{"product_id":"martian-summer-my-ninety-days-with-interplanetary-pioneers-temperamental-robots-and-nasas-phoenix-mars-mission-9781497641440","title":"Martian Summer: My Ninety Days with Interplanetary Pioneers, Temperamental Robots, and Nasa's Phoenix Mars Mission","description":"\u003cb\u003eA space enthusiast goes inside mission control with a motley crew of rocket scientists in this \"fascinating journey of discovery peppered with humor\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003ePhoenix \u003c\/i\u003eMars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. Its purpose was to find out how climate change could turn a warm, wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold, barren desert (read: Mars). Along the way, \u003ci\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/i\u003e discovered a giant frozen ocean trapped beneath the north pole of Mars, exotic food for aliens, and liquid water, and laid the foundation for NASA's current exploration of Mars using the \u003ci\u003eCuriosity\u003c\/i\u003e rover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is not science fiction. It's fact. And for the luckiest fanboy in fandom, it was the best vacation ever. Andrew Kessler spent the summer of 2008 in NASA's mission control with one hundred thirty of the world's best planetary scientists and engineers as they carried out this ambitious operation. He came back with a story of human drama about modern-day pioneers battling NASA politics, temperamental robots, and the bizarre world of daily life in mission control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497641440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d","brand":"Andrew Kessler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39462608371893,"sku":"9781497641440","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0af03feb-7688-4c9f-944f-6e23f373e6e7.jpg?v=1615920908","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/martian-summer-my-ninety-days-with-interplanetary-pioneers-temperamental-robots-and-nasas-phoenix-mars-mission-9781497641440","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}