Exobiologists, Rocketeers, and Engineers
Exobiologists, Rocketeers, and Engineers by Rick Eyerdam, published by LITFIRE PUB LLC on March 31, 2017, is a detailed account of the intersection between exobiology and NASA’s engineering challenges. This 404-page book presents true stories about notable figures in the field, including Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Joshua Lederberg and his collaboration with young biologist Lynn Alexander. The narrative explores how these individuals contributed to NASA’s mission to search for life beyond Earth, highlighting the innovative spirit that drove their efforts.
Readers will find an exploration of the unique challenges faced by NASA engineers as they adapted to the emerging field of exobiology, which lacked traditional laboratory settings. The book delves into the historical context of NASA’s legacy institutions and their evolution in response to the demands of space exploration. Through these accounts, Eyerdam sheds light on the critical role of collaboration between scientists and engineers in advancing our understanding of space science and the quest for extraterrestrial life.
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True stories about real people: Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Joshua Lederberg said that once he decided exobiology was the way to save the solar system from earthly biological contamination he sought expert help first at the University of Wisconsin, where he was professor of genetics. There he discovered a brilliant biology student, nineteen-year-old Lynn Alexander.
“I was looking for a biologist with an interest in astronomy. Then Lynn mentioned that she was dating a bright astronomy student who was researching the atmosphere of Jupiter,” Ledeberg told me. “Lynn introduced Carl Sagan to me, and I introduced him to NASA. It was one of my major contributions to NASA.”
Exobiologists, Rocketeers, and Engineers: Inside NASA’s Quest for Life in Space details the challenges faced by the NASA engineers with the rise of the exobiologists who had no laboratory and no way to conduct scientific research unless they could get a ride on a spaceship. Just what NASA need since its legacy institutions-Langley, Ames, JPL, Goddard-were designed to devise new aeronautic feats. After the moon missions, rockets into space with life-search equipment on board raised the horizon to infinity. This is their amazing historic story.
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