After 30 years and one of the most successful runs in the history of manned space travel, the space shuttle era was coming to a close in 2011. To commemorate the historic last flights, Kennedy Space Center created the Summer Of The Shuttle, a uniquely special celebration of what is arguably the most memorable chapter in space exploration since Apollo. I was asked to help develop a commemorative book that captured the emotional nature of the shuttle's final flights and their place in history. For me, no one has had a more poetic or grander vision of space travel than science fiction author, Ray Bradbury. One of Bradbury's stories, "Rocket Summer", seemed like a particularly perfect fit for the Kennedy project.
Kennedy Space Center
After 30 years and one of the most successful runs in the history of manned space travel, the space shuttle era was coming to a close in 2011. To commemorate the historic last flights, Kennedy Space Center created the Summer Of The Shuttle, a uniquely special celebration of what is arguably the most memorable chapter in space exploration since Apollo. I was asked to help develop a commemorative book that captured the emotional nature of the shuttle's final flights and their place in history. For me, no one has had a more poetic or grander vision of space travel than science fiction author, Ray Bradbury. One of Bradbury's stories, "Rocket Summer", seemed like a particularly perfect fit for the Kennedy project.
Kennedy Space Center
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