| Andrew Kessler's "Martian Summer" Digs Into NASA's Great Mission on Mars |
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The moon landing may loom large in the meme-sphere, but with less fanfare and crowing, NASA's unmanned missions to Mars in recent years have conducted world-changing, groundbreaking science (literally : soil samples). Kessler's book points out the simple truth that the missions really aren't unmanned: hundreds of people are working together to make this science happen. There may not be famous footprints involved, but Kessler describes the work of scientists and engineers who are uncovering and understanding more about our neighboring planet than any boots on the ground could beat. Open Road's funny and charming video with Kessler about his "embed" with the Mars Phoenix team below promises that "Martian Summer" is a fascinating read, and reviews have yet to say otherwise. Never before has an author been given this much access to both the science and the politics of America's official space agency. "I pretty much won the nerd lottery," says Kessler. "There's this great human drama, as you would imagine that it takes to complete some herculean task, like sending an 800 pound lander to Mars... there's this great thing that NASA is doing, and maybe we should all care about it." Kessler, who quit his then-job to "live on Mars" with the NASA team, co-produced the Discovery Channel documentary "Mars: The Quest for Life". He once ran an illegal art gallery in the south of France and has won Webbys and many other awards. Check out his author profile and more info on "Martian Summer" at Open Road :
Also check out Aland Dean Foster's "Predators I Have Known."
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| Governor Alan Dean Foster's work to date includes hard science-fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He has also written non-fiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as the novel versions of many films. Visit the Governor's profile here. |
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