{"product_id":"the-interplanetary-pioneers-william-r-corliss-9781502933676","title":"The Interplanetary Pioneers: Volume III: Operations","description":"Some exploratory enterprises start with fanfare and end with a quiet burial; some start with hardly a notice, yet end up significantly advancing mankind's knowledge. The Interplanetary Pioneers more closely fit the latter description. When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration started the program a decade ago it received little public attention. Yet the four spacecraft, designated Pioneers 6, 7, 8, and 9, have faithfully lived up to their name as defined by Webster, \"to discover or explore in advance of others.\" These pioneering spacecraft were the first to systematically orbit the Sun at widely separated points in space, collecting information on conditions far from the Earth's disturbing influence. From them we have learned much about space, the solar wind, and the fluctuating bursts of cosmic radiation of both solar and galactic origin. These Pioneers have proven to be superbly reliable scientific explorers, sending back information far in excess of their design lifetimes over a period that covers much of the solar cycle. This publication attempts to assemble a full accounting of this remarkable program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William R. Corliss, National Aeronautics and Administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1502933675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781502933676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"William R. Corliss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124271771903,"sku":"9781502933676","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a5022c5-4885-4342-acef-c52425a63db4.jpg?v=1687435770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-interplanetary-pioneers-william-r-corliss-9781502933676","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}