{"product_id":"moonshots-isbn-9780760366769","title":"Moonshots","description":"\u003cb\u003eAvailable in paperback to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, \u003ci\u003eMoonshots \u003c\/i\u003epresents stunning photos of space and Earth from NASA’s archives—taken by Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, and ISS astronauts using high resolution Hasselblad cameras.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In December 1968, the \u003cb\u003ecrew of Apollo 8 captured images depicting Earth\u003c\/b\u003e hanging like a lonely fruit in the vast darkness of space. The social and spiritual shock of that photograph—and those which followed—never fully diminished, even as Apollo missions followed at an incredible pace, including the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoonshots\u003c\/i\u003e is the\u003cb\u003e definitive photographic chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e of NASA space exploration, featuring more than\u003cb\u003e 200 remarkable large-format photographs\u003c\/b\u003e from that eventful era. Though a number of these images have been reproduced in books and magazines over the years, one attribute of this incredible collection has seldom been exploited: the \u003cb\u003esheer size and resolution of the photography\u003c\/b\u003e. Aerospace author Piers Bizony scoured NASA’s archives of Hasselblad film frames to assemble the space fan’s ultimate must-have book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This resulting volume extracts a stunning selection of photographs captured by astronauts using Hasselblad equipment, many of them seldom previously published. The Apollo voyages form the centerpiece of this amazing collection, but equally fabulous images from\u003cb\u003e precursor Gemini missions\u003c\/b\u003e are also featured, along with later photographs chronicling \u003cb\u003eSpace Shuttle missions\u003c\/b\u003e and even the construction of the International Space Station.","brand":"Motorbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892480536805,"sku":"NP9780760366769","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_07db2448-514d-4ab6-a1d5-e8f167404504.jpg?v=1773103979","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/moonshots-isbn-9780760366769","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}