Gazelle astronomy & space 2018

Gazelle Book Services Astronomy & Space 2018

Forthcoming Titles

Humanity and The Universe

Space Exploration

Space in the Media

Biographies

Children's Titles

Bestselling Titles

New and Forthcoming Titles

Contents

Forthcoming Titles

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Humanity and The Universe

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Space Exploration

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Space in the Media

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Biographies

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Children's Titles

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Bestselling Titles

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Forthcoming Titles Apollo Program Development Plan Edited by Robert Godwin It has been said that the Apollo Program was the greatest human achievement since the construction of the pyramids in Egypt. It was certainly one of the greatest achievements of modern times. But how was this miracle accomplished? Superficially, Apollo was the culmination of less than a decade of work by the greatest scientific and engineering minds anywhere in the world, but it was also an astonishing logistical and management achievement. Before President Kennedy was elected to office, military planners on both sides of the Cold War were convinced that the moon might represent the ultimate safe haven for military assets. If an enemy was to launch a first strike, whoever controlled the moon would always have the last word. With the goal of ensuring that safeguard, the US Army and the US Air Force began making plans for going to the moon long before NASA was even created. However, President Eisenhower chose to put America’s space program in the hands of a civilian agency and the military moon program ended.

Three years later, when President Kennedy announced his nation’s goal of landing men on the moon, the sheer scope of the task required more than just scientists and engineers, it required men and women who were used to planning on a scale rarely seen outside of military conflict. It would also require the requisitioning of many of those old military assets, from ships, to tracking systems, to contractors. USAF Four Star General Samuel C Phillips would sit astride of the colossal program named Apollo and with the aid of nearly half a million of his fellow citizens would achieve the seemingly impossible. This book contains the entire plan, as it was summarised for a very limited number of people who were highly placed in the organisational structure. This rarely seen document is reproduced here in its entirety and spells out how the greatest logistical program of the 20th century was achieved.

About the Author: Robert Godwin is the author and editor of dozens of books about space flight and science fiction. He produced the first ever virtual reality panoramas of the Apollo lunar surface photography and the first multi-camera move of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk. He was the Space Curator at the Canadian Air Space Museum in Toronto and he co-produced the movie 2001: The Science of Futures Past.

PB 9781926592305 £19.99 February 2018 Apogee Books 220 pages illus

Saturn V America's Rocket to the Moon Eugen Reichl Without the mighty Saturn V rocket, the Apollo 11 moon landing would not have been possible in July 1969. Even today, nearly fifty years later, it remains by far the largest and most powerful rocket ever used. Equipped with computers that are easily surpassed today by any mobile phone, the Saturn V was an unprecedented technical achievement. This book, part of the "America in Space" series, tells the gripping story of the development and creation of the Saturn V in concise, detailed text, and features numerous high-quality color images, technical drawings, and specification/dimension charts. As well as a detailed look at the Saturn V's design and construction, all thirty-two Apollo missions are discussed, including the later Skylab and Apollo– Soyuz Test Project.

About the Author: Eugen Reichl works for the EADS aviation and aerospace company. He is a known expert on aerospace technology and has authored books and specialty articles on the topic.

HB 9780764354823 £17.50 March 2018 Schiffer Publishing 144 pages

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The Soviet Space Program First Steps: 1941–1953 Eberhard Rödel This concise history is the first book in a new series on the Soviet space program, and features many rare photographs, diagrams, and charts. When Soviet rocket experts examined the first Nazi V-2s in early 1945, they immediately realized that their own technology was years behind what the Germans had developed. The dropping of the two American atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 made the path forward clear: the development of a Soviet atomic bomb, and a suitable missile to carry it. This story begins with the Soviet's pre- and early war developments in rocket technology, then covers the discovery and study of the V-2s at Peenemünde, Germany. The Soviets assembled remaining V-2 rockets from existing parts and their mode of operation was studied. Developments in the Soviet R and G series missiles in the early 1950s are discussed in detail, as is the development for the peaceful use of Soviet rocket technology in space.

