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International Space Station
A Pictorial Collection from the Archives of NASA
Orbiting a quarter of a thousand miles above the Earth is the most beautiful piece of space engineering humanity has ever create
A technically elegant orbiting machine, a laboratory, a workshop, and a home for hundreds of astronauts from all different backgrounds, it is one of the most ambitious and pioneering collaborative space projects of the last century. With 12 million parts and exceeding the length and width of the largest category of football fields, the International Space Station (ISS) is the biggest object ever constructed in space, and also the most durable spacecraft in history to date.
Ever since the time when there were less than sixty days before the end of the 20th Century, not a single day has passed without a continuous human presence in space. From November 2000 to the present, over two decades has elapsed since the space station began round-the-clock human operations. The launch of the first component took place in 1998. No manned spacecraft or orbiting satellite has ever been continuously used for this long before.
The ISS is seen as an icon in not only what humanity can achieve when working together peacefully, but also the enormous benefits and innovations it has provided the world in fields such as manufacturing, material science, biology and chemistry, technology development, physiology and astronomy. The architecture and materials are a one-of-a-kind design, never before used on this scale and scope on previous space stations; its durability and safety record remain unmatched.
Manufacturing and assembling such a colossal space station inherently brought challenges that were overcome. Hundreds of thousands of scientists, engineers, architects, contractors, management staff and astronauts from all corners on the globe were involved in the project, in all shapes and sizes in the magnitude of tasks.
This book - with 400+ pages and 800 stunning images, dives deep into the depths of the International Space Station: right down to its history, design, manufacturing, assembly and operation.
Foreword by Terry W. Virts, NASA Astronaut and veteran of two spaceflights to the ISS.
Available to order in late 2024
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British Steel
A Modern Insight into the UK Steel Industry
What can you make with steel? Cars, buildings, bridges, ships. Anything else? How about knives and forks, fridges and appliances, machinery, train tracks. Anything else? Try everything else. Yes, everything, because even if something isn't made of steel, steel would have been used to make it. In fact nothing in today's world would be built, moved, or manuactured without this material. This includes agriculture, plastics, wood and textile, aerospace, transportation, mining, and of course electrical generation and water pumping.
So how do you make the product that helps drive everything else? The quick answer: you need iron ore, coal and limestone, and using very high temperatures in a blast furnace, form into molten iron, then refine it into steel by blowing oxygen at it. But this lovely illustrated encyclopedia takes a colorful and detailed look at each of the various processes and how they contribute to the production of steel.
The United Kingdom is where the Industrial Revolution began. Our steel was once called the best in the world. This book is not just an encyclopedia, but also a tribute to the former and current workers in the industry. The steel industry is one of those fields thats under-appreciated, yet it forms the basis of modern civilized life.
This book is made in collaboration with TATA Steel UK, Sheffield Forgemasters, Liberty Steel, British Steel Ltd. and others.
Coming soon, in 2025
Space Shuttle Challenger
The Legacy and History of OV-99
This historical illustrated masterpiece details the operational life and legacy of NASA's workhorse orbiter in the space shuttle program of the early '80s.
Filled with rare unseen images, this book covers the historical achievements of the ill-fated OV-99 Challenger orbiter. From the factory plant in Palmdale where she was born, outlining the nine successful spaceflights that pushed the boundaries of new scientific and technological possibilities, to the tragic end in 1986, the factors that led to such a preventable catastrophe, and the engineering and cultral lessons learned from her legacy.
This book is a tribute to the courageous men and women who worked on, those who've flown and came back, and those who've we lost in the the pursuits of knowledge and adventure.
This book is made in collaboration with Mark and Tom Usciak, and Nick Nolte — photographers who've had had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture and preserve this icon of a spaceplane for generations to come.
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Coming soon in late 2024
Power Generation
Today and Tomorrow
What does new technology bring to the future of electrical power production in a carbon-neutral society? There's the prospect of fusion, energy-from-waste, hydrogen, and much more!
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Coming in 2026