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Managing Martians [Paperback]

Donna Shirley (Author), Danelle Morton (Author)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Bantam USA (24 Feb 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0767902416
ISBN-13: 978-0767902410
Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,780,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Donna Shirley's 35-year career as an aerospace engineer reached a jubilant pinnacle in July 1997 when Sojourner--the solar-powered, self-guided, microwave-oven-sized rover--was seen exploring the Martian landscape in Pathfinder's spectacular images from the surface of the red planet. The event marked a milestone in space, but for Donna Shirley, the leader of the mostly male team that designed and built Sojourner--and the first woman ever to manage a NASA program--it marked a triumph of another kind.

Managing Martians is Shirley's captivating memoir of a life and career spent reaching for the stars. From her seemingly outlandish aspiration at age ten to build aircraft, to abandoning high school Home Ec in favor of mechanical drawing, and, at sixteen, becoming a licensed pilot, Shirley defied expectations from the beginning. In a vivid narrative, rich with anecdotes and thrilling turning points, Shirley recounts the intense battles she waged to defend her vision and the ingenuity and resourcefulness of her committed team. Her moment-by-cliffhanging-moment account of Pathfinder's landing and Sojourner's first tentative foray across the sands of Mars brilliantly captures the fulfillment of a lifelong dream as it heralds a brave new era of space exploration.

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Small town girl goes to Mars (virtually).
Managing Martians combines my autobiography with the story of the Pathfinder mission to Mars, the building of the Sojourner microrover that was the first successful mobile vehicle on another planet (not counting the moon), and the ongoing saga of the Mars Exploration Program which is flying robotic missions to Mars every 26 months. Of interest to women, engineers and scientists (and people who wannabe), and those who like stories of hard work, suspense and success. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent example of life in space exploration, 18 April 1999

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This book vividly tells the story of the intense and exhiliarating adventure scientists and engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) experience at the cutting edge of the technological exploration of our solar system. In addition, it is a gripping and optomistic tale of the journey of one woman's success in a usually all male fraternity. It frankly portrays the difficulties and triumphs along the way. Ms. Shirley has broken ground for many young women in the future for careers in the area of science and engineering. In addition, it is a fun read for anyone interested in technology, management and the progress of women in our society. It also is a very accurate portrayal of life at JPL.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Shirley's story is motivational and intertaining., 5 April 1999

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For a person reviewing books before live audiences, Managing Martians by Donna Shirely is a winner! Shirley's story is multifold - from her childhood perched in a sycamore tree in rural Oklahoma to the realization of "getting to Mars" via the little robotic rover, Sojourner Truth. It is a 35 year journey with all its valleys and peaks associated with space exploration that keeps readers and listeners expectant. Donna Shirely's intellect, determination, courage and love of life shines through and could make an important movie in a time when young persons are hungry for a hero.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Managing Martians should be on every woman's reading list., 5 April 1999

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In Managing Martians, Donna Shirley shows the interaction that takes place in the solution of complex engineering problems with mostly male colleagues. We learn that it is the interaction among team members to find solutions that makes for success. We also find that real women can do engineering and managment of complex projects, even if they were Miss Wynnewood. This has been an eye opener for my college students that one of their fellow Oklahomans from right down the road is working on the frontiers of space exploration.I love this book because I have used it for a model of working together for my students. It should be on every woman's or manager's reading list. Dr. Nedra C. Sears East Central University Ada, Oklahoma

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5.0 out of 5 stars A unique insider's view of NASA's interplanetary missions
A century from now, when this year's Oscar-winning films, hit sitcoms, and top ten CDs are gathering dust in some media archive, and the feats of contemporary sports figures are... Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars A self-aggrandizing attempt that lacks passion
Mars has always interested me and so I was looking forward to a book that would promote not only this singular endeavor of hers but also future visions for Mars. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Unique, brief inside view of the Mars Pathfinder mission.
The book is an interesting read, although as someone who closely follows interplanetary missions I found it slightly sparse in details, but sprinkled with anecdotes. Read more

Published on 18 Nov 1998

3.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, although too broad, survey of JPL & Sojourner
Since she was a kid in flat Wynnewood, Okla., reading Arthur C. Clarke novels and staring at the sky, Donna Shirley dreamed of going to Mars. Read more

Published on 25 Aug 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for background on the Pathfinder mission.
This book gives the reader great background on the mission and the inner workings at JPL. It does not go into great detail about the actual time spent on Mars. Read more

Published on 16 July 1998

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