
NASA Space Shuttle
40th Anniversary
Piers Bizony(Author)
Motorbooks (Publisher)
Published on 11. May 2021
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-7603-7004-9 (ISBN)
Description
Written and curated by recognized historians of space exploration, NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary is the authoritative photo history of the iconic space program.
Officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), the Space Shuttle program operated from 1981 to 2011. During that time, five Shuttle systems took part in 135 missions under the operation of NASA. This approach-namely reusable spacecraft-revolutionized space exploration. NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary traces the STS's 30-year operational history. Essays by former NASA chief historian Roger Launius are accompanied by a collection of incredible Shuttle photography and imagery mined from the depths of NASA's archives by aerospace historian Piers Bizony-all of it presented in large-format color.
Readers will witness the pre-1981 evolution, the missions, astronauts, ground personnel and infrastructure, and amazing accomplishments of the Shuttle program and its spacecraft: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. From the launch site at Cape Kennedy, Florida, to mission control in Houston, Texas, to the landing site at Edwards Air Force Base, all aspects of Shuttle operation are covered, including key roles in efforts such as the Hubble Telescope and International Space Station, as well as the tragedies of Challenger and Columbia disasters.
Every carefully chosen image in NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary tells an aspect of the Shuttle story. The resulting book is not only a unique view of a key chapter of NASA history-it's a compelling collection of stunning NASA photography and illustrations.
Officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), the Space Shuttle program operated from 1981 to 2011. During that time, five Shuttle systems took part in 135 missions under the operation of NASA. This approach-namely reusable spacecraft-revolutionized space exploration. NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary traces the STS's 30-year operational history. Essays by former NASA chief historian Roger Launius are accompanied by a collection of incredible Shuttle photography and imagery mined from the depths of NASA's archives by aerospace historian Piers Bizony-all of it presented in large-format color.
Readers will witness the pre-1981 evolution, the missions, astronauts, ground personnel and infrastructure, and amazing accomplishments of the Shuttle program and its spacecraft: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. From the launch site at Cape Kennedy, Florida, to mission control in Houston, Texas, to the landing site at Edwards Air Force Base, all aspects of Shuttle operation are covered, including key roles in efforts such as the Hubble Telescope and International Space Station, as well as the tragedies of Challenger and Columbia disasters.
Every carefully chosen image in NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary tells an aspect of the Shuttle story. The resulting book is not only a unique view of a key chapter of NASA history-it's a compelling collection of stunning NASA photography and illustrations.
Reviews / Votes
"...is a must read and must own for anyone who relishes the excitement of space exploration...a factual, thoughtful accounting of the realities of developing and operating the most complex machine ever conceived and constructed."* In Flight USA * "...a compelling and engrossing large-format photographic and textual journey from departure to denouement." * The Mountain Times * "...an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college and university library American Astronautics & Space Flight history collections." * Midwest Book Review *
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
200 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 235 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-7004-9 (9780760370049)
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05/2021
Motorbooks
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Persons
Piers Bizony has written about science and aerospace for a variety of magazines. He is the author of The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA's First Space Plane and One Giant Leap: Apollo 11 Remembered, as well as 2001: Filming the Future and Space: 50, marking the fiftieth anniversary of Sputnik.
Content
Introduction
1 Building the Bird
2 Loss and Recover y
3 Ending an Era
4 Honor and Legacy
Index
Image Credits
1 Building the Bird
2 Loss and Recover y
3 Ending an Era
4 Honor and Legacy
Index
Image Credits