Ebook: Space chronicles: facing the ultimate frontier
Author: Lang Avis, Tyson Neil deGrasse
- Tags: Astronautics and state, Astronautics and state--United States, Exploration of outer space, Manned space flight--Forecasting, United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and state -- United States, Manned space flight -- Forecasting, Outer space -- Exploration, Outer space, United States
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- City: London;New York;N.Y;Outer space;United States
- Edition: Norton pbk
- Language: English
- epub
"A compelling appeal, at just the right time, for continuing to look up."—Air & Space
America's space program is at a turning point. After decades of global primacy, NASA has ended the space-shuttle program, cutting off its access to space. No astronauts will be launched in an American craft, from American soil, until the 2020s, and NASA may soon find itself eclipsed by other countries' space programs.
With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson—one of our foremost thinkers on all things space—illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale. For America to maintain its status as a global leader and a technological innovator, he explains, we must regain our enthusiasm and...