{"product_id":"star-bound-a-beginners-guide-to-the-american-space-program-from-goddards-rockets-to-goldilocks-planets-and-everything-in-between-hardback-9781496241399","title":"Star Bound; A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between (Hardback) 9781496241399","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmily Carney (Author), Bruce McCandless (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496241399\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 18 photographs\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.608 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"An outstanding overview of American space exploration. . . . The trivia fascinates . . . and the authors ground their narrative in colorful character portraits. . . . This soars.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/i\u003e] digs impressively deep to place the growth of America's space program in context. . . . [Carney and McCandless are] a writing marriage made in heaven's starry skies.\"-Rebecca Coffey, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"With Carney and McCandless's breezy style, this enthusiastic and accessible history will engage the curiosity of both general readers and seasoned space enthusiasts alike.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"The authors should be commended for concisely charting a path through dozens of topics and telling interesting stories.\"-Mary Damon, \u003ci\u003eQuest\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"There are so many topics that Carney and McCandless explore that I suspect any reader will still learn a sizeable amount-and their wit and unabashed geekiness over all things space make for a delightful read and may remind you why you fell in love with spaceflight.\"-Jaime Herndon, \u003ci\u003eMercury Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Two of the world’s foremost space history chroniclers have joined forces to tell the tale of how spaceflight developed and nurtured our existence over the last century or more. They fly us through the decades with their characteristic wry humor, making \u003ci\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/i\u003e both an entertaining and an informative read.”-Francis French, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eInto That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A sweeping, comprehensive, and detailed spaceflight history and primer, \u003ci\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/i\u003e is not just informative, it’s engaging and fun-less an academic text than a lively conversation with that one cool friend who’s funny, snarky, and oh-so-smart.”-David Hitt, author of \u003ci\u003eHomesteading Space: The Skylab Story\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for anyone who wants to learn about the American space program but isn’t sure where to start. First and foremost, it’s a history-short, sweet, and straightforward. From rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard’s primitive flight tests in 1926 through the creation of NASA, from our first steps on the moon to construction of the International Space Station and planning a trip to Mars, readers will meet the people and projects that have put the United States at the forefront of space exploration. Along the way, they’ll learn:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • How the United States beat the Soviets to the moon\u003cbr\u003e • Why astronauts float in space (Hint: It’s not for lack of gravity!)\u003cbr\u003e • How fast rockets have to go to stay in orbit around Earth\u003cbr\u003e • How we can “look back in time” through a space telescope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With technology evolving and humanity’s understanding of the universe expanding, we are entering an exciting period of space exploration. Authored by two veteran space writers with unique insights into the topic, \u003ci\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/i\u003e offers up the story of Americans in space with a focus on the cultural and societal contexts of the country’s most important missions rather than engineering and technical minutiae. Vibrant, positive, and humorous, \u003ci\u003eStar Bound\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with facts and stories for novice space fans. And sprinkled in with the history are lists of the greatest space songs, books, movies, and more-all designed to make space exploration accessible to even the casual reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e A Few Dates to Remember\u003cbr\u003e NASA’\u003cbr\u003es Crewed Spaceflights (So Far)\u003cbr\u003e 1. First Principles\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Wizard of Worcester\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rocketry and Death\u003cbr\u003e 4. The SS Major and the Suicide Squad\u003cbr\u003e The All-Time Greatest Space Exploration Playlist\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Starting Gun Called Sputnik\u003cbr\u003e 6. Shadows in the Sky\u003cbr\u003e 7. Project Mercury\u003cbr\u003e Eleven Boffo Space Books to Launch at Your Brain\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gemini’\u003cbr\u003es Forgotten Flights\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Rise and Fall of the American Astronaut\u003cbr\u003e The Best Space Stuff You Can Watch\u003cbr\u003e 10. Apollo and the First Man on the Moon\u003cbr\u003e 11. \u003ci\u003eSkylab\u003c\/i\u003e and the Renaissance of American Science\u003cbr\u003e NASA’\u003cbr\u003es Eleven Coolest Astronauts\u003cbr\u003e 12. Probes, Rovers, and the Golden Record\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Butterfly and the Bullet\u003cbr\u003e NASA’\u003cbr\u003es Eleven Greatest Missions\u003cbr\u003e 14. Sleeping with the Russians\u003cbr\u003e 15. False Starts, Missteps, and the Promise of Artemis\u003cbr\u003e America’\u003cbr\u003es Eleven Biggest Space Losses\u003cbr\u003e 16. The New Space Race\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Commercialization of Space\u003cbr\u003e Eleven Everyday Benefits of the American Space Program\u003cbr\u003e 18. Curse You, Gene Roddenberry!\u003cbr\u003e The Eleven Most Persistent Rumors, Riddles, and Conspiracy Theories about the American Space Program\u003cbr\u003e 19. Looking Outward\u003cbr\u003e Eleven Fearless Space Predictions\u003cbr\u003e 20. 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