{"product_id":"space-chronicles-facing-the-ultimate-frontier-9780393350371","title":"Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica's space program is at a turning point. After decades of global primacy, NASA has ended the space-shuttle program, cutting off its access to space. No astronauts will be launched in an American craft, from American soil, until the 2020s, and NASA may soon find itself eclipsed by other countries' space programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson--one of our foremost thinkers on all things space--illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale. For America to maintain its status as a global leader and a technological innovator, he explains, we must regain our enthusiasm and curiosity about what lies beyond our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocative, humorous, and wonderfully readable, \u003cem\u003eSpace Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e represents the best of Tyson's recent commentary, including a must-read prologue on NASA and partisan politics. Reflecting on topics that range from scientific literacy to space-travel missteps, Tyson gives us an urgent, clear-eyed, and ultimately inspiring vision for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDegrasse Tyson, Neil:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNeil deGrasse Tyson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History, host of the hit radio and Emmy-nominated TV show \u003cem\u003eStarTalk\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eAstrophysics for People in a Hurry\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAccessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLang, Avis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAvis Lang\u003c\/strong\u003e is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium. For half a decade, she edited Tyson's \u003cem\u003eNatural History\u003c\/em\u003e magazine column, Universe, parts of which became the basis for his \u003cem\u003eAstrophysics for People in a Hurry\u003c\/em\u003e, and later edited his anthology \u003cem\u003eSpace Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in New York City.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674821824786,"sku":"9780393350371","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9ca197c-4a05-452a-b25d-da157f84611c.jpg?v=1733866256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/space-chronicles-facing-the-ultimate-frontier-9780393350371","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}