The Spaceflight Vault: A History of NASA's Manned Missions

by Mark Mayfield, Chris Kraft (Foreword)

For thousands of years, man has looked to the stars in wonder, but it is only recently that we have been able to travel among them, and The Spaceflight A History of NASA s Manned Missions traces the extraordinary journey from the early rocketry pioneers to the astronauts of today. Filled with hundreds of photos from the archives at Johnson Space Center, Clark University and private collections, The Spaceflight Vault is a stunning visual history of man s achievements in space. Designed as a treasured scrapbook, the vault also contains replicas of historic memorabilia such as pages from Dr. Robert Goddard s andwritten diary, written tests from the Mercury astronaut selection program, Gemini flight menus, Apollo 7 checklists, media passes from early shuttle launches, front pages from numerous issues of The Johnson Space Center Roundup and much more. No one who has ever dreamed of soaring among the stars should be without this home archive of man s journey into orbit.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 15, 2010

About the author

I'm certain that I'm the only former editor-in-chief of House Beautiful magazine who ever wrote a book about NASA and spaceflight. We all have our quirks, you know.

I've served as the chief editor at House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Southern Accents and Art & Antiques magazines, in addition to creating my own magazine about space flight called LAUNCH. Before my magazine career, I was a writer/editor for USA Today.

I'm now serving as an adjunct journalism professor and editorial adviser to student media at the University of Alabama.