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Steven J. DickRoger D. LauniusEditors
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n  dwn  spg, dvs  rbus sp r v rgud  umnvy bynd er mks  sgnfndrn n vrydy l. assrns bundbu  “mp”  spg n synd s rlnsp   lrgr nurs  umn xsn.y yrs r  Sp ag bgn,  sm  xmn  s  spg nsy n  srlly rgrus wy. hs Sp ag ndd d  sgnfn n sy? i s, w r s nuns?W d w mn by n “mp” n sy?and w prs  sy? cnvrsly, ssy d ny  n spg? Wwuld b drn d r bn n Spag? t purps  s vlum s xmn s nd rld qusns rugslrly rsr, mkng us splly   ls   srn nd  brdr sl sns nd umns. hrn sllr rry  slrs ds jus , ndrrvs  smms surprsng nlusns.on nmpld,  subj s brd, rnd smulng. Spg s mmrlnd nm dmnsns, s wll s sl,ulurl, nd dlgl rmfns. ius n ndurng amrn vlus  pnrng, prgrss, nrprs, nd ruggdndvdulsm. Wrldwd  nmpsssnrnnl prn nd mpn,nd s rgn pls, nnl sury,nd qusns   glbl nvrnmn.Vwng er rm sp, nd sprm  vny  er, lrs wrldvws, npns  sl nd rs, ndundrsndngs  ur pl nd purps n unvrs.
On the cover:
 
Top: 
This view o the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8astronauts as they came rom behind the Moon ater thelunar orbit insertion burn in December, 1968. Although thephoto is commonly viewed as situated here, with Earthabout ve degrees o the horizon, the astronauts saw it asthey rounded the moon with Earth to the let.
Bottom: 
Many humans thrill to the spectacle and thepromise o spacefight.
Steven J. Dick
s te ce hstrn r NaSa. he wrked s n strner ndstrn  sene t te U.S. Nvobservtry n Wsntn, Dc, r 24 yersbere n t NaSa hedqurters n 2003.an s st reent bks re
Critical Issuesin the Histry  Spacefight 
(2006, edted wtRer lunus),
Risk and Explratin: Earth, Seaand the Stars
(2005, edted wt Ket cwn),
The Living Universe: NASA and the Develpment  Astrbilgy
(2004),
 
nd
Sky and ocean Jined:The U.S. Naval observatry, 1830–2000 
(2003).he s te repent  te Nvy mertruscvn Serve med nd te NaSa grupaeveent awrd, nd e s  eber  teinterntn adey  astrnuts nd teinterntn astrn Unn.
 
Roger D. Launius
s  eber  te Dvsn Spe hstry t te Stsnn insttutn’sNtn ar nd Spe museu n Wsntn,Dc. Between 1990 nd 2002, e served sce hstrn  NaSa. he s wrtten r edted re tn 20 bks n erspe stry,nudn
Space: A Jurney t our Future 
(2004),
Space Statins: Base Camps t the Stars
(2003),nd
Flight: A Celebratin  100 Years in Art and Literature 
(2003). hs reser nterests enpss res  U.S. nd spe stry nd pystry, espey utur spets  te subjetnd te re  exeutve desn-kers ndter erts t defne spe exprtn.
On the back cover:
 
Eagle Nebula—
The picture was taken on April 1, 1995 withthe Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field and Planetary Camera2. The color image is constructed from three separate imagestaken in the light of emission from different types of atoms.Red shows emission from singly-ionized sulfur atoms. Greenshows emission from hydrogen. Blue shows light emitted bydoubly-ionized oxygen atoms.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA History DivisionOfce o External RelationsWashington, DC2007
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