Space exploration. History, spaceships, rocket control
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Space exploration. History, spaceships, rocket control
19.99 €
How does the rocket fly? What is it made of? Why do we need a space telescope? Why send space probes?
For a long time, people looked enchanted into the night sky, dreaming of approaching the stars and discovering their secrets. In the XX century there was a real breakthrough in the field of space exploration: the first artificial satellites, the first cosmonauts, the first space stations and unique research.
This book is a real storehouse of information, which is not only technical in nature, but also resembles the context of the conquest of space, anecdotal details of some manned flights, coded messages sent to the Universe, the environmental consequences of space flights. Elegant drawings in the style of retro Dutch artist Jan van der Wecken complement and decorate the edition.
Jan Van Der Wecken is an artist, owner of his own studio Fabrica Grafica, which creates illustrations with a retro-futuristic bias. His work has been shown in the Netherlands and abroad in numerous exhibitions, in newspapers and magazines, and on posters. His first monograph was published by Gestalten in Germany in 2013, and in 2016 he won the Cultural Award of his hometown of Ghent. In 2019, the first book of the triptych, “Peace Planes” was published. Two years later, “Ships of Peace” was published – this work was awarded the “Bronze Brush 2022” award.
For a long time, people looked enchanted into the night sky, dreaming of approaching the stars and discovering their secrets. In the XX century there was a real breakthrough in the field of space exploration: the first artificial satellites, the first cosmonauts, the first space stations and unique research.
This book is a real storehouse of information, which is not only technical in nature, but also resembles the context of the conquest of space, anecdotal details of some manned flights, coded messages sent to the Universe, the environmental consequences of space flights. Elegant drawings in the style of retro Dutch artist Jan van der Wecken complement and decorate the edition.
Jan Van Der Wecken is an artist, owner of his own studio Fabrica Grafica, which creates illustrations with a retro-futuristic bias. His work has been shown in the Netherlands and abroad in numerous exhibitions, in newspapers and magazines, and on posters. His first monograph was published by Gestalten in Germany in 2013, and in 2016 he won the Cultural Award of his hometown of Ghent. In 2019, the first book of the triptych, “Peace Planes” was published. Two years later, “Ships of Peace” was published – this work was awarded the “Bronze Brush 2022” award.
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