America In Space: NASA's First Fifty Years (Nasa) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Steven Dick, Robert Jacobs, Constance Moore, Bertram Ulrich
Creator: Neil Armstrong
Publisher: Abrams Books
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 27398
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.8
Dimensions (in): 14.8 x 11.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0810993732
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.40973
EAN: 9780810993730
ASIN: 0810993732
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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Condition: Brand New and Shrink Wrapped.
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Product Description
NASA launches a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2007, and Abrams is privileged to publish this visual history of its many achievements in manned and unmanned space travel. Written and edited by a team of experienced NASA staffers, and illustrated with many unpublished and rare photographs from the voluminous NASA archives scattered across the country, America in Space offers an unparalleled vision of half a century of exploration and discovery.
The story of Americas space age is told with more than 400 carefully selected images. The story begins in the 1950s with intrepid test pilots venturing ever faster and higher, and opens out into the now-legendary Mercury and Apollo missions of the 1960s that made astronauts into national heroes. The space shuttle era shows us what everyday space travel might look like, while grand vistas of the universe expand our sense of wonder. The large format of the book captures both the human drama and the vast scale of NASAs projects. America in Space is a photographic record of the greatest adventure of our time.
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 Wow the pictures are amazing! July 19, 2008
I bought this book for my husband who is a space nut. It was actually part of his 40th birthday present and he loved it! Our kids love looking at all the large pictures in it as well and this book has plenty of pictures. It is a very informative book specially if you have ever wondered how this whole space thing started!
 Good with Some Limitations May 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is nicely done with a large number of photographs. It primarily covers the manned space program from Mercury to the space shuttle and the international space station. Limited coverage of unmanned vehicles is provided with a focus on the more dramatic programs such as the Mars explorers and the Hubble telescope.
The biggest shortcoming, in my mind, is the very limited number of photographs showing the hardware, the delvelopment of which was in many ways the real achievement of NASA. Instead, photographs of the astronauts predominate with many being rather ordinary publicity or training shots. Launch photos are very limited, and in-flight pictures are not as common as I would have liked to have seen. The large format of the book was wasted on too many mundane photographs, when it could have been used to depict more spectacular and interesting subjects.
While this book falls short of its potential, it is still worthwile if you have an interest in the U. S. manned space program.
 Awsome Space History Photos... March 10, 2008
Given that this is a coffee table book, the book is almost exclusivly photos. The entire history of the space program is detaied in stunning imagery right up to the current day with excellent captions to go along. This book is an excellent gift for any space history buff.
Stupendous March 6, 2008
It's a BIG book that worths every penny. The pictures are great, some of them are well known, some where not that widely published before but the fun of having all of them in one big book is not spoiled. It's a great book even if you're not a fan of space exploration.
From the cover to the last page, this book offers unique views of earth, space, moon and mankind, describing in few words and lot of pictures Man's greatest adventure: exploring the Final Frontier, despite all odds.
American In Space coffee table book February 8, 2008
This is a beautifully produced coffee table book with photos covering those exciting years of the space program. It is especially meaningful to anyone who participated the program since you'll find many colleagues and friends in the pictures.
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