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USA in Space (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition)
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USA in Space (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition)
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2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's first manned landing
on the moon! This updated edition chronicles it all, from the first
time we broke the sound barrier to the ongoing Parker Solar Probe
to "touch" the sun! USA in Spaceincludes over 300 essays on the
major space topics, including programs, piloted and robotic
missions, satellites, space centers, space planes, and other
relevant issues from the earliest missions to the present day. This
new edition includes significant updated to existing essays, but
also covers new firsts and significant accomplishments in space
occurring in the 13 years since the last edition, including: -The
Space Age's 60th birthday, which began the launch of Sputnik;
-NASA's launch of the eight-year mission of astronaut Peggy
Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space
Station; -First samples returned from a comet and an asteroid; -The
Parker Solar Probe - the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun;
-First orbits of Mercury, giant asteroid Vesta, and dwarf planet
Ceres; -First man-made probe to make a planned, soft landing on a
comet; -Lettuce as the first food grown in space and eaten on
Earth.
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