The mission: or, how a disciple of Carl Sagan, an ex-motocross racer, a Texas Tea Party congressman, the world's worst typewriter saleswoman, California mountain people, and an anonymous NASA functionary went to war with Mars, survived an insurgency at Saturn, traded blows with Washington, and stole a ride on an Alabama moon rocket to send a space robot to Jupiter in search of the second Garden of Eden at the bottom of an alien ocean inside of an ice world called Europa (a true story)
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New York, NY : Custom House, ©2021.
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467 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black & white illustrations; 24 cm
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A narrative chronicle of NASA's deep-space mission to Jupiter's ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in the solar system.

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A narrative chronicle of NASA's deep-space mission to Jupiter's ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in the solar system.
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Brown, D. W. (2021). The mission: or, how a disciple of Carl Sagan, an ex-motocross racer, a Texas Tea Party congressman, the world's worst typewriter saleswoman, California mountain people, and an anonymous NASA functionary went to war with Mars, survived an insurgency at Saturn, traded blows with Washington, and stole a ride on an Alabama moon rocket to send a space robot to Jupiter in search of the second Garden of Eden at the bottom of an alien ocean inside of an ice world called Europa (a true story). First edition. New York, NY, Custom House.

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Brown, David W.. 2021. The Mission: Or, How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War With Mars, Survived an Insurgency At Saturn, Traded Blows With Washington, and Stole a Ride On an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden At the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (a True Story). New York, NY, Custom House.

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Brown, David W., The Mission: Or, How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War With Mars, Survived an Insurgency At Saturn, Traded Blows With Washington, and Stole a Ride On an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden At the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (a True Story). New York, NY, Custom House, 2021.

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Brown, David W.. The Mission: Or, How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War With Mars, Survived an Insurgency At Saturn, Traded Blows With Washington, and Stole a Ride On an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden At the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (a True Story). First edition. New York, NY, Custom House, 2021.

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