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Synopsis
Filled with dramatic color photography, this illustrated guide to space exploration covers all the highlights, from the first liquid-propelled rocket to the most recent unmanned trips to other planets.
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About the Author
TIM FURNISS has reported on the launches of Apollo 15, several space shuttle missions from the Kennedy Space Center, and the launch of the cosmonauts from Kazakhstan in 1988. In 1994, he joined the Space Shuttle crew of Mission STS 62 during their training.
From the Back Cover
The launch of the first liquid propellant rocket in 1926 led to the development of the first long-range missiles, fired in anger during World War II.
By 1957, the technology had advanced and intercontinental ballistic missiles were developed that formed the basis of the first launch vehicle to carry a satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit. It marked the beginning of the Space Age.
Since the Space Age began, 12 men have walked on the Moon, over 400 people have experienced space travel, satellites provide the world with a range of services from environmental monitoring to cellphone calls, and space station operations have become routine. In the other direction, the Hubble Space Telescope has enabled astronomers to peer 12 billion light years into the past and to take their first look at a black hole.
Through evocative photographs, this entrancing volume looks at the history in order to see into the future. What else will be achieved in the coming decades?
By 1957, the technology had advanced and intercontinental ballistic missiles were developed that formed the basis of the first launch vehicle to carry a satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit. It marked the beginning of the Space Age.
Since the Space Age began, 12 men have walked on the Moon, over 400 people have experienced space travel, satellites provide the world with a range of services from environmental monitoring to cellphone calls, and space station operations have become routine. In the other direction, the Hubble Space Telescope has enabled astronomers to peer 12 billion light years into the past and to take their first look at a black hole.
Through evocative photographs, this entrancing volume looks at the history in order to see into the future. What else will be achieved in the coming decades?
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