Mars 1999

by Brian O'Leary

Book Overview

Almost thirty years after the first human landing on the Moon, the United States and the U.S.S.R. launch separate spacecraft that fly alongside one another toward Mars. Each spacecraft serves as an emergency backup for the other and provides the opportunity for crew exchanges during the tedious 22-month journey. After landing on Phobos--on of the tiny potato-shaped moons of Mars--the crews carry out experiments to determine the safety of landing on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811709825
• ISBN13: 9780811709828
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.