Tyson, Neil deGrasse. frey50        <br/><br/>
Space chronicles :  facing the ultimate frontier / 
Neil deGrasse Tyson ; edited by Avis Lang. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton,  c2012. 
 - xv, 364 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1: Why. The allure of space ; Exoplanet Earth ; Extraterrestrial life ; Evil aliens ; Killer asteroids ; Destined for the stars ; Why explore ; The anatomy of wonder ; Happy birthday, NASA ; The next fifty years in space ; Space options ; Paths to discovery -- Pt. 2: How. To fly ; Going ballistic ; Race to space ; 2001 : fact vs. Fiction ; Launching the right stuff ; Things are looking up ; For the love of Hubble ; Happy anniversary, Apollo 11 ; How to reach the sky ; The last days of the space shuttle ; Propulsion for deep space ; Balancing acts ; Happy anniversary, Star Trek ; How to prove you've been abducted by aliens ; The future of US space travel -- Pt. 3: Why not. Space travel troubles ; Reaching for the stars ; America and the emergent space powers ; Delusions of space enthusiasts ; Perchance to dream ; By the numbers ; Ode to Challenger, 1986 ; Spacecraft behaving badly ; What NASA means to America's future -- Epilogue: The cosmic perspective. -- Appendix A. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended -- Appendix B. Selected statutory provisions applicable to NASA -- Appendix C. A half century of NASA spending 1959-2010 -- NASA spending 1959-2010 -- NASA spending as a percentage of US Federal Government spending and of US GDP 1959-2010 -- Space budget: global 2010 -- Space budgets: US and non-US governments 2010. 
<br/><br/> Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson presents his views on the future of space travel and America's role in that future, giving his readers an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for America's economy, security, and morale. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393082104 (hardcover) 0393082105 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011032481 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. <br/>United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronautics and state--United States.<br/>Manned space flight--Forecasting.<br/>Astronautics--Government policy--United States.<br/>Space flight--Forecasting.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Outer space--Exploration.<br/>Outer space--Exploration.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.040973 Tys   12