America in Space: Nasa's First Fifty Years
by Steven Dick, Robert Jacobs, Constance Moore, Ulrich Bertram
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Author: Constance Moore, Robert Jacobs, Steven Dick, Ulrich BertramEditor: Neil Armstrong
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0810993732
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Book Reviews of America in Space: Nasa's First Fifty Years
Book Review: Beautiful Pictures
Summary: 5 Stars
The volume is worth the price of admission for the
pictures alone. There are spectacular views of the
Pillars of Creation where new stars have been born.
The Drion Nebulla is depicted in all its splendor.
There is an excellent picture of Mercury from the
Mariner 10. The Mars Odyssey of 2002 produced
a scene that looks like a great sand dune.
The space program is described from its early
beginnings on 4-13-1915 by President Woodrow Wilson.
The Apollo program (1961-1975) culminated in landing
a man on the moon. The Apollo 11 took back 47.7
samples of lunar rocks and artifacts. Pictures of
the Space Shuttle and International Space Station
are shown to "round out" the overall presentation.
Virtually every major astronaut is depicted in
full color presentations including the space garments.
The acquisition would be well worth the price for
the student or space enthusiast in your household.
Summary of America in Space: Nasa's First Fifty Years
NASA launches a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2007, and Abrams is privileged to publish this visual history of its many achievements in manned and unmanned space travel. Written and edited by a team of experienced NASA staffers, and illustrated with many unpublished and rare photographs from the voluminous NASA archives scattered across the country, America in Space offers an unparalleled vision of half a century of exploration and discovery.The story of America?s space age is told with more than 400 carefully selected images. The story begins in the 1950s with intrepid test pilots venturing ever faster and higher, and opens out into the now-legendary Mercury and Apollo missions of the 1960s that made astronauts into national heroes. The space shuttle era shows us what everyday space travel might look like, while grand vistas of the universe expand our sense of wonder. The large format of the book captures both the human drama and the vast scale of NASA?s projects. America in Space is a photographic record of the greatest adventure of our time.
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