Includes bibliographical references and index.

Embarkation -- Reaching into the void -- Something man has never done before -- The sole selection -- Countdown and controversy -- Spring at the Cape -- Twelve generations from Galileo -- Filling in the gaps -- A jewel in the night -- Planet of clouds -- Whispers across the abyss -- Lone survivor.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.