/1588344738
"[...] Manning's fascinating personal account--which includes information from his exclusive interviews with leading Curiosity scientists--is packed with tales of revolutionary feats of science, technology, and engineering. Readers experience firsthand the disappointment at encountering persistent technical problems, the agony of near defeat, the sense of victory at finding innovative solutions to these problems, the sheer terror of staking careers and reputations on a lander that couldn't be tested on Earth, and the rush of triumph at its successful touchdown on Mars on August 5, 2012. This is the story of persistence, dedication, and unrelenting curiosity."
- Looks like a must-read.
Posted by: nprev Aug 19 2014, 12:49 AM
Ooo. Thanks for the tip, Mercure! That's GOTTA be good.
Posted by: Mercure Aug 19 2014, 10:57 AM
It is reviewed by Emily Lakdawalla here: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/06200800-book-review-mars-rover.html
Posted by: walfy Aug 19 2014, 06:07 PM
I've pre-ordered!
Posted by: Syrinx Aug 20 2014, 12:38 AM
Can't wait to get my hands on it.
Posted by: craigmcg Oct 22 2014, 10:21 AM
My copy arrived yesterday. I'm halfway through...
Posted by: gwiz Oct 23 2014, 02:41 PM
My copy arrived yesterday, looks well worth the long wait.
Posted by: Paolo Oct 23 2014, 04:39 PM
great! hope you like it. I still have to get my copies...
Posted by: Mercure Oct 31 2014, 02:00 PM
Here's an excerpt of Rob Mannings book:
http://www.airspacemag.com/space/mars-dilemma-180952797/
Posted by: RoverDriver Oct 31 2014, 09:34 PM
It is a great book. Manning is a great story teller and you can definitely appreciate it in this book. I had a hard time putting it down to eat dinner ;-) Rob was kind enough to sign my copy 
I wish mine was half as good.
Paolo
Posted by: Syrinx May 17 2015, 04:33 AM
My copy of Rob's book is by my bedside along with Three Little Pigs, Silly Street, etc. Putting my 3-year-old son to bed tonight, I said, "one more book" and unexpectedly he says "your book." We thumbed through it looking at the pictures of the rover and reading the captions.
Then I thought he might like to watch Doug's video on YouTube. Indeed, he loved it.
I had to explain to him that the rover is on Mars all by itself. His question then was who washes the rover when he gets dirty?
Posted by: Explorer1 May 17 2015, 05:16 AM
Mars itself, of course!
Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 28 2015, 02:19 PM
Quick update on my current Mars Atlas.
The International Atlas of Mars Exploration, Vol. 2, 2004-2015: Spirit to Curiosity
This starts with MER site selection and ends at Opportunity sol 3700 and Curiosity sol 669, the end of its first full year on Mars and the end of the primary mission. By chance, those two sols are within a day of each other, a convenient marker in the middle of 2014. It includes Phoenix operations as well as descriptions of mission planning and proposals over that decade, the Dawn and Rosetta flybys and so on.
I finished it in early January. Now we are deep into copy editing etc. Publication is expected on December 1st this year.
Many of the maps in it, especially for Curiosity, have already been seen here on UMSF, as well as Phoenix maps and images. Typically, I present maps here as working documents, building up sol after sol. The atlas will have the final version, with corrections and improvements along the way, often with new names added from target listings in the PDS Analyst's Notebooks. But you saw a lot of it here first!
And since those sols I have been compiling maps and text for a future third volume, maybe in about 2020 to include ExoMars operations and the lead-up to the new NASA rover.
Phil
Posted by: ilbasso Aug 3 2015, 07:26 PM
I have just published (through Springer-Praxis) two books on the work that went on at Kennedy Center to assemble, test, and launch the Apollo/Saturn missions.
"Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center" is an exploration of the Apollo/Saturn processing and launch facilities - Launch complexes 34, 37, and 39, the Manned Spaceflight Operations Building (later the O&C Building), the VAB, the crawler and launcher/umbilical tower, the launch pads, and the test and checkout computer systems. The penultimate chapter is an exploration of what life was like working at the launch pad - hazards, training, walking across swing arms 400 feet in the air, even a detailed account of fighting the Apollo 1 fire.
"Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey" follows the processing flow for Apollo 11 at KSC - receipt of the stages at the loading dock, spacecraft buildup and checkout in the altitude chambers, stacking the Saturn V, tests at the launch pad, countdown demonstration test, launch countdown, and post-launch pad safing. Included are many stories about things that went wrong during the processing of Apollo 11 and other missions - suspected sabotage on Apollo 11 in the VAB, the test that led to the Apollo 13 explosion, the Apollo 17 sequencer malfunction, even a mishap that almost destroyed the Skylab 2 mission without anyone realizing it was in danger until the next day.
Both books are heavily illustrated with hundreds of diagrams and photos, many of which have never been published before, and are richly told in the words of the 70+ engineers and technicians who I interviewed for the books.
They are at http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-H.-Ward/e/B010CCQVUS or you can order autographed copies at http://apollolaunchcontrol.com/books/index.html.
Posted by: Paolo Aug 3 2015, 07:44 PM
congrats ilbasso! welcome to the Springer-Praxis authors family!
Posted by: peter59 Oct 1 2015, 02:59 PM
It will not be published soon, but worth wait until spring 2017.
http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_28905388/lead-scientist-pluto-expedition-has-book-deal
Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 7 2015, 12:26 AM
http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/astronomy/planetary-science/international-atlas-mars-exploration-spirit-curiosity-volume-2
This is the publisher's page for my new book - out around December. This is the first time I've seen the cover design. That image from Opportunity near Wdowiak Ridge was made by James Sorenson, who kindly let me use it for the cover. Thanks, James!
Posted by: nprev Oct 7 2015, 12:39 AM
Niiiiice, Phil, congratulations!!!! (Cool image as well, James!)
Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 17 2015, 05:07 PM
Update: looks like we will be delayed a couple of months, so released in the spring, but no firm date yet.
Phil
Posted by: gwiz Apr 12 2016, 04:28 PM
My copy has arrived, worth the wait!
Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 14 2016, 12:17 AM
Wow, I don't even have my copy yet!
Phil
Posted by: James Sorenson May 3 2016, 10:51 PM
Can't wait for mine as well
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