Space Chronicles
I'm definitely a fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson. He is thoughtful, enthusiastic and passionate about space exploration of all kinds. In his recent Space Chronicles, he explains what it means to humans (and sometimes specifically to Americans) that we continue to explore the cosmos.
The book is a collection of his essays, keynote addresses, and interviews from the last several years. He addresses the question of why we're perpetually fascinated with exploring the universe, but he comes down hard on the fact that the U.S. has essentially stalled since the lunar landings. His point is that we accomplished a marvelous feat but haven't done anything to top it since then. The space shuttle and our participation in International Space Station certainly are high points, but we haven't tried to exceed the bar we set in 1968.
Because the pieces were not written as a homogeneous whole, there is a fair amount of overlap across the essays. I took my time reading it, but still toward the end I was getting a little tired of the repetition.
Still, I hope deGrasse Tyson succeeds in igniting people's fascination for the cosmos. I'd definitely support more of our tax dollars going to NASA.
The book is a collection of his essays, keynote addresses, and interviews from the last several years. He addresses the question of why we're perpetually fascinated with exploring the universe, but he comes down hard on the fact that the U.S. has essentially stalled since the lunar landings. His point is that we accomplished a marvelous feat but haven't done anything to top it since then. The space shuttle and our participation in International Space Station certainly are high points, but we haven't tried to exceed the bar we set in 1968.
Because the pieces were not written as a homogeneous whole, there is a fair amount of overlap across the essays. I took my time reading it, but still toward the end I was getting a little tired of the repetition.
Still, I hope deGrasse Tyson succeeds in igniting people's fascination for the cosmos. I'd definitely support more of our tax dollars going to NASA.
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