Space junkies and armchair astronauts are provided with comprehensive handyreferences for a variety of spacerelated missions vehicles and concepts inthis pocket... » 

Space junkies and armchair astronauts are provided with comprehensive handyreferences for a variety of spacerelated missions vehicles and concepts inthis pocketsized series. Compiled with the cooperation of NASA each topicspecific reference features relevant statistics photographs and the storiesbehind each project. Books on manned missions include crew photographsinformation on patches and equipment and flight statistics such as time inspace distance traveled and mission objectives. Photographs and statisticsfor launch vehicles orbiters probes and experimental equipment are featuredin each equipmentspecific reference.Flight data and images for all of the unmanned deep space probes includingCassini Deep Space One Galileo Huygens NEAR Pioneer 10 and 11 Stardustand Voyager 1 and 2 are featured in this examination of astronomers attemptsto understand the outer reaches of the universe. «