{"product_id":"nasa-in-100-objects-innovation-and-exploration-from-rockets-to-rovers-9781588348296","title":"NASA in 100 Objects: Innovation and Exploration from Rockets to Rovers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis space coffee table book takes a visual journey through NASA's amazing achievements, featuring 100 influential objects and more than 300 stunning images\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperience the breadth of NASA's extraordinary history through 100 objects that represent its progress and achievements across the decades. \u003ci\u003eNASA in 100 Objects \u003c\/i\u003ebegins 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach object tells a story of human aspiration and innovation, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Goddard's 1926 Liquid Fueled Rocket, the oldest surviving liquid-propellant rocket in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Glenn's handheld Ansco camera used to take the first human-captured, color still photographs of Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn A7L Apollo spacesuit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace shuttle orbiters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChandra X-ray Observatory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIngenuity\u003c\/i\u003e Mars Helicopter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough more than 300 images, former NASA historian Roger D. Launius shares influential objects both large and small, famous and lesser known. \u003ci\u003eNASA in 100 Objects \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect STEM gift, and an accessible reference guide to the nation's amazing history of space exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger D. Launius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 8.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588348296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eROGER D. LAUNIUS\u003c\/b\u003e served as chief historian of NASA between 1990 and 2002 and is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the Exceptional Achievement Medal. From NASA, he moved to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, where he served most recently as Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs. He has written or edited more than 30 books on aerospace history, including \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Atlas of Space, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Apollo's Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Roger D. Launius \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48944095035549,"sku":"9781588348296","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7a8718ec-f7e6-4810-a33b-e9580edb7a30.jpg?v=1790153898","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/nasa-in-100-objects-innovation-and-exploration-from-rockets-to-rovers-9781588348296","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}