The Illustrated History of NASA
Anniversary Edition
Kerrod, Robin
The Illustrated History of NASA is an in-depth pictorial study that charts, with some of the most up-to-date Information and photographs available, NASA's triumphs and tragedies.
The Dream of Yesterday - The work of American rocket pioneer R.H. Goddard. The development of the rocket in Germany during the 1930s and 40s. The first Steps in America's space program. The success of Russia's Sputnik I.
The Race is On - The American reaction to Sputnik: the launch of Explorer l and the establishment of NASA. America's manned space program and the 'original seven'. Vliri Gagarin's flight in Vostok 1. Alan Shepard's flight in Freedom 7. The development of the Gemini program.
TheJourney to Tranquillity - The tragedy of Apollo 1. The successful flights of Apollos 7-10. The Apollo 11 mission. The miraculous survival of Apollo 13. The explorations of the later Apollo missions.
New Directions - NASA announces the Skylab program. East meets West in orbit: the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
A Magnificent Flying Machine - The creation of NASA's space Shuttle. The flights of the prototype Enterprise. The orbiter Columbia makes its maiden flights. Sally Ride becomes America's first woman in space.
The Buck Rogers Era - NASA's manned maneuvering unit. Shuttle astronauts salvage the Westar VI and Palapa B-2 satellites. The first experiments to build NASA's permanent space Station. The Challenger catastrophe.
Satellite Servants and Planetary Probes - The exploratory probes to the Moon, Mars and Venus. The search for life on Mars. The probes to the outer planets and Voyager 2's rendezvous with Uranus in 1986.
Welcome to NASA - The Administration's organization and 'open house' policy. A detailed description of its 10 main launch and research facilities in the United States.
The Way Ahead - NASA licks its wounds after the Challenger disaster as the Rogers commission reports. Rebuilding the US space program. The space Station, the national space plane, back to the Moon, on to Mars.
NASA Milestones - A year by year listing of major events in NASA's history since its formation in 1958.
Hardcover with dust jacket, large format
256 Seiten / pages
many photos
very good condition, dust jacket slightly rubbed. With an name sticker of the previous owner
New York - 1988 - Gallery Books
Art.Nr. 25462
