posted 12-04-2010 11:14 AM               

2011 will mark the last ever flight of the truly remarkable NASA Space Shuttle.

Commemorating 30 Years of Space Shuttle Exploration, this beautifully crafted photography book written and designed by Graphic Artist Luke Wesley Price, comprises some of the most breath taking and awe-inspiring NASA images from the Space Shuttle’s 30 year service history, ever to be published in one impressive collection.

To the general public, the Space Shuttle program has become "routine". It seems that, for the Space Shuttle and it's brave Astronauts to win extensive TV or broadcasting coverage, a disaster must occur.

At present, the STS Space Shuttle program is winding to a halt. However, by the time you get the chance to own this book, the Space Shuttle program will be all but a memory. My mission, is to make sure it isn't a distant one.

This stunning piece of work commemorates 30 years of manned Space Flight aboard an American treasure, a world phenomenon and unquestionably, the most technologically advanced vehicle ever made - The Space Shuttle.

This book pays tribute to the 5 space worthy Orbiters built by NASA; Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, and exhibits them in some of the most amazing images you will ever see. From the dangerous blast off sequence; ripping through Earth’s Atmosphere and reaching for the stars, to some of the most vivid on-board mission photographs, such as space walks, extraordinary astronaut maintenance work, docking with the International Space Station and much more, this 200 plus page, 10”x10” Hardbound book is a piece of art you will want to pick up time and time again.

The photographs are presented beautifully on high quality photo-grade paper and displayed in a fashion which lets the images do the talking. At the reverse of the book, you will find details on every single STS Space Shuttle mission flown, including launch dates, a documentation of the crew, plus many more special features.

• 10x10" Hardback First Edition, Summer 2011

posted 12-06-2010 02:26 PM               

Thanks for your interest so far, it certainly is an exciting project to undertake.

Indeed we are waiting for the final missions to launch before we go to print, as we certainly need to pay recognition to the crew of those last flights. There are also some nice little extras in honour of each STS flight included in the book, which I'm sure all fans will appreciate. If those last remaining missions provide any photographs that make the cut, then they will surely be added at the final stages of the book.

For this project I have concentrated on producing a beautiful collection of some of the best images that have come out of the STS program. A real showcase of the Shuttles service history. My rule for inclusion into the book, is that it has to be something visually special, something that makes the viewer inspired!

This book primarily focus on the beauty of the Space Shuttle orbiters themselves in all their glory!

I'm sure this book will be a welcome addition to any collection, but I would also like it to be accessible to people who would perhaps, not have much previous interest or knowledge of space exploration or the Space Shuttle; a real coffee table book that make you want to keep peeking into the pages.

Thanks for your support,
L W Price