HB 9780764355394 £17.50 July 2018 Schiffer Publishing 128 pages

Humanity and The Universe I, Humanity Jeffrey Bennett Story Time From Space Official Selection Part of a set of books launched to the International Space Station through NASA's Story Time from Space program, read aloud by astronauts for children around the world Written in the first person with the viewpoint of a narrator who represents the human race throughout history, I, Humanity tells the story of what we now know about the universe and how we learned it. It begins with the ancient view of a small, flat Earth, and page-by-page shows how we've gradually learned about our planet, its orbit, and its place in the vast universe. The book is designed to work on three different levels: education, perspective, and inspiration. The educational aspect comes in the factual content of the story, the perspective element involves enabling children learn to see themselves and our planet in a new light, and the inspirational component comes in helping children dream of how they can help make the world a better place.

About the Author: Jeffrey Bennett is an astrophysicist and educator who proposed the idea for and helped develop the Voyage Scale Model Solar System -- the first science-oriented exhibit approved for permanent installation on the National Mall in Washington, DC. HB 9781937548520 £13.50 January 2016 Big Kid Science 32 pages

Space Exploration Project Apollo The Early Years, 1961-1967 Eugen Reichl In May 1961, American president John F Kennedy committed the nation to carrying out a manned landing on the moon before the end of the decade. This volume covers the early years of the Apollo program (1960-1967), still the most significant space effort in the history of mankind. In a very short time, NASA developed the mighty Saturn rockets, the Apollo spacecraft, and the lunar lander. This breath-taking development came at a cost, however, as in 1967 astronauts Virgil Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Edward White lost their lives during a test. Ten months after the catastrophe, however, the Saturn V, America’s moon rocket, made its triumphal unmanned maiden flight. After that, just twenty more months would pass before man set foot on another celestial body for the first time.

HB 9780764351747 £17.50 September 2016 Schiffer Publishing 144 pages

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Project Apollo The Moon Landings, 1968–1972 Eugen Reichl The moon landing remains the most astonishing and impressive accomplishment of manned space travel to this day. In July 1969, just eight years after President John F. Kennedy announced the bold plan, the first astronaut set foot on another celestial body. While Project Apollo: The Early Years covered the exciting developments from the first project drawings to the unmanned first flight of the mighty Saturn V, this book covers the later years of the Apollo era, in all its fascinating detail, including the test flights in Earth's orbit; the first orbits of the moon; the legendary Apollo 11 mission; the drama of Apollo 13; and Apollo 17, the last manned moon flight in 1972. Experience this era through exciting accounts, radio transcripts, and impressive photographs and diagrams.

HB 9780764353758 £17.50 September 2017 Schiffer Publishing 144 pages

Project Gemini America in Space Series Eugen Reichl In just two-and-a-half years, beginning in 1964, two unmanned and ten manned flights took place in the Gemini program. This program was the turning point in the space race with the USSR; from then on the Americans took the lead. Flights lasting two weeks, into the Van Allen Belt, the first extravehicular activities, rendezvous maneuvers and docking with other spacecraft—all of this was achieved by Gemini, paving the way for the more demanding moon landing program. It was not all success, however. Like almost every significant undertaking, Project Gemini also had its dramas and tragedies. All Project Gemini missions are discussed, including details on allcraft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images,cutaways and plans are also included.

Reviews: “…these are the most detailed accounts I know of these pioneering programmes, bringing back memories of long ago for those of us old enough, providing inspiration for those not.” - Ray Ward, Popular Astronomy, Dec 2016 HB 9780764350702 £17.50 February 2016 Schiffer Publishing 144 pages

Project Mercury America in Space Series Eugen Reichl Project Mercury was America's entry into the manned spaceflight program. When the program began in 1958, the Soviet Union was far ahead of the US in the race for supremacy in space. With immense effort, and in record time, NASA, the newly created spaceflight organization, developed a space transport system with orbital capsule and booster rockets. They used it to send Alan Shepard on a first suborbital "jump" into space in May 1961, and in February 1962 to make John Glenn the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. Nevertheless, the Americans were beaten by the Soviets in the race to put the first man into space. Project Mercury was, however, the foundation for NASA's later success in the race to the moon. All Project Mercury missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways and plans are also included.

