| USA in Space, Third Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Salem Press (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587652595 ISBN-13: 9781587652592 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $327.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: The third edition of the critically acclaimed USA in Space covers both new missions and corrections to and expansions upon previous ones. The scope of space exploration history has been extended at both ends: On the history of rocket science, as well as the latest missions. Space Shuttle Mission STS-107 (2003), in which seven astronauts tragically lost their lives aboard the orbiter Columbia is covered. Plus there is candid discussion of the institutional conditions that contributed to the accident as well as consideration of the direction in which space exploration is headed. The latest essay covers the return to space, Space Shuttle Mission STS-114, in August of 2005. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Dewey: 629.409 |
| LCCN: 2005030756 |
| Physical Information: 6.5" H x 9.5" W x 11" (12.85 lbs) 2076 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: USA in Space collects 280 essays on the major space programs, piloted and robotic missions, satellites, space centers, space planes, and issues from the earliest missions to the present. The many changes in the space program over the past half decade made a careful reading of every page necessary to ensure the content's accuracy. USA in Space, Third Edition updates the Second Edition (3 vols., 2001) with 42 new essays plus 5 replaced essays for a total of 280 essays. |