Space Shuttle

By: DK Publishing

Book Overview

An unprecedented look at the Space Shuttle experience, as told by the astronauts themselves. The editors of Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine wrote all of the people who have flown on the Space Shuttle... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789484250
• ISBN13: 9780789484253
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Shuttle Experience From the Astronauts Perspective

Some astronauts were able to express their feelings about their shuttle experience in a way that brought you with them, but others left me wishing for more. It was good, but not fair to call it great.

A Gorgeous Book

It may seem strange that one author who has written a Space Shuttle book is recommending another book on the same subject, but this is one of the most beautifully presented books I have ever seen. It tells the story from an entirely different perspective than mine, and I am very happy that Tony Reichhardt and the Smithsonian have produced such a wonderful tribute to the program. I highly recommend this work.

Excellent photo essay

If you are interested in the space program, this book is a must have. I got it for a birthday gift and really treasured it. I think most people will enjoy the narratives given by the astronauts about what goes on behind the scenes. It offers a rich in-depth perspective from the astronaut's point of view.The photography is superior.Well worth buying. I can't say enough good things about it.

A Awe Inspiring Walk Through The Past 20 Years

Opening this book took me back to that Sunday morning back in 1981 when as a space addicted 16 year old I watched the television in amazement as STS 1 took to the skies for the first time. The book provides a wonderful walk through all that has happened in the two decades that followed. The short remarks of so many who have flown on the shuttle provide remarkably vivid insights into what most of us can only dream of experiencing. A terrific selection of photographs makes this a must have for any fan, young or old, of the space shuttle program.

The Compleat Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years is the best book on the shuttle program yet. Yes, it has beautiful [and in some cases, unpublished] photos. Yes, it has all the details you need to know to follow a shuttle mission from training to landing. But the best part of this book is that it contains the shuttle experience in the words of the astronauts themselves! The book contains paragraph to essay length quotes from the shuttle astronauts organized into different chapters each concerning a different aspect of a shuttle mission. This book is a cousin to the beautiful and now out-of-print The Home Planet [1988], although the quotes in that book were never longer than a paragraph. To top it off, Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years is published by DK Publishing, a company especially good at this type of book. Throw in a lower than normal price for a coffee table-style book and you can't miss. I highly recommend this book.

As close as you can get to flying yourself!!!

With the words of those who have flown the Space Shuttle over the past 20 years, and stunning NASA photography, the reader is taken on a litterary flight to orbit. Not a dry technical account of stats and flight info, but the actual experiences of the 70+ astronauts that lead the reader from training, launch, on-orbit, visits to MIR and the International Space Station, reentry and landing. The editorial staff of Smithsonian's Air & Space Magazine have joined the league of authors/ astronauts Michael Collins and Jim Lovell and historian Andrew Chakin for their ability allowing readers to take flight through the pages of their books.