Cynthia Phillips, PhD, and Shana Priwer are the coauthors of 14 books on subjects including astronomy, Einstein, da Vinci, the physics of the built environment, and a variety of other topics. Phillips works at the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute. Priwer works for an architectural/design software company.
Introduction | |
Space Exploration: Where, Who, and How | |
Space Exploration in a Nutshell | |
A Tour of the Universe | |
Yes, I's Rocket (And Spacecraft) Science After All | |
The Life and Times of an Astronaut | |
Tragedies in Space | |
The Great Space Race | |
A Small Beeping Sphere and the Dawn of the Space Age | |
What a Ride! The First People in Space | |
Sending Robots to the Moon | |
Man on the Moon: Project Apollo | |
Continued Lunar Exploration after Apollo 11 | |
Going on a Grand Tour of the Solar System | |
The First Space Stations and the End of the Space Race | |
Second-Generation Missions | |
The Space Shuttle and Mir Space Station: The Dawn of Modern Space Exploration | |
Prime Time for the Space Shuttle: From the 1980s into the 21st Century | |
Revenge of the Red Planet: Successes and Failures in Mars Exploration | |
Exploring the Inner Solar System | |
Voyages to the Outer Solar System | |
Current Space Exploration | |
What a View! Telescopes in Space | |
A Symbol of Global Cooperation: The International Space Station | |
New Views of Mars in the New Millennium | |
The Future of Space Exploration | |
More in Store: Upcoming Space Missions | |
Increasing Access to Space | |
Why Continue to Explore Space? | |
The Part of Tens | |
Ten Places to Look for Life beyond Earth | |
Ten Ways Space Travel Isn;t Like Television or the Movies | |
Ten Types of Everyday Items Brought to You Courtesy of NASA | |
Index | |
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