Historic NASA Images Will Appear in 2005 Space Calendar
Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin unfurls a solar wind experiment in front of the lunar module Eagle. The rings of Saturn are resolved into thousands of tiny ringlets in a remarkable image by the Voyager spacecraft. A Titan rocket blasts off carrying the first Gemini crew into orbit. These historic NASA images are just some of the 53 stunning space images that were chosen to appear in "The Year In Space", an award-winning 144-page weekly calendar featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery http://www.YearInSpace.com .
In full-color full-page images, "The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth.
The 53 stunning weekly images represent the full spectrum of space exploration, from the Gemini and Apollo programs all the way to the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Amazing planetary images by the Cassini Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rovers are presented along with incredible deep space vistas taken by the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes and some of the world's leading observatories. An informative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page is filled with historic dates in space history.
"The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, with weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phase calendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more.
Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the web site http://www.YearInSpace.com or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free standard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available for an additional charge.
Discounts of 27% to 47% are available for all NASA employees nationwide, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Boeing (NYSE:BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC), Eagle Picher, MD Robotics, Countdown Creations, Astronomy Magazine, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the website.
Source: press release
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