Reviews: “…these are the most detailed accounts I know of these pioneering programmes, bringing back memories of long ago for those of us old enough, providing inspiration for those not.” - Ray Ward, Popular Astronomy, December 2016 HB 9780764350696 £17.50 February 2016 Schiffer Publishing 144 pages

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Skylab 3 The NASA Mission Reports Dwight Steven-Boniecki Book & DVD. With the successful repair of the Skylab workshop by Pete Conrad’s Skylab 2 crew the stage was now set for his fellow Apollo 12 moon walker Alan Bean to lead a full scientific mission to the giant space station. Bean was to be accompanied by two of the next generation of astronauts, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma. The crew were launched on a Saturn IB on 28 July 1973 for a mission which would last for just short of two months. This would be by far the longest duration mission ever attempted by the United States. Just as the previous mission had required space walks, Skylab 3 would also see the crew venture outside on three separate occasions. The experience gained from these early repair missions would be of incalculable value to the future of manned space exploration. Having secured the station and completed the repairs begun by Conrad’s crew, Bean, Lousma and Garriott conducted an intensive series of experiments on themselves and on behalf of students back on Earth. They also began the serious study of our home planet through the Skylab Earth Resources Experiment Package and undertook meaningful studies of the Sun using the Apollo Telescope Mount. Many of the paradigms for life aboard the International Space Station began right here with the flight of Skylab 3. Monitoring the crew’s reaction to long duration exposure to micro-gravity, watching the effect on small organisms, carefully studying the earth’s ecosphere, looking out into deep space with the benefit of “clear skies” and generally learning whether humanity could withstand the rigors of long missions away from the Earth. In this book you will discover everything from the minutiae of complex experiments to the human face of some of the earliest true space residents. Once again the enormous Skylab workshop would provide them with a home.

PB 9781926592282 £25.95 December 2016 Apogee Books 354 pages illus

Skylab 4 The NASA Mission Reports Dwight Steven-Boniecki Book & DVD. By the end of 1973 the United States’ was firmly entrenched in its long-term space station program. The Skylab Orbital Workshop had managed to survive its birthing pains and had already successfully carried two crews in low earth orbit when Apollo astronauts Gerald Carr, William Pogue and Ed Gibson strapped themselves atop one of the remaining Saturn IB super boosters. Destined to be the second-to-last crew to fly in the remarkable Apollo spacecraft the three men would spend an unprecedented 84 days in space. Although none of them had any previous spaceflight experience they had all trained for many years in hopes of a trip to the moon, only to find themselves slated to set new long-duration records for spaceflight. Over almost three months Carr, Pogue and Gibson conducted an inordinate amount of experiments inside the cavernous Skylab space station. They studied the sun in ways never before achieved, monitoring solar flares and coronal mass ejections from our home star. They also began the first real work of earth observation. The crew of Skylab 4 proved that it was possible for humans to live in space for extended periods without too many adverse effects. They worked out the first stringent space exercise regimens to help them to maintain their health and they conducted multiple spacewalks. Without a doubt, the crew of Skylab 4 pioneered the way forward in space station research and their efforts would light the path for the International Space Station. In this book you will find the remarkable details of NASA’s final early space station experiment through the original documents published at the time of the mission, including the mission debriefing telling the story in the crew’s own words. Included with this book is a DVD featuring launch video of the Skylab 4 mission, rare audio of the re-entry of Skylab with a Skylab slideshow, Skylab 4 Status Report, Skylab 4 Inflight Press Conference, The Legacy of Skylab and more!

PB 9781926592299 £26.95 December 2016 Apogee Books 440 pages

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Space Shuttle Fact Archive Robert Godwin he concept for a reusable winged space vehicle has been a dream since the early 20th century.

