{"id":22617,"date":"2021-08-05T20:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/book-review-nasa-space-shuttle-40th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:14:30","slug":"book-review-nasa-space-shuttle-40th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/book-review-nasa-space-shuttle-40th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: NASA Space Shuttle 40th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"16916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/08\/05\/book-review-nasa-space-shuttle-40th-anniversary\/ac73da22-f348-4143-87a7-0054587d05ac\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AC73DA22-F348-4143-87A7-0054587D05AC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The means of telling a story is something that\u2019s left to the one who tells it. The most familiar to us is through text. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You open a book and the words begin to flow into the mind to leave the reader to picture what the author hopes to convey. This also applies to the spoken form and leads to some opportunities for some creative embellishment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But author Piers Bizony has chosen another format to tell a story: pictures.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-16915\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first thing that most anyone does with a new book is flip through it. Maybe it\u2019s to check the condition of it. Or maybe it\u2019s to look at the pictures. <\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-16915',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I received a copy of this book, I firmly fell into the latter category. Now, being someone who photographs and writes about spaceflight, I know the story pretty well so there were no spoilers in store for me; I had seen all of these pictures before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or so I thought.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The telling of the complete story arc of the Shuttle starts with very early drawings. Concept drawings and model testing photos taken in both color and black &amp; white (which conveys how old they are) accompany a history of events leading up to the start of the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progressing further with the same style of written narration and stunning photos, we progress through the Shuttle\u2019s history starting with its conception then going through its construction, testing, flights, losses, and eventual retirement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can\u2019t be said enough that the story of the Shuttle is sold by the gorgeous, finely detailed pictures in this book. Literally from cover to cover (and even the slipcover) shows every kind of scene imaginable. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Factory workers can be seen on the floor of Rockwell\u2019s facilities in Palmdale, California. We can see the beautiful, smiling faces of pioneering greats like Sally Ride, Guion Bluford, Ellison Onizuka and so many other astronauts who rode these machines. We see the cycle of launch, land, and repeat including what it took to make it happen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The iconic photo of Bruce McCandless on his untethered spacewalk is there, but so are pictures of other astronauts at work that may be new to all but the most seasoned space historian. (Anyone interested in buying a recovered satellite?)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary\u201d is perfect for anyone, whether they\u2019re familiar with the shuttle or not. The book can tell the story on its own or be used to add to it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who picks this book up and starts flipping pages will be awestruck by the beautiful feast for the eyes about the Shuttles, those they carried, and those who made it possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A copy of \u201cNASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary\u201d can be purchased on Amazon or Kindle.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-more\">Read More<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book review: \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019 by Andy Weir<\/li>\n<li>NASA shares video celebrating the final shuttle flight and what\u2019s to come<\/li>\n<li>SpaceX Inspiration4 mission documentary series coming to Netflix in September<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/unistellar-telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17371\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The means of telling a story is something that\u2019s left to the one who tells it. 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