{"product_id":"the-nasa-archives-60-years-in-space-9783836569507","title":"The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn October 1  1958  the worlds first civilian space agency opened for business as an emergency response to the Soviet Unions 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 NASAs 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 worlds fragile place within it.  Throughout NASAs 60-year history  images have played a central role. Who today is not familiar with the Hubble Space Telescopes mesmerizing views of the universe or the pin-sharp panoramas of Mars from NASAs 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 Chaikinand an extensive mission checklist documenting the key human and robotic missionsround 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651925270581,"sku":"ByrdShop_3836569507","price":162.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783836569507.jpg?v=1781845601","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-nasa-archives-60-years-in-space-9783836569507","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}