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Barcode30293102405052
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call No629.40973 Laun
TitleNASA in 100 objects : innovation and exploration from rockets to rovers / Roger D. Launius.
AuthorLaunius, Roger D., author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102405052629.40973 Laun9/29/2026 In Processing 

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781588348296 hardcover
International Standard Book Number 1588348296 hardcover
International Standard Book Number 9781588348340 ebook
International Standard Book Number 1588348342 ebook
Personal Name Launius, Roger D., author.
Title Statement NASA in 100 objects : innovation and exploration from rockets to rovers / Roger D. Launius.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2026.
Physical Description 256 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
General Note Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note The NACA years -- The heroic age of spaceflight -- Reaching for the moon -- The rise of Earth orbital activities -- The heydey of space cooperation -- Making spaceflight commercial.
Summary, Etc. This space coffee table book takes a visual journey through NASA's amazing achievements, featuring 100 influential objects and more than 300 stunning images. Experience the breadth of NASA's extraordinary history through 100 objects that represent its progress and achievements across the decades. NASA in 100 Objects begins with the agency's origin as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and moves through the space race, Apollo era, rise of Earth orbital activities, International Space Station, and present-day commercial spaceflight. Through more than 300 images, former NASA historian Roger D. Launius shares influential objects both large and small, famous and lesser known. NASA in 100 Objects is the perfect STEM gift, and an accessible reference guide to the nation's amazing history of space exploration
Subject-Corporate Name United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Astronautics History. United States
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Aeronautics History. United States
Index Term-Genre/Form Illustrated works.

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