Many of us dream of “seeing the world,” but few of us ever expect to see it as an astronaut does—from space. Thus, it is a special treat to travel along in our imaginations with Dr. Jay Apt as he takes us on a world tour from an astronaut’s perspective. With lively commentary on photographs taken by the crew of the U.S. Space Shuttle fleet’s 50th journey into space, Flight Engineer Jay Apt continues a tradition begun with the Apollo astronauts of relaying warmly and intelligently this unique perspective of our home from space. In doing so, he conveys the essence of all of our nation’s best and bravest space explorers: their adventurous spirit, historical interest, scientific knowledge, and visionary skills.
The “Endeavour Views the Earth” Electronic PictureBook contains a total of 40 full-color images of Earth. Captions accompanying the images describe the location in latitude and longitude of the areas being viewed, as well as their importance in geographical, geological, environmental, and social terms. Maps of the various areas highlighted and CIA's The World Factbook, containing background information on the world’s people, culture, geography, history, government, economy, political conditions, and a country map, are included.
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This Electronic PictureBook is one of a series being produced by the Exploration in Education (ExInEd) program at the Special Studies Office of the Space Telescope Science Institute (ST ScI). The purpose of the ExInEd program is to discover new tools and approaches to relate space science and exploration to basic teaching and learning, and it involves searching for new ways to assemble and distribute the results of research, particularly images.
For more information on the ExInEd program, or to provide comments or suggestions on the Electronic PictureBook concept, please write to: Dr. Robert A. Brown, Special Studies Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218. FAX: (410) 516-7450 Internet: rbrown@stsci.edu
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