NASA MISSIONS TO MARS (HB)

Gorgeously illustrated with NASA photography, this large-format book examines everything from the first tentative steps toward the fourth planet to the 2021 landing of rover Perseverance and beyond. Beginning with Soviet and American flybys in the early 1960s that were part and parcel of the Space Race, space historian Piers Bizony continues through complete coverage of the Viking 1 and 2 missions of 1975–1976. He also traces NASA’s acclaimed rover program, describing its development, technologies, mission histories, and achievements, and much more.