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Facing the Ultimate Frontier
W. W. Norton & Company
March 2012
On Sale: February 27, 2012
384 pages ISBN: 0393082105 EAN: 9780393082104 Kindle: B005LW5KFW Hardcover / e-Book
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A thought-provoking and humorous collection on NASA and the future of space travel. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scientists. Now that NASA has put human space flight effectively on holdβwith a five- or possibly ten-year delay until the next launch of astronauts from U.S. soilβTysonβs views on the future of space travel and Americaβs role in that future are especially timely and urgent. This book represents the best of Tysonβs commentary, including a candid new introductory essay on NASA and partisan politics, giving us an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for Americaβs economy, security, and morale. Thanks to Tysonβs fresh voice and trademark humor, his insights are as delightful as they are provocative, on topics that range from the missteps that shaped our recent history of space travel to how aliens, if they existed, might go about finding us.
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