The Mission

Discover the fascinating story of NASA's ambitious deep space mission to Europa, the Jovian moon where scientists speculate the first known alien life might reside. Overcoming obstacles from all sides, read about the determined team's twenty-year journey to answer one question: "Is it habitable?" and then solve the second: "How do we get there?" In this masterful work of creative nonfiction, David W. Brown brings to life the inner workings of those who study the solar system's outer planets and recounts the never-before-told story of modern space exploration.