Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft: Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight By: Jay Gallentine [Audiobook]

Author: Jay Gallentine
Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt

Ambassadors from Earth relates the story of the first unmanned space probes and planetary explorers – from the Sputnik and Explorer satellites launched in the late 1950’s to the thrilling interstellar Voyager missions of the ’70’s – that yielded some of the most celebrated successes and spectacular failures of the space age.

Keep in mind that our first mad scrambles to reach orbit, the moon, and the planets were littered with enough histrionics and cliffhanging turmoil to rival the most far-out sci-fi film. Utilizing original interviews with key players, journal excerpts, and primary source documents, Jay Gallentine delivers a quirky and unforgettable look at the lives and legacy of the Americans and Soviets who conceived, built, and guided those unmanned missions to the planets and beyond. Of special note is his in-depth interview with James Van Allen, the discoverer of the rings of planetary radiation that now bear his name.

Ambassadors from Earth is an engaging bumper-car ride through a fog of head-banging uncertainty, bleeding-edge technology, personality clashes, organizational frustrations, brutal schedules, and the occasional bright spot. Confessed one participant, “We were making it up as we went along”.

The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

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Book Information
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 Title:                  Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
 Series:                 Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
 Book Copyright:         2009 Jay Gallentine
 Recording Copyright:    2020 Redwood Audiobooks
 Publisher:              University Press Audiobooks
 Genre:                  Computers & Technology
 Author:                 Jay Gallentine
 Narrator:               Douglas R Pratt
 Ripper:                 familiarr_Strangerr
 Source Format:          Audible AAXC
 Source Sample Rate:     44.1 kHz
 Source Channels:        2
 Source Bitrate:         128 kbps
 Lossless Encode:        Yes
 Encoded Codec:          AAC
 Encoded Sample Rate:    44.1 kHz
 Encoded Channels:       2
 Encoded Bitrate:        128 kbps
 Encode Size:            1.06 GiB
 Release Date:           28-Mar-2020
 Duration:               20 hours, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
 Chapters:               30
Book Description
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Ambassadors from Earth relates the story of the first unmanned space probes and planetary explorers - from the Sputnik and Explorer satellites launched in the late 1950's to the thrilling interstellar Voyager missions of the '70's - that yielded some of the most celebrated successes and spectacular failures of the space age.
Keep in mind that our first mad scrambles to reach orbit, the moon, and the planets were littered with enough histrionics and cliffhanging turmoil to rival the most far-out sci-fi film. Utilizing original interviews with key players, journal excerpts, and primary source documents, Jay Gallentine delivers a quirky and unforgettable look at the lives and legacy of the Americans and Soviets who conceived, built, and guided those unmanned missions to the planets and beyond. Of special note is his in-depth interview with James Van Allen, the discoverer of the rings of planetary radiation that now bear his name.
Ambassadors from Earth is an engaging bumper-car ride through a fog of head-banging uncertainty, bleeding-edge technology, personality clashes, organizational frustrations, brutal schedules, and the occasional bright spot. Confessed one participant, "We were making it up as we went along".
The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

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