Endeavour Views the Earth
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0521570999 / Publisher: Cambridge University Press, August 1996
'What you would have seen out the windows of the Space Shuttle had you traveled with us.' Jay Apt, astronaut
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If you were given the chance to hop a flight aboard the Space Shuttle, what would you bring along for the ride? Chances are your camera would be high on the list! Astronaut Jay Apt managed to capture on film many of the glorious moments of his flight aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-47 in September 1992. From Mt. St. Helens and the San Francisco Bay to the Dead Sea and the Tokyo Bay, Apt's camera recorded it all. His collection has been assembled with commentary by Robert Brown to give insight into the visually stunning experience of spaceflight. Chosen for their aesthetic and educational value, these gorgeous pictures of Planet Earth, as seen from space, will both astound and enchant.
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