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BIOGRAPHIES MY LIFE IN SPACE EXPLORATION - GE...

This book tells the inside story of Germany's first contributions to space research by
experiments with artificial plasma clouds in space. In this autobiography  Gerhard Haerendel 
former director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics  describes his 60
adventurous years in space research. The narrative of exciting events-covering 40 years of
rocket and satellite work-is underpinned with accessible accounts of the actual physical
phenomena and processes involved. The reader also learns about how the goals set by a visionary
astrophysicist eventually led to one of Germany's first major contributions to space research
by the creation of artificial comets in the solar wind.Haerendel's efforts also led to two
further satellite programs  one in partnership with Sweden  focusing on the aurora borealis 
the other  a national German endeavor  to explore the outer border of the magnetosphere. A
further interesting chapter concerns his engagement in the evaluation and restructuring of
eastern German Academy institutes after reunification. All readers interested in space research
and its history will enjoy sharing the fascinating experiences and dramatic events that
accompany the story throughout  even some spectacular failures relating to rocket campaigns.

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