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cspg
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posted 02-29-2012 01:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The History of the Space Shuttle
With its delta wing orbiter, twin solid rocket boosters and bright orange external fuel tank, NASA's Space Transportation System -- better known as the space shuttle -- is perhaps the world's most recognizable spacecraft. And since its first launch in 1981, the shuttle has proved to be the dependable, versatile and reusable workhorse it was designed to be, delivering hundreds of tons of payloads into orbit, rescuing and repairing damaged satellites, and helping to build and supply the International Space Station.

The History of the Space Shuttle takes you on a unique journey through the triumphs and tragedy of the shuttle program, from the earliest design and testing to the historic final launch.

In each and every chapter you will find QR codes that link to more than 70 audio and video clips highlighting the shuttle's record-breaking missions and crews, what it takes to eat, sleep and live aboard the spacecraft, and how the shuttle has been critical to establishing a human presence in low Earth orbit.

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Whitman Publishing (March 13, 2012)
  • ISBN-10: 0794836585
  • ISBN-13: 978-0794836580

GoesTo11
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posted 02-29-2012 09:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, that's the first book about the Space Shuttle I've seen with no actual Space Shuttle on the cover...

cspg
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posted 04-25-2012 06:17 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Oh, it gets better. In order to enjoy fully this book, you need a cell phone which has a QR code-enabling function! This in order to listen to audio clips or watch videos...There's a large sticker on the cover alerting readers about this. It also is mentioned in the description but nowhere does it mention that you NEED a cell-phone.

I can understand the attempt to bridge the gap between the traditional book and the e-book, but if I need to have a cell-phone in one hand and the (paper) book in the other, that sounds to me like a very stupid idea. But I guess the book is targeted for young audiences, not techno-allergic old nutcase like me.

On the book itself, it won't add anything else that's been out there. It's a photo tribute to the shuttle but even if Piers Bizony's book was incomplete (no STS-135) Bizony's book is still a much better book.

garymilgrom
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posted 04-25-2012 06:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for garymilgrom   Click Here to Email garymilgrom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Note that a tablet or computer equipped with a camera and QR reader software can be used as well.

I don't deny the appeal of printed materials but this might be a fun way to spend some time. However I hope the publisher also offers a true e-book, with the interactive elements baked right into the book.

Of course if the content itself is not up to par no technology can fix that.

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