Mather, John C.
The very first light : the true inside story of the scientific journey back to the dawn of the universe / John C. Mather and John Boslough.
Presents an inside account of the fifteen year struggle to design, build, and launch the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite and discusses the politics, problems, and eventual termination of the project in light of the Challenger incident.
Cosmic background radiation.
Boslough, John.