Kennedy Space Center: Official Tourbook — English Version
AMERICA'S SPACEPORT FOR THE VISITOR.
An extensively illustrated official tour book presenting Kennedy Space Center as both an active launch facility and the public gateway to the American space program. The guide moves from Mercury, Gemini and Apollo through the Space Shuttle era and International Space Station, combining space-flight history with a contemporary visitor's tour of the complex.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC TOUR OF KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
Glossy pictorial wrappers; 8.5 by 11 inches; 49 numbered pages. Printed throughout on glossy paper with extensive color photography, diagrams, maps and exhibit views.
Contents include the Kennedy Space Center Tour, Apollo/Saturn V Center, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Up Close Tour, Cape Canaveral history, Space Shuttle, satellites and robotic probes, International Space Station, and the future of space exploration. The final spread contains maps of the Visitor Complex and the larger Kennedy Space Center.
CONDITION: Fine. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: BETWEEN APOLLO AND THE NEXT ERA.
The guide captures Kennedy Space Center during an interesting transitional period in American spaceflight. Apollo had already become history and the Saturn V a museum centerpiece, while the Space Shuttle remained central to NASA's public identity and the International Space Station represented an expanding human presence in orbit.
THE SHUTTLE ERA.
The contents help date this particular version to the early 2000s: it discusses the Space Shuttle fleet, the International Space Station under continuing construction, Mars rovers, and the Visitor Complex attraction Mad Mission to Mars: 2025. NASA documentation confirms that this combination of exhibits and programs was in place during the early 2000s.
NASA AS PUBLIC HISTORY.
As an official visitor publication, the tourbook also documents how NASA presented the history and future of American space exploration to the public—not simply the spacecraft and launch facilities themselves, but the transformation of Kennedy Space Center into a major educational and tourist destination.
SUBJECTS: NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle, Apollo Program, Saturn V, International Space Station, Cape Canaveral, American Space Program, Astronauts, Space Exploration, Florida, Space Tourism, Space Exploration, NASA Publications, Museum Publications, Tour Guides, Aerospace History, Photography, Florida History, Popular Science.
Item #22496
Price: $14.00
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