{"product_id":"the-history-of-space-exploration-9780500022023","title":"The History of Space Exploration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by the former chief historian of NASA, here is the first in-depth, fully illustrated history of space exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A richly illustrated chronicle of space exploration … captures the awe-inspiring side of space' - Nature\u003cbr\u003e'A very easy to read and fact-packed overview of how space exploration was launched by imagination, nurtured by science, and built by technological drive and innovation' - Magonia Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e'An informed and informative read that never talks down to its readers … a clean, uncluttered design' - BBC Sky at Night\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Laying the Foundations for Space Exploration • 2. WWII Paves the Way for Space Exploration • 3. Making Space Exploration Real • 4. The Space Age Dawns • 5. The Race to the Moon • 6. New Nations\/New Missions • 7. Spaceplanes and Orbital Stations • 8. The Lure of the Red Planet • 9. Beyond Mars • 10. Transterrestrial Expectations","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402748010839,"sku":"9780500022023","price":21.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500022023.jpg?v=1730481393","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-history-of-space-exploration-9780500022023","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}