Mission 16W
Mission 16W

Author: Denver Post

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780892046652

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Mission 16W is the keepsake book that commemorates the 2000-01 championship season of the Colorado Avalanche. It captures the highlights of the regular season--the key players, the key moments, the key acquisitions. It captures the intensity and emotion of every game of the postseason, from the team's Round 1 sweep of Vancouver to their scintillating comeback in the Stanley Cup Finals and their eventual Game 7 triumph. It captures the celebration and the euphoria of the team and the city, especially for celebrated veteran Ray Bourque, who until this championship had had the distinction of playing the most NHL games without a champion's ring.

Apollo 7
Apollo 7

Author: Robert Godwin

Publisher: Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781896522647

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Accompanying CD-ROM includes movies and images of the flight.

Operation Barras
Operation Barras

Author: William Fowler

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published: 2012-12-20

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1780225687

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The inside story of the most daring SAS rescue mission ever In September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured by a notorious militia gang in Sierra Leone. The so-called 'West Side Boys' had subjected their part of the country to a long reign of terror, murdering, kidnapping and mutilating anyone who stood in their way. Now British soldiers were at their mercy. Surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered, any resistance would have seen them all killed; yet their hopes of a quick exchange soon faded. They were assaulted and subjected to mock executions. Negotiations with the 'Revolutionary United Front' leaders and the 'West Side Boys' proved futile. Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered the armed forces to get the men back. The SAS and elements of the Parachute Regiment were rushed to West Africa and a naval squadron assembled offshore. The stage was set for the biggest British military operation on the continent for a generation - and their most daring rescue mission ever.

Jupiter Odyssey
Jupiter Odyssey

Author: David M. Harland

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2000-10

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9781852333010

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Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full quarter of a century, drawing on the press conferences, technical papers and essays of engineers and scientists involved in the mission which provide a real sense of participation as the discoveries poured in - it will bring the mission of the Galileo spacecraft to life and provide a more engaging account than would simply be achieved by recounting scientific results. The book will conclude with a snapshot "look ahead" into the Cassini flyby of Jupiter in December 2000 shortly after publication - the book released to coincide with this media event.

Mission Jupiter
Mission Jupiter

Author: Daniel Fischer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-09

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1475741413

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In this exciting story of the Galileo mission to investigate Jupiter, noted astronomer Daniel Fischer weaves together the many disparate facts learned about this most fascinating planet and its satellites. Fischer tells the entire story of Galileo: a behind-the-scenes look at its difficult course from idea to reality; its launch; the problems it encountered early on and how these were resolved; and finally, what will become of the probe. Along the way, the author describes what we have learned about Jupiter, including what the Jovian atmosphere is really like, and the peculiar reality of the planets magnetic field. The story of the journey to Jupiter is combined with interesting details about Galileos capacities and a graphic description of the solar system, with an episode on how Galileo would judge the chances of finding life on Earth. The book concludes with a look at the future, closing on the Cassini probe to Saturn. Beautifully illustrated and well written, Mission Jupiter shows us space exploration at its best and clearly and vividly conveys the essential science.

A Core Program
A Core Program

Author: NASA Advisory Council. Solar System Exploration Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13:

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