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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Illustrated with breathtaking photographs, including over 160 in color, and written by noted historians and journalists, Space traces the development of America's space program from its birth in the post-war period, to the heady days of Apollo, to the crisis of the Challenger explosion.

Edited in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, Space captures the full sweep and scope of the space age. It is an eye-opening, never-to-be forgotten adventure.

(Extracted from the dust jacket).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Acknowledgements.

-Introduction. Martin J. Collins.

-I. Space: The Third Great Age of Discovery. Stephen Pyne.

-II. Scientists and the Space Sciences. David H. De Vorkin.

-III. The Military in Space: Securing the High Ground. William E. Burrows.

-IV. Building Space Hardware: Industry, National Security, and NASA. Virginia Dawson.

-V. Storytellers of Space: NASA and the Media. Brian Duff.

-VI. Where Space Begins: Politics, Presidents, and Congress. Howard E. Mc Curdy.

-Index.

OUR REVIEW

Impressive. Few books depict with such graphic generosity an ever increasingly regular phenomenon such as space exploration is becoming nowadays. This volume, of a magnificient format, includes a great deal of full page photographs, many of them of an extreme beauty and which happen to be little known to the general public. Its considerable cost is in this sense fully justified.

The contents of Space are in keeping with its graphic aspect. This is not a merely historical work, but its authors examine several areas in the world of American astronautics separately (military, civilian, etc.) as they have been developed along the times, thus providing us with a completely new vision even for those readers who are already used to reading this kind of books. The visual impact of the images and the modern style of its narrative make this book a very pleasant addition to any aficionado's library. The sponsorship of the Smithsonian Institution can be appreciated in the selection of the different photographs and the divulgative preciseness of this worthy work. The beautiful front cover (Aldrin photographed by Armstrong in one of the most famous shots they left us during the Apollo-11 voyage) and the back cover portraying the space shuttle in the twilight are the perfect wrapping for such an extraordinary book.