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Topic: Picturing the Space Shuttle (Bisney, Pickering)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 48069 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-30-2021 03:34 PM
Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early Years by John Bisney and J.L. Pickering After the excitement of the first Moon landing, the U.S. space program took an ambitious new direction closer to home: NASA's Space Shuttle program promised frequent access to Earth orbit for medical and scientific breakthroughs; deploying, repairing and maintaining satellites; and assembling a space station. Picturing the Space Shuttle is the first photographic history of the program's early years as the world's first space plane debuted.Showcasing over 450 unpublished and lesser-known images, this book traces the growth of the Space Shuttle from 1965 to 1982, from initial concept through its first four space flights. The photographs offer windows into designing the first reusable space vehicle as well as the construction and testing of the prototype shuttle Enterprise. They also show the factory assembly and delivery of the Space Shuttle Columbia, preparations at the major NASA field centers, and astronaut selection and training. Finally, the book devotes a chapter to each of the first four orbital missions, STS-1 through STS-4, providing an abundance of seldom seen photos for each flight. Mostly selected from J.L. Pickering's personal archive, the world's largest private collection of U.S. human space flight images, the high-quality photographs in this book are paired with veteran journalist John Bisney's detailed descriptions and historical background information. The book also includes images of NASA and Shuttle contractor booklets, manuals, access badges, and press kits, as well as a foreword by Robert Crippen, the pilot of the first Space Shuttle flight. Picturing the Space Shuttle recreates the excitement of an era in which the possibilities of space exploration seemed limitless. - Hardcover, 288 pages
- University of Florida Press (September 7, 2021)
- ISBN-10: 1683402057
- ISBN-13: 978-1683402053
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Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4453 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-03-2022 03:15 PM
My copy arrived today and a quick scan suggests this is an excellent book. Can we presume "The Later Years" will follow in due course? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 48069 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-31-2022 11:38 AM
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex release Book Signing | Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early YearsApril 14, 2022; 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Shuttle Express Gift Shop Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida Join us in welcoming J.L. Pickering and John Bisney as they launch their new book, "Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early Years." "Picturing the Space Shuttle" is the first photographic history of NASA's Space Shuttle Program's beginnings. Showcasing more 450 unpublished and lesser-known images, this book traces the growth of the space shuttle from 1965 to 1982, from initial concept through its first four space flights. Mostly selected from J. L. Pickering's personal archive, the world's largest private collection of U.S. human space flight images, the high-quality photographs in this book are paired with veteran journalist John Bisney's detailed descriptions and historical background information. Picturing the Space Shuttle re-creates the excitement of an era in which the possibilities of space exploration seemed limitless. Pickering and Bisney will be in Shuttle Express (the gift shop inside Space Shuttle Atlantis) April 14, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM to sign "Picturing the Space Shuttle" or any of their books. No other items will be autographed. "Picturing the Space Shuttle" and "Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments" (2019) will both be available for purchase inside Shuttle Express as well. | |
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