The firsthand account of the trials and tribulations of engineering one of the most complex pieces of space technology, the Mars Rover Curiosity, by its chief engineer Rob ManningIn the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we haven't found answers to one of our most fundamental questions: Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars Rover Curiosity is poised to answe...

In Top Tier Leadership, Rob Manning connects Scripture and life experiences to develop a top-tier leadership pathway. He weaves stories of leadership successes—and failures—from the top-tier poles of Carolina tobacco barns to the top tiers of utility boardrooms. From failing Electromagnetic Fields at North Carolina State University to appearing before the Senate Energy Committee as an EMP expert forty years later. Manning connects these stories with Scripture as he demonstrates the value o...

In the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we haven't found answers to one of our most fundamental questions: Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised to answer this all-important question.Here, Rob Manning, the project's chief engineer, tells of bringing the groundbreaking spacecraft to life. Manning and his team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ta...