{"product_id":"martian-summer-andrew-kessler-9781497641440","title":"Martian Summer: My Ninety Days with Interplanetary Pioneers, Temperamental Robots, and NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hilarious account of winning the nerd lottery\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ea \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efunny, witty chronicle of a space enthusiast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's ninety days with the NASA control center during the Phoenix Mars Mission. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 2008, Andrew Kessler, the luckiest fanboy in fandom, lived his space dream, spending three months in NASA's mission control with one hundred thirty of the world's best planetary scientists and engineers as they explored the north pole of Mars. This story is a human drama about modern-day pioneers battling NASA politics, temperamental robots, and the bizarre world of daily life in mission control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. The program's goal was to find out how climate change can turn a warm, wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold, barren desert (read: Mars). Along the way, Phoenix 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not science fiction. It is fact. Not bad for a summer holiday. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Kessler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1497641446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497641440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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":"Paperback","offer_id":48442292404479,"sku":"9781497641440","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6b028c7-e9bb-479e-b04a-a238015fe6ab.jpg?v=1777196414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/martian-summer-andrew-kessler-9781497641440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}