The NASA Archives
60 Years in Space
$293.79
- Hardcover
468 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2019
Summary
On October 1, 1958, the world’s first civilian space agency opened for business as an emergency response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik a year earlier. Within a decade, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, universally known as NASA, had evolved from modest research teams experimenting with small converted rockets into one of the greatest technological and managerial enterprises ever known, capable of sending people to the Moon aboard gigantic rockets an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836569507 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836569507 |
| Author: | Piers Bizony |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 468 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 5.33kg |
| Dimensions: | 330mm x 330mm x 67mm |
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Critics Review
“The book is exquisite–a tour-de-force and an important chronicle, not to mention an beautiful arts piece.”
We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing we discovered was the Earth. * Bill Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut *
The book is exquisite-a tour-de-force and an important chronicle, not to mention a beautiful arts piece. * Dr. John Grunsfeld *
Even dedicated space enthusiasts may be startled by what they see on these pages… The documentary photography on display here is tangible, gorgeous, startling, almost overwhelming. It simply leaves no room for disbelief. * American Scientist *
This beautiful book will inspire the astronaut in all of us. * Los Angeles Times *
About The Author
Piers Bizony
Piers Bizony is a science and technology writer. His publications include Atom, The Man Who Ran the Moon, Starman, and The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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