Mars rover Curiosity

Абсолютно захватывающая, когда добирается до жыра (деталей разработки проекта, как технических так и не очень).

К сожалению, делает это редко и в целом очень щадит читателя — местами читается как "моя первая книга про космос". Не было бы проблемой, если бы от этого не страдала детальность, но повествование между вариантами "объяснять все технические моменты" и "просто опустить подробности" чаще выбирает второе, а я же за инженерными байками в такие книги прихожу. Развязка "а потом в последний момент мы поняли, как решить проблему" (в которой не сообщается, каким образом) в большинстве историй оставляет меня осинешаренным, что вы творите вообще.

This was an enjoyable read. A bit more scant on technical details than I'd have liked, but very interesting nevertheless.

A very readable account of the Curiosity project, this book moves at a lively pace. There were moments when I felt I was in the war room with the engineers, anxiously waiting to see if they can solve the problem.

All in all, a goos read. Especially if you're a space geek :).

I listened to this on Audible for free with my subscription.

A good read about Mars Rover project. These kind of books make me a bit depressed as the behind the scenes political wheeler-dealing to get funding and secure funding without getting cancelled seems no fun at all. It must be a huge relief to see the thing on the surface in the end. So much can go wrong and so many unforeseen problems make it an almost impossible feat of engineering. I learnt a lot and enjoyed the engineering side of the book.

Going to Mars is really hard. Bringing a bunch of scientific instruments and wheels is even harder. This book does a great job illustrating the challenges, technical or otherwise, facing the folks who put Curiosity together. The sky crane wasn't just a cool idea, it was a gutsy master stroke that solved or avoided problems with landing such a huge rover. "So crazy it just might work," in the words of NASA administrator Mike Griffin. The craziest thing is that the first time it had a chance to work was on Mars.