The Space Shuttle: A Photographic History [Hardcover]

Philip S. Harrington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

With one hundred full-color photographs by Roger Ressmeyer and others and with text by popular astronomy writer Phil Harrington, "The Space Shuttle: A Photographic History" tells the fascinating and inspiring story of the space shuttle program from 1972 to 2003.

In over a hundred missions aboard six different shuttles, hundreds of astronauts from around the world have conducted thousands of space experiments and thrilled us with their orbital exploits.

For the first time, a beautiful photographic book allows the general reader to survey the history of the space shuttle program and be uplifted by the pioneering spirit of one of humanity's grandest enterprises.

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About the Author

A contributing editor for "Astronomy" magazine and frequent writer for "Sky & Telescope" and "Deep Sky", Phil Harrington is the award-winning author of six popular books on amateur astronomy. Formerly on the staff of the Hayden Planetarium, Harrington now serves as a program administrator at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 88 pages
• Publisher: Browntrout Pub (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763170631
• ISBN-13: 978-0763170639
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #745,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A lifelong amateur astronomer, Phil Harrington was bitten by the "astronomical bug" when he was assigned to watch the total lunar eclipse of April 1968 as a homework assignment. Since then, Phil has spent countless hours touring the universe through telescopes and binoculars. He is a former staff member of New York City's Hayden Planetarium and instructor at the Vanderbilt Planetarium in Centerport, New York.

Phil is an adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College, Selden, New York, where he teaches courses in stellar and planetary astronomy. He is a founding member of the Westport (CT) Astronomical Society and is also one of the coordinators of the annual Astronomer's Conjunction, held every summer in Northfield, MA.

Phil is also a contributing editor for Astronomy magazine, where he frequently reviews telescopes, binoculars, and other astronomical equipment, as well as authors observing features. Phil has also written the magazine's monthly "Binocular Universe" column (from 2005-2009) as well as a quarterly on-line column on Astronomy.com entitled "Phil Harrington's Challenge Objects." "Binocular Universe" migrated to Cloudynights.com in June 2009. In addition, he has written for Deep Sky and Sky & Telescope magazines.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A little adolescent, January 10, 2010

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I bought this book as a gift for a friend who works for Lockheed, and was a little dissappointed that it seemed to be more of a 'kid's book' instead of the coffee table book I was hoping. Oh well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible pictures, February 16, 2010

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We bought this book for our 4 year old son. It has enough amazing photographs to keep his interest and ours.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Space Shuttle: A Photographic History, October 15, 2011

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I didn't rate it 5 because I thought the pics were a bit dull. Its not really up to date so I prefer a 2010 publish one so... I Like it but didn't love it.