In 1981 the United States launched the first such vehicle, Columbia, and proved that winged spacecraft could work. Now, due to political pressure, the Orbiter fleet is slated to be decommissioned, but not before it fulfills its original mandate -- to build a permanent space station. This Pocket Space Guide details the exploits of the Space Shuttle fleet through triumph and tragedy, as it carried more than 300 people, 40 space laboratories and more than 60 satellites into space. From the first test flights to the détente missions to Russia’s Mir space station, thousands of facts can be found in this Space Shuttle Fact Archive. This updated edition of the Space Shuttle Fact archive includes every flight of the shuttle fleet, every mission, and every crew. "Will interest all fans of the Space Shuttle." satellite-evolution.com PB 9781926592268 £7.95 February 2018 Apogee Books 104 pages

We Report Space A Visual Reminiscence of Florida Rocket Launches from CRS-3 to Orbcomm-2

by Members of the SpaceX CRS-3 #NASASocial Edited by Jared Haworth This is a year-long pictorial look at today's space program at Kennedy Space Center. This book traces the crew of 37 people invited to watch the SpaceX CRS-3 mission via the NASA Social program and their future exploits. In addition to stunning launch photography, see and hear their experiences with SpaceX, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance. Take a ride on the Crawler and a trip to the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building. Includes essays on the experiences of these normal every day people as they gain access to Kennedy Space Center.

PB 9781615470433 £17.50 June 2016 Holy Macro! Books 160 pages

Space in the Media 2001 -- The Heritage & Legacy of the Space Odyssey Special Deep Six Edition Frederick I Ordway III, Robert Godwin In early 2017 principal photography began in Toronto Canada on Deep Six, the latest in more than eleven decades of dramatic productions set in outer space. Creator and director Davin Legyel and Co-Creator Mika Collins were following in the footsteps of Stanley Kubrick and hundreds of other film makers in an attempt to create a hyper-realistic vision of life in space. In this special Deep Six Premiere Commemorative Edition of 2001: The Heritage and the Legacy of the Space Odyssey the reader is taken on a history tour of every major space themed movie and television show created since the inception of moving pictures. Since the first space movie in 1902 the allure of spaceflight has created such massive cultural epics as Star Wars and Star Trek.

However, despite almost 50 years of advances in space flight and movie-making it is still 2001: A Space Odyssey which most fans, film makers and critics use as the yardstick against which all other space films are measured. In 2001: The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey authors Frederick I Ordway III and Robert Godwin take a trip through the most important space films ever created. This fascinating study shows how far 2001: A Space Odyssey pushed the state of the art and how it continues to affect motion pictures today. Includes forewords by Davin Lengyel and his science advisor Dr Jaymie Matthews, as well as some behind the scenes images of Deep Six.

About the Author: Frederick I Ordway III was technical advisor to Stanley Kubrick during the production of 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also in charge of space systems information at the Marshall Space Flight Center from 1960 to 1963.

PB 9781926837390 £24.95 August 2017 Apogee Books 170 pages

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Biographies The Father of Canadian Astronautics The Life of Dr Philip A Lapp, OC Edited by Peter R Frise, Robert Godwin On 4 October 1957 the science of astronautics was thrust into the limelight when the first artificial satellite went into orbit around the Earth. Politicians around the world scrambled to catch up and understand the significance of this enormous achievement. At that time most of Canada's top engineers were employed by such stalwart companies as De Havilland, Canadair and A V Roe Aircraft. However, the flight of Sputnik opened up a frontier which required a new breed of visionary missile-men. Men such as Phil Lapp. Working from within De Havilland's newly formed missile division, Lapp immediately recognised the new world that was opening up in Sputnik's wake. Within a few weeks of that momentous event he organised a meeting of his fellow engineers to inaugurate a "Canadian Astronautical Society" at the De Havilland factory in Downsview Ontario. This meeting heralded the birth of Canada's space program. This book takes the reader on a journey from Dr Lapp's humble beginnings in Toronto to the end of his life when he earned Canada's highest civilian award, the Order of Canada. Related in his own words he explains what led to Canada becoming one of the most respected forces in the world of astronautics. From the Avro Arrow, the Alouette Satellite, the birth of Direct- TV, to the Canadarm and Radarsat, Phil Lapp's story is an extraordinary tale of a unique man working in a historic time, meticulously related from his own uniquely Canadian perspective.

