The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography 1962-1972 - Hardcover

RON SCHICK; Julia Van Haaften

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517560828 ISBN 13: 9780517560822

Publisher: Clarkson Potter, 1987

Synopsis

Gathers photographs taken by sixteen U.S. astronauts, members of Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

About this title

From the Author:

The first book to examine from the vantage of individual photographer-astronauts specific images taken on pioneering American space missions. Some astronauts considered the camera a nuisance; others took the opportunity to share what only they and their photographic acuity could envision.

From School Library Journal:

YA This title will excite novices as well as expert space buffs. The authors have carefully chosen exquisite color photographs of space and highlighted them with descriptions and commentary by the astronauts involved in the spaceflight. Some of the classic as well as new high-quality photos show man, the earth, the moon, and space in awe-inspiring detail. The photographs are not indexed, but are presented in chronological order by mission from Mercury 4 to Apollo 17. With the addition of the astronauts' comments, the book helps readers feel the mood and expanse of spaceflight. This timely subject will gather interest as new manned space flights begin again. Susan Penny, Houston Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarkson Potter
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0517560828
• ISBN 13: 9780517560822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128