# The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration

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- Book: [The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration](https://www.bookquiver.com/roger-d-launius/the-smithsonian-history-of-space-exploration) ([The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/roger-d-launius/the-smithsonian-history-of-space-exploration.md))
- Authors: [Roger D. Launius](https://www.bookquiver.com/roger-d-launius)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-637-7
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2018-10-23
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

The first in-depth, fully illustrated history of global space discovery and exploration from ancient times to the modern era “The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration examines civilization’s...