PB 9781926837376 ÂŁ18.95 December 2016 Apogee Books 280 pages b/w photos

William Leitch Presbyterian Scientist & The Concept of Rocket Space Eight 1854-1864 Robert Godwin In 2015 author Robert Godwin revealed the story of William Leitch an almost unknown Scottish/Canadian scientist who in 1861 suggested that rockets could be used for spaceflight because they obeyed Newtonian principles. In William Leitch Presbyterian Scientist and the Concept of Rocket Spaceflight 1854-64 Godwin reveals the life of this brilliant mind from the early Victorian era. In September 1861 Leitch wrote an essay called "A Journey Through Space" in which he proposed the idea that a rocket would be the most efficient way to travel outside the Earth's atmosphere. His idea would be forgotten and not be "rediscovered" for another three decades. Beginning from Leitch's humble birth on the Isle of Bute in western Scotland, this book takes you through his education alongside William Thomson, later the most famous scientist of the 19th century, through his many scientific lectures on everything from the mysteries of electricity to the viability of alien life on other planets, before concluding in Kingston Ontario where he struggled to convince Canada's first Prime Minister to try and establish a fair educational system for all Canadians. In this greatly expanded second edition Godwin dissects more than three dozen newly discovered essays by William Leitch in which he discusses some of the profound mysteries of all time. Babbage and his "analytical engine" and the significance of artificial intelligence; the special relationship between light and time and a connection to Albert Einstein; the need for a grand unifying theory to explain the universe; a remote possibility of a connection to Robert Goddard and a very definite connection to the flight of Apollo 11. The story of William Leitch shatters many modern preconceptions about the fragile truce between science and religion in the early 19th century and adds a new wrinkle in the history of space flight.

PB 9781926837406 ÂŁ10.95 February 2018 Apogee Books 192 pages b/w illus

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Children's Titles Earth Pegasus Ages 9 to 12 years. What are the things that exist in space? What is the Sun, Moon and the Earth made up of? What is a Star? All such questions that kids ask have been answered here.

PB 9788131912867 £4.50 January 2017 B Jain Publishers 31 pages colour illus

Moon Pegasus Ages 9 to 12 years. What are the things that exist in space? What is the Sun, Moon and Earth made up of? What is a Star? All such questions that kids ask have been answered here.

PB 9788131912874 £4.50 March 2017 B Jain Publishers 31 pages colour photos

Neil Armstrong Pegasus This series includes stories about a few remarkable people who are known far and wide and through their will and determination changed the face of the world. The stories are written in an easy manner and key incidents are beautifully illustrated.

PB 9788131936498 £4.25 September 2016 B Jain Publishers 72 pages illus

Space Tamara Hartson Super Explorers explore space What are planets, stars, meteors, comets? How big is space? Super Explorers have special powers to take you out into space to discover its mysteries.

About the Author: Tamara Hartson, who also writes under the name Tamara Eder, has a degree in environmental conservation sciences and has photographed and written about the biodiversity in Bermuda, the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon Basin, China, Tibet, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. When she is not traveling, Tamara enjoys writing and studying biodiversity. To date, she has authored or co-authored over two dozen nature books.

PB 9781926700724 £5.50 March 2017 Blue Bike Books 64 pages illus

Space Activity Book Pegasus Ages 6 years & over. For children who love our universe, this book features the coolest science children can't get enough of: our planet Earth, cool asteroids, fun aliens, comets, and so much more. Packed with mazes, pattern games, colouring activities, and more, children are sure to love these pages loaded with fun. Entertaining, easy-to-understand captions explain constellations, stars, eclipses and other fascinating subjects.

