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posted September 19, 2008 09:38 PM               

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As well as the volume on the Apollo program, "Footprints in the Dust," I'm proud to announce that yet another book in the Outward Odyssey series has also been approved for publication by the University of Nebraka Press's editorial board. This book, with the working title of "Bold They Rise," will relate the human story of the space shuttle and the people who designed, built and flew the winged spacecraft, along with many others who participated in this programme.

The book, to be written by David Hitt (whose series book "Homesteading Space" with Owen Garriott and Joe Kerwin is close to release) will tell the social history of the shuttle up to and including the loss of Challenger and her crew in January 1986. A second book, yet to be formally approved and announced, will be written by another author well known to collectSPACE regulars, and this will carry the story right through to the completion of the final space shuttle mission.

I know that David will do an exemplary job on this book, just as he proved with the Skylab volume. This now means that with the approval of this book and "Footprints in the Dust," nine out of the proposed twelve books in this series are under contract and are currently in various stages of research and completion. I hope to be able to name another book and author in the next few weeks.

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posted September 19, 2008 11:44 PM               

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That is excellent news!

I'm a bit puzzled at the title "Bold They Rise" and its relationship with the space shuttle. Any particular reason why this (working!) title has been chosen? (I'm also thinking in terms of online bookstore searches for ex).

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