manned space flight

"A non-fiction travel guide to space tourism that includes information about accommodations, attractions, and more." --Provided by publisher.

Describes the missions of NASA's Project Gemini that paved the way for the Apollo moon missions. Examines how the culture of the young agency encouraged risk-taking to determine how to meet fundamental challenges such as opening a hatch and venturing outside.

Discusses space exploration by manned and unmanned flights and speculates about planetary colonization.

A discussion of the history of manned spaceflight, covering topics such as early rocket development, NASA and U.S. military space agencies, the race to the Moon, and the various stages of the space shuttle program and different types of space stations, with a list of American astronauts, Soviet and Russian cosmonauts, and others who have journeyed into space.

An illustrated history of developments in manned spaceships, including a discussion of future programs and the effect of the "Challenger" tragedy.

"A non-fiction travel guide to space tourism that includes information about accommodations, attractions, and more"--Provided by publisher.