PB 9788131934418 £7.50 January 2017 B Jain Publishers 96 pages illus

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Stars Pegasus Ages 9 to 12 years. What are the things that exist in space? What is the Sun, Moon and Earth made up of? What is a Star? All such questions that kids ask have been answered here.

PB 9788131912881 £4.50 March 2017 B Jain Publishers 31 pages colour photos

Sun Pegasus Ages 9 to 12 years. What are the things that exist in space? What is the Sun, Moon and Earth made up of? What is a Star? All such questions that kids ask have been answered here.

PB 9788131912898 £4.50 January 2016 B Jain Publishers 31 pages colour photos

Universe Edited by Pallabi B Tomar Ages 9 to 12 years. What are the things that exist in space? What is the Sun, Moon and Earth made up of? What is a Star? All such questions that kids ask have been answered here.

PB 9788131912904 £4.50 March 2017 B Jain Publishers 31 pages colour photos

Bestselling Titles 2001 -- The Heritage & Legacy of the Space Odyssey Special Deep Six Edition Frederick I Ordway III, Robert Godwin In early 2017 principal photography began in Toronto Canada on Deep Six, the latest in more than eleven decades of dramatic productions set in outer space. Creator and director Davin Legyel and Co-Creator Mika Collins were following in the footsteps of Stanley Kubrick and hundreds of other film makers in an attempt to create a hyper-realistic vision of life in space. In this special Deep Six Premiere Commemorative Edition of 2001: The Heritage and the Legacy of the Space Odyssey the reader is taken on a history tour of every major space themed movie and television show created since the inception of moving pictures. Since the first space movie in 1902 the allure of spaceflight has created such massive cultural epics as Star Wars and Star Trek as well as the latest box office block busters The Martian and The Arrival. However, despite almost 50 years of advances in space flight and movie-making it is still 2001: A Space Odyssey which most fans, film makers and critics use as the yardstick against which all other space films are measured. In 2001: The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey authors Frederick I Ordway III and Robert Godwin take a trip through the most important space films ever created. This fascinating study shows how far 2001: A Space Odyssey pushed the state of the art and how it continues to affect motion pictures today. This special edition includes forewords by Davin Lengyel and his science advisor Dr Jaymie Matthews, as well as some behind the scenes images of Deep Six. It also includes a new chapter by Robert Godwin about the team which brought the world 2001: A Space Odyssey.

PB 9781926837390 £24.95 August 2017 Apogee Books 170 pages

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Here Be Dragons The Rise of SpaceX & the Journey to Mars Stewart Money This is the story of SpaceX. In the pre-dawn hours of 22 May 2012, a conventional looking rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on what was only its third flight. Yet it was carrying a spacecraft to conduct history's first commercial mission to the International Space Station, and along with it, America's best chance to restore its space-faring capability. The total taxpayer cost for developing the rocket and the spacecraft, including previous flights was $396 million, a fraction of the amount NASA had spent on any comparable project. For Elon Musk and SpaceX Exploration Technologies Corp, a company founded only a decade earlier, it was a stunning accomplishment, yet it was only one stop on a journey which leads all the way to Mars. From its earliest trials and near disaster on the remote Pacific atoll of Kwajalein to four successful missions to the International Space Station, this book vividly details the first era of SpaceX. Set against a national space program in complete disarray at the end of the Shuttle era, it is also the story of a unique partnership with NASA, one that holds the promise of a new era of space exploration.

PB 9781926837338 £26.95 January 2014 Apogee Books 398 pages

Live TV From Orbit Dwight Steven-Boniecki Book & DVD-ROM. The often overlooked missions of Skylab, ASTP and the Shuttle categorically receive the recognition they have long deserved. Live TV From Orbit presents the planning and development of the TV systems used on those flights and summarises the TV coverage during the respective missions. Engineers and planners involved with NASA, Westinghouse and RCA help complement the detailed analysis of just how much effort went into bringing some of the most important historical video from Earth Orbit to the everyday person's living-room. Using the internal memos and status reports as its foundation, this book digs deep to uncover the story which unfolded behind the cameras. Unlike the days of Apollo, NASA had to fight against the growing apathy of the general public, and despite this hurdle, managed to deliver many iconic moments in outer space with a glorious clarity which had never been seen before. Having set the benchmark high for the lunar missions, NASA planners had to push it higher to win the hearts and minds of potential viewers.

