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This was a great book as a somewhat “condensed” format of his major volume historical series. I bought the hard copy as soon as it came out... If you are interested in the history of the Space Shuttle, this is the starter book!

This is a reprint of the original one-volume history of the space shuttle. Since its initial release, the author has released a three-volume history, which will probably be the definitive history of the space shuttle program. If you don't want to wade through a couple thousand pages, then this one-volume history is great.

I think if I had been more knowledgeable in the area I would have enjoyed this more. But though I wasn't able to comprehend as much as I like, it was a fascinating read!

The space shuttles no longer make trips into space, but they had a long and historic run. The History of the American Space Shuttle chronicles the beginning of the space shuttle program, as well as all the missions each model flew.

The book tells about the start of the program, from conception through design and testing to the missions. The descriptions of each shuttle are given and each mission is detailed. The details include more than just what was accomplished. For example, any wake up music that was played, or interesting tidbits about the crew are also provided. There are special sections that tell about the two lost shuttles, and the book tells about the retirement of the shuttles.

This book has a lot of interesting facts and information in it. I enjoyed learning the details about the missions and crews. It provided a deeper understanding than just hearing about the shuttle missions on the news when they happened.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This book is a thorough history of the space shuttle program. However, it is highly technical. If you are looking for a narrative, this is not the book. However, there are many interesting facts about each of the flights and the pictures are impressive, beautiful, and breathtaking. I was going to give this two stars since the writing was so technical and difficult but the pictures made it a three-star book.

The History of the American Space Shuttle was certainly an interesting read. Thank you, #NetGalley, for allowing me to read this eARC.

This book is great if you are looking for more of a technical manual for the space shuttle. There are a lot of technical details and specifics about the shuttle, how it was built, and what it was made of that were interesting. However, I didn’t feel that things were explained well for a layman, or even a space enthusiast. There were names of people throughout the book, and more technical aspects of the shuttle that I would have liked to have seen expounded upon.

Maybe this book isn’t for me, and someone with a desire to learn more technical aspects of the shuttle and its being built will enjoy it more. I enjoyed the pictures most of all. The pictures alone would have made a great coffee table book.