At first glance, this looks like it could be dry and complicated, but it was a serious page-turner. The narrative spans everything from the nascent idea through getting NASA approval and funding, the design, building, launch and years-long mission to Pluto as well as the actual science behind it. There were a lot more twists and turns than I knew about, despite following the mission pretty closely back 10-15 years ago, and it’s filled with suspense even though we all know the eventual outcome. The authors don’t spare a little editorializing either. They scorn the efforts to demote Pluto from planetary status and make a strong case against the group of planetary scientists who did so - I am firmly in the author’s camp on this.
The success of this mission is the sort of thing that makes me proud to be human, and this book helped me experience that all over again.
5 of 5 moons!
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