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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
"A valuable contribution to the field of aerospace literature," this book includes an extensive overview of Delta history and development along with chapters on Atlas, Titan, Scout, Space Shuttle, and much more.
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Many other excellent books about spaceflight are recommended here.
04-Jan-04 | Safe passage, safe landing
It’s been a busy weekend for NASA. On Friday evening, Stardust (Delta 266, 07-Feb-99) cruised smoothly through the tail of comet Wild 2, surviving the encounter with nary a glitch and providing exciting pictures of the comet nucleus. A day later, the innovative sample return mission was overshadowed by Mars Exploration Rover Spirit (Delta 298, 10-Jun-03), which bounced to a safe landing in Gusev Crater. It soon provided black-and-white images of a terrain with little to see visually but, one hopes, plenty to learn scientifically. Colour photos are expected some time later today; the rover will hit the road in about a week.