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Title Statement | The Penguin book of outer space exploration: NASA and the incredible story of human spaceflight / edited by John Logsdon ; foreword by Bill Nye. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Outer space exploration |
Series | Penguin classics |
Additional Contributors | Logsdon, John M.,1937- |
Publication | New York, New York: Penguin Books,[2018]©2018 |
Extent of Item | xviii, 374 pages |
ISBN | 0143129953 (pbk.) 9780143129950 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 3406700 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | Using items in the NASA archive together with expert narrative guidance, this history of how Americans got to space begins with Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and ends with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there. It covers the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the moon landings, the Challenger disaster, and the Hubble Telescope repairs--Provided by publisher. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Manned space flight--History--United States |
By Name | United StatesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration--History |
By Location | Outer space--Exploration--History |