The subtitle of the book says it all - this is largely a photographic survey of NASA rockets and spacecraft. Many of the photos appear to have not been included in prior works. Some text provides context to the photos.

An outstanding tribute to humanity's exploration of space: The pictures of spacecraft, equipment, moons, and planets are stunning and dramatic, (And the cubesat deployment pic on page 119 was downright cute!) "Spacecraft and Rockets - Photographs from the Archives of NASA" starts with an engaging intro from Bill Nye Science Guy, and goes on to share a highly informative and fascinating narrative written by Nirmala Natara. (I had no idea that there are still working 8-track tape recorders on the Voyager spacecraft launched nearly 50 years ago!)

If you like NASA, spacecraft, space exploration, science, or even just cool pictures then you will enjoy this book!

I thank the publisher and creators of this excellent work for sharing a temporary electronic review copy of this work.

Incredible pictures with interesting descriptions. Great for anyone with an interest in space or STEM.

The photography is epic, and the narrative by Bill Nye is an unexpected treat. It was a book exactly like this one, published by NASA in the seventies and give to me by and uncle who was a NASA engineer, that got me hooked on space and space travel for life. I watched every Apollo mission live, from takeoff to splashdown. This is exactly the kind of book that will hook many more generations of kids to science and space. And even if that weren’t true, the photography is breathtaking. Because space is breathtaking.