Publisher's Synopsis
This book is thoroughly recommended to anyone with an interest in space exploration or the history of our relationship with space. In this book, the author delves into the fascinating robotic history of space exploration, from distant times when stars were an unreachable godly mystery, through the intense Space Race following the Second World War to the Mars missions of the twenty-first century. As we find ourselves on the cusp of a new and exciting space-age, the author explores how and why humanity turns its best minds to travel to the stars, and exactly how far we could go.
