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The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space

150Edizione: IngleseDisponibilità: Disponibile
Preparati a intraprendere un viaggio nello spazio e nel tempo con The NASA Archives, una celebrazione visiva dell'inarrestabile impulso dell'umanità a viaggiare dalla Terra verso mondi lontani. Con oltre 400 fotografie storiche e rari rendering concettuali, questa collezione ci guida attraverso i 60 anni di storia della NASA, dagli esordi fino all'attuale sviluppo di nuovi sistemi spaziali per il futuro.
Copertina rigida13.0 x 13.0 in.12.13 lb468 pagine
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I libri XL hanno un'altezza minima di 34 cm, ad eccezione dei titoli in formato orizzontale.
The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space

The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space

150

To Infinity and Beyond

Journey through the U.S. space program’s fascinating pictorial history

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 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 a byword for American ingenuity; the winged space shuttles spearheaded the International Space Station and a dazzling array of astronomical satellites and robotic landers, and Earth observation programs have transformed our understanding of the cosmos and our home world’s fragile place within it.

Throughout NASA’s 60-year history, images have played a central role. Who today is not familiar with the Hubble Space Telescope’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?

Researched with the collaboration of NASA, this collection gathers more than 400 historic photographs and rare concept renderings, scanned and remastered using the latest technology and reproduced in extra-large size. Texts by science and technology journalist Piers Bizony, former NASA chief historian Roger Launius, and best-selling Apollo historian Andrew Chaikin—and an extensive mission checklist documenting the key human and robotic missions—round out this comprehensive exploration of NASA, from its earliest days to its current development of new space systems for the future.

The NASA Archives is more than just a fascinating pictorial history of the U.S. space program. It is also a 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.
L'editore e autore

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.

Gli autori che hanno contribuito

Andrew Chaikin is the author of the best-selling book A Man on the Moon, a detailed account of the Apollo lunar missions based on firsthand testimony. This work formed the basis for the triple Emmy award–winning HBO series From the Earth to the Moon.

Dr. Roger Launius served as Chief Historian at NASA from 1990 until 2002, after which he was appointed senior curator in the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C. He was also a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003.

The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space
Copertina rigida33 x 33 cm5.50 kg468 pagine

ISBN 978-3-8365-6950-7

Edizione: Inglese
The multilingual editions come with the English book and a booklet with either French or German translations.
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incomparable

Tim P.,28 marzo 2024
I have a collection of books, including both "Apollo Remastered" and "Full Moon", but this collection is unsurpassed; it is partly in the duration of its history, and partly the presentation of the images. Only an aficionado of Russian rocketry could be less than entirely delighted...

Excelente

David,29 gennaio 2022
Lo compré para hacerle un regalo a mi sobrino de 10 años que es un apasionado de todo lo relacionado con el espacio. Y fue todo un acierto: la excelente edición y las magníficas fotografías, muchas históricas, que contiene el libro hicieron que el pasar cada página fuera una estupenda experiencia para él. Le encantó.

Fotos espectaculares

Francisco J.,27 dicembre 2021
Rica edición y composición en un formato ideal para poder disfrutar esta gran obra.

L'histoire captivante de la NASA

Frederique,12 novembre 2021
Soixante ans d'histoire du programme spatial américain, une épopée incroyable. Des textes passionnants et des photos et schémas rares ou iconiques: un ouvrage indispensable pour tous les passionnés de l' Espace.

Monster of a book

Zoltan,11 novembre 2021
Pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Text informative. One of the best things I have ever purchased. Highest recommendation.

A collector's piece

Fabio,10 novembre 2021
This big volume is precious in contents and will sit proudly on your coffee table for study or display.