CHAPTER 4

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FIRST TO MARS: MARINER 4

CHALLENGES

Image Design, launch, and navigate the first interplanetary probe to Mars.

Image Discover how to power a tiny spacecraft with very little heat or light.

Image Envision and prepare for worst-case unknowns, such as meteor swarms and radiation, with little experience in robotic spaceflight.

Command and control a spacecraft ...

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