Mixed media 9781926837284 £28.95 February 2014 Apogee Books 216 pages b/w illus

Blogging the Moon The Once & Future Moon Collection Paul D Spudis Book & DVD. NASA has been in the news lately for reasons beyond the exciting discoveries of various and vast quantities of water on the Moon. Unfortunately, the long, drawn out repositioning of our national space program has brought the space community to loggerheads, leaving the future of the U.S. manned space program in jeopardy. The upheaval caused by fights over rocket designs and suppliers, and the "Eenie, meenie, minie, moe" formula being used to select our new space direction, has placed the U.S. space program in peril. For over two decades Paul Spudis has had a front row seat to the U.S. national space program and has written extensively about space policy and space science. His opinions and insights recently found a home on the Air and Space Magazine blog, The Once and Future Moon. Beginning with his reporting from India in October of 2008, Paul's easy to read essays have followed and reported on the growing upheaval in the space community and the battle being waged for the ideological control of and funding for space exploration, and the resulting chaos. In keeping with his call for a strong U.S. human space program, Paul Spudis outlines and explains the importance of creating a sustainable space program through the use of the Moon's resources to create new capabilities to live and work in space and move humanity off planet. These essays and reader comments are compiled in the book. The bonus DVD includes a slideshow of over 30 years of Dr Spudis' pictures researching our Moon, as well as Dr Spudis' in-depth presentation about the Moon's resources.

PB 9781926837178 £19.99 March 2011 Apogee Books 328 pages 66 b/w photos & illus

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My Countdown The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight Lena De Winne The author has the distinction of being the only wife of a European astronaut who has also worked in the area of human spaceflight. Her story is told from a unique perspective. Lena De Winne provides a first-hand account of the ins and outs of the complex astronaut spaceflight system. This book captures the individual stories of crewmembers Roman Romanenko, Bob Thirsk, Frank De Winne and their spouses Julia, Brenda and Lena, as they prepare and embark on a unique spaceflight mission. Delivered with raw emotional intensity, it reads like a novel, sharing the aspirations, anguish, surprises and disappointments of its subjects. Yet it is resolutely biographical, offering a vivid recollection of events as they happened. An easy but precise overview of space science and technology is also provided. Readers will not only become familiarised with the human space flight program, they will also be left with an exhilarating sense of having been a part of the adventure. The book is suffused with an intimacy and honesty that renders the lives of the crew and their spouses in an unprecedented light.

Reviews: "Heart touching and passionate." -- Sir Patrick Stewart PB 9781926837093 £20.99 November 2010 Apogee Books 172 pages 80 colour photos

Skylab 4 The NASA Mission Reports Dwight Steven-Boniecki Book & DVD. By the end of 1973 the United States’ was firmly entrenched in its long-term space station program. The Skylab Orbital Workshop had managed to survive its birthing pains and had already successfully carried two crews in low earth orbit when Apollo astronauts Gerald Carr, William Pogue and Ed Gibson strapped themselves atop one of the remaining Saturn IB super boosters. Destined to be the second-to-last crew to fly in the remarkable Apollo spacecraft the three men would spend an unprecedented 84 days in space. Although none of them had any previous spaceflight experience they had all trained for many years in hopes of a trip to the moon, only to find themselves slated to set new long-duration records for spaceflight. Over almost three months Carr, Pogue and Gibson conducted an inordinate amount of experiments inside the cavernous Skylab space station. They studied the sun in ways never before achieved, monitoring solar flares and coronal mass ejections from our home star. They also began the first real work of earth observation. The crew of Skylab 4 proved that it was possible for humans to live in space for extended periods without too many adverse effects. They worked out the first stringent space exercise regimens to help them to maintain their health and they conducted multiple spacewalks. Without a doubt, the crew of Skylab 4 pioneered the way forward in space station research and their efforts would light the path for the International Space Station. In this book you will find the remarkable details of NASA’s final early space station experiment through the original documents published at the time of the mission, including the mission debriefing telling the story in the crew’s own words. Included with this book is a DVD featuring launch video of the Skylab 4 mission, rare audio of the re-entry of Skylab with a Skylab slideshow, Skylab 4 Status Report, Skylab 4 Inflight Press Conference, The Legacy of Skylab and more!

