Published in an oversize format (11.5x12"), this volume describes the design of space stations, reusable launch vehicles, the Space Shuttle and Mir, and designs for planetary exploration and
advanced space transportation. In addition to the detailed descriptions of the models and spacecraft designs, information is included on the development of design within the space industry.
Each chapter is well illustrated with color plates. Frassanito has been involved in space design since Skylab in the late 1960s. Zukowsky was curator of architecture at the Art Institute of
Chicago and now directs the Westcott House Foundation in Springfield, Ohio. The book is distributed in the US by the National Book Network. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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