NASA in 100 Objects

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NASA in 100 Objects is written by Roger D. Launius and published by Smithsonian Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1588348296 (ISBN 10) and 9781588348296 (ISBN 13).

A visual history of NASA told through 100 influential objects and 200 stunning images Experience the breadth of NASA's extraordinary history through 100 objects that represent its progress and achievements across the decades. NASA in 100 Objects begins with the agency's origin as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and moves through the space race, Apollo era, rise of Earth orbital activities, International Space Station, and present-day commercial spaceflight. Each object tells a story of human aspiration and innovation, including: Robert Goddard's 1926 Liquid Fueled Rocket, the oldest surviving liquid-propellant rocket in the world John Glenn’s handheld Ansco camera used to take the first human-captured, color still photographs of Earth An A7L Apollo spacesuit Space shuttle orbiters Chandra X-ray Observatory Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Through 200 images, former NASA historian Roger D. Launius shares influential objects both large and small, famous and lesser known. NASA in 100 Objects is an accessible reference guide to the nation's amazing history of space exploration.