About the Author: Dwight Steven-Boniecki is the 2011 AWA Taylor Award-winning author of “Live TV From the Moon” who returns with a second and intensely re-searched analysis of NASA's work in developing TV for the post-Apollo missions.

PB 9781926592299 £26.95 December 2016 Apogee Books 440 pages

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Skylab 3 The NASA Mission Reports Dwight Steven-Boniecki Book & DVD. With the successful repair of the Skylab workshop by Pete Conrad’s Skylab 2 crew the stage was now set for his fellow Apollo 12 moon walker Alan Bean to lead a full scientific mission to the giant space station. Bean was to be accompanied by two of the next generation of astronauts, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma. The crew were launched on a Saturn IB on 28 July 1973 for a mission which would last for just short of two months. This would be by far the longest duration mission ever attempted by the United States. Just as the previous mission had required space walks, Skylab 3 would also see the crew venture outside on three separate occasions. The experience gained from these early repair missions would be of incalculable value to the future of manned space exploration. Having secured the station and completed the repairs begun by Conrad’s crew, Bean, Lousma and Garriott conducted an intensive series of experiments on themselves and on behalf of students back on Earth. They also began the serious study of our home planet through the Skylab Earth Resources Experiment Package and undertook meaningful studies of the Sun using the Apollo Telescope Mount. Many of the paradigms for life aboard the International Space Station began right here with the flight of Skylab 3. Monitoring the crew’s reaction to long duration exposure to micro-gravity, watching the effect on small organisms, carefully studying the earth’s ecosphere, looking out into deep space with the benefit of “clear skies” and generally learning whether humanity could withstand the rigors of long missions away from the Earth. In this book you will discover everything from the minutiae of complex experiments to the human face of some of the earliest true space residents. Once again the enormous Skylab workshop would provide them with a home.

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Skylab 1 & 2 The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series) Dwight Steven-Boniecki The race to the moon was barely over when the United States suddenly found itself in a new competition; one to establish a permanent long-term human presence on the high frontier. The Soviet Union had given up on its aspirations to plant the Hammer and Sickle in the lunar dust when their gigantic lunar booster, the N-1, had failed for a third time. Instead, they had forged ahead in the field of long duration spaceflight, with their sturdy Salyut series of space stations.

Having won the moon, NASA's senior management returned to the competition, this time with their own space station, the mighty Skylab Orbital Workshop. Taking full advantage of the massive lifting power of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the engineers in Huntsville and Houston turned the shell of a Saturn IVB into the largest pressurised and habitable volume to ever fly into space. But ambition comes at a price. No sooner had the enormous Saturn hauled its payload aloft than things began to go wrong. Designed to be powered by a pair of huge solar panelled wings the workshop arrived in orbit with one wing clipped. The first crew to board Skylab, veteran moonwalker Pete Conrad and his companions Joe Kerwin and Paul Weitz, suddenly found themselves having to unlearn their mission plans and hastily put together an audacious rescue, to save the multi-million dollar project. The mission of Skylab 2 was the forerunner of all of NASA's subsequent orbital repair missions. Conrad, Kerwin and Weitz proved to the world that astronauts could conduct long and ambitious repairs in space and go on to fulfill many of their original scientific objectives. They also established a new record for the longest time in space for a U.S. space mission, remaining in orbit for almost a month. This is the story of the beginning of the colonization of space. For space fans and engineers, a companion DVD is included that features spectacular video of Skylab from the NASA archives.

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