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Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
AuthorNeil deGrasse Tyson
SubjectAstrophysics
PublisherW.W. Norton
Publication date
2012
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages384
ISBN9780393350371
Preceded byThe Pluto Files 
Followed byWelcome to the Universe 

Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier is the 2012 anthology by Neil deGrasse Tyson covering his various writings relating to the history and future of NASA and space travel in general.[1]

One of the chapters is a transcript of his attendance as a guest on the Rationally Speaking podcast in 2010, when he explained his justification for spending large amounts of government money on space programs.[2]

Tyson intended the book's original title to be, Failure to Launch: The Dreams and Delusions of Space Enthusiasts.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Space Chronicles". Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ Culp, Jennifer (2014). Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Great Science Writers Series. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 74. ISBN 9781477776926.
  3. ^ "Interview with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson". Retrieved 22 May 2013.