{"product_id":"the-nasa-archives-60-years-piers-bizony-9783836569507","title":"The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 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 \u003cstrong\u003eone of the greatest technological and managerial enterprises ever known\u003c\/strong\u003e, capable of sending people to the Moon aboard gigantic rockets and of dispatching robot explorers to Venus, Mars, and worlds far beyond. In spite of occasional, tragic setbacks in NASA's history, the Apollo lunar landing project remains \u003cstrong\u003ea byword for American ingenuity\u003c\/strong\u003e; the winged space shuttles spearheaded the International Space Station and a dazzling array of astronomical satellites and robotic landers, and Earth observation programs have \u003cstrong\u003etransformed our understanding of the cosmos and our home world's fragile place within it\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Throughout NASA's 60-year history, images have played a central role. Who today is not familiar with the \u003cstrong\u003eHubble Space Telescope\u003c\/strong\u003e's mesmerizing views of the universe or the pin-sharp panoramas of Mars from NASA's surface rovers? And who could forget the photographs of the first men walking on the Moon?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Researched\u003cstrong\u003e with the collaboration of NASA\u003c\/strong\u003e, this collection gathers\u003cstrong\u003e more than 400 historic photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003erare concept renderings\u003c\/strong\u003e, scanned and remastered using the latest technology and reproduced in extra-large size. Texts by science and technology journalist \u003cstrong\u003ePiers Bizony\u003c\/strong\u003e, former NASA chief historian \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Launius\u003c\/strong\u003e, and best-selling Apollo historian \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Chaikin\u003c\/strong\u003e--and an extensive mission checklist documenting the key human and robotic missions--round out this \u003cstrong\u003ecomprehensive exploration of NASA\u003c\/strong\u003e, from its earliest days to its \u003cstrong\u003ecurrent development of new space systems for the future\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe NASA Archives\u003c\/em\u003e is more than just a fascinating pictorial history of the U.S. space program. It is also \u003cstrong\u003ea profound meditation on why we choose to explore space and how we will carry on this grandest of all adventures in the years to come\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piers Bizony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836569507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836569507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.10h x 15.20w x 2.70d","brand":"Piers Bizony","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050701025535,"sku":"9783836569507","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a3dbf4e-eb0e-452a-830f-8dd94f980648.jpg?v=1685008745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nasa-archives-60-years-piers-bizony-9783836569507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}