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The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites (Hardcover)
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The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites (Hardcover)
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The machines that orbit our planet live in a void environment -
however, space travel itself does not exist in a vacuum. Travelling
to space is an immense effort of humans and machines, taking not
just 'a small step for a man' but leaving a huge carbon footprint
in the process. We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in which
private companies and leadership figures in the form of
billionaires are re-popularising space travel to an extent not seen
since the space race between the USSR and USA. Space exists
isolated from the place that births its mechanical and a few select
human inhabitants. Thus, we tend to forget that every single thing
that exits our atmosphere takes with it more than just its own
weight of materials when it departs our fragile blue marble. This
title is the first of its kind: An atlas of all major sites where
space rockets have been launched since the World's first Sputnik in
1958. On 272 pages, the author Brian Harvey and his co-author
Gurbir Singh showcase the steps of space travel as they have never
been presented before. Detailed maps allow deep insights to places
which are restricted to the public. This book offers a unique look
at the physical footprints of Earth's launch sites. With most
places hidden away in jungles, deserts, or amid the Central Asian
steppes, these places exist for the most part out of the eye of the
general public. With satellites facilitating our modern society and
a modern space age ever-present in today's news cycle, it is now
more important than ever to think about the imprint these
undertakings leave on Earth. To begin to answer the new
socio-economic questions raised by our rapid expansion into the
void, we need to look no further than the cracks in the concrete of
our planetary launch sites. The rusty train tracks leading to the
pads break the pristine and sterile look of space and reopen our
eyes to the realities of space exploration.
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