Cosmic Eyes: Space Telescope Ancestors

By Candy Torres

With all the new and exciting images from space telescopes, the story of the first telescopes and the people who envisioned them has been forgotten. This book focuses on the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory series, which tested the scientific theories and technological practicalities necessary to construct deep space observatories. The major figures in the development of telescopes and rockets go back centuries before the space age. The reader will see how the early concepts developed into the sophisticated spacecraft we take for granted. There are plenty of diagrams to build an understanding of the basics of telescopes, cameras, rockets, satellites, spectrometers, ground stations, and science operations. What makes this book history and unique is that it is written from a personal perspective of the author who was part of this amazing history. She is not an astrophysicist, yet her work enabled astronomers around the world acquire the satellite data for their research. History is made not just by the great names in science, but also the people behind the scenes supporting their important work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CR89TQCP
• ISBN13: 9798872502289
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"