Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey
Revised and Enlarged to include Joe Allen's First-Hand Account of the Triumphant Satellite Rescue Mission.
In Entering Space, Allen shares his first-hand insights into the incomparable experience of traveling in space and brings the human dimension of our space program into focus. He gives us a fascinating account of a shuttle flight, describing the tension of a countdown and launch, the complexities of living for days in the strange weightless environment, the challenges of working in space, the emotional impact of seeing earth from space, the drama of the meteoric descent and landing.
The book includes more than 200 dramatic color photographs taken by the astronauts and selected from tens of thousands in the NASA photographic laboratories. Many have never before been seen by the public. Here are pictures of life on board the spacecraft, glorious views of earth as soon from space, as well as startling images of the moon and the mysterious planets.
- Age Level = All
- Book Author = Joseph P. Allen
- Book Material = Hardback
- Book Publisher = Stewart, Tabori & Chang Publishers
- Copyright = c1986
- Edition = Revised
- Grade Level = All
- Illustrator = Hans Teensma
- Condition = Used- Good
Item ID: 40839
Category: Space