Like many others I've been fascinated by space for years. I found this book to be very interesting and a fun read.

If you're a space nut, you'll love this book.
It does a great job at diving into the new space race.
It's beautifully illustrated, so it's best to get the hardcover and not the digital version.

As a NetGalley ARC, I got a digital copy, but getting a printed one is very, very tempting, since the book contains plenty of beautiful pictures: from archives, from “current” events (taken during SpaceX launches, for instance), and from art depicting projects as of yet unrealised, but that look definitely exciting.

This book takes us on a journey from the early days of space-faring into current projects, as well as what could very well be in store for the future. The space conquest started strongly during the Cold War, but it is true that after a while, those efforts kind of dwindled compared to what they could have been, what a lot of people no doubt expected them to be. I remember when the shuttle was decommissioned, and that was heartbreaking in its own way. Now, as the space industry is not relying only on public agencies but also on investors from the private sector—while I’m not a huge fan of Musk and Bezos, let’s be honest, we need people like them to carry on with the effort—may we hope that it’s not going to stop here?

“Space 2.0” is a very pleasant read, both in an entertaining and in an informative manner, and doesn’t restrict itself to covering NASA: it also presents recent and currents efforts from other agencies, whether in Europe with the ESA or in Asia with the growing importance of China and India. And while it doesn’t shy away from all the hurdles in conquering space, the past as well as the future ones, it provides plenty of technical details, and a clearly hopeful vision (complete with contacts and organisations to get involved as individuals in space-related endeavours in general).

Yes, I really want to get the printed version now. If I have one critique, it’s that I wouldn’t have minded if the book has been a little longer, with even more pictures and details!

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor” Elon Musk Founder of Space X

Rod Pyle takes us on a journey to space in his new book Space 2.0. Mr. Pyle does not only look at where we have been on our journey to space but also to where we are going as both governmental and independent agency look to the sky for the future and protection of planet earth. The photographs and digital graphs are a bonus sharing with us visual examples of today and yesterday in the space program and allow us visual interpretations of what he is sharing. If you are looking for a light read on astronomy this is not the book for you. This book was meant to inform not to entertain even though it is full of information it is written in a way that you will enjoy the reading if you enjoy science and space exploration. This book is a wonderful resource for anyone looking to expand their there knowledge of the exploration to space and where we are going to be exploring next with the space program. I would recommend this book for all ages and it would be an informative reference for all ages whether you are homeschooling, college age or adults in the field or just a child wanting to know more about space exploration. Mr. Pyle goes beyond the norm in this book and covers more than just NASA and US Space program he gives us an overcast of all the programs out there now and in the past.

It is a great reference book to peek into anything significant happening around the world in the field of space science.
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Highlight of the book is stunning pictures of various space missions, tools, astronauts and probes. Images illustrated by James Vaughan are excellent. These pictures give wings to the imagination of space lover amateur readers.
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Book explores what lies in recent future of space exploration. It has specific focus on private sector especially Spacex. It provides lots of pages to its accomplishments.
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Other private players in field like ULA, blueorigin and Virgin are also detailed.
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Various countries heading new dpace era are described stepwise. Even Japan, Canada and UAE find place.
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China is mentioned as wild card new power while Russian legacy is saved by its Soyuz only.
Indisn Mars Rover and cost-effectiveness of space lsunches find mention.
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Book is interesting, flowing and informative and its pictures make it irresistible to space geeks.

Thanks netgalley and publisher for review copy.

Space 2.0 is an all-encompassing look at mankind’s race to space. The writing is accessible and includes everything you could want to know about rockets, space travel, and our future amidst the stars. It feels like a well-done textbook, accented with illustrations, historical photography, and artist renderings of imaginative futures.

The book covers a broad scope of topics, diving into every detail of past, present, and future space endeavors. We get a broad range of histories, including the history of space flight, the various space programs throughout the world, the creation of engines and space travel technologies, and the booming private sector. I was floored at how much has constantly been in the works since the beginning of our first space age. There’s no shortage of mysteries in space, and thousands of dedicated people continue to work tirelessly to get us into orbit and beyond.

I was most interested in the discussion of what we could do in space, and what it would take to make that achievable. Movies would have us think it’s as easy as hopping in a ship and turning on the engines, but we don’t see the decades of work it takes to create just one of the billion components in a spaceship. There’s so much to consider, and Space 2.0 dives into these many discussions. The book examines the effects of radiation on human space travelers, the effects of gravity on bone density, and the psychological aspects of long-term confinement within a ship, just to name a few.

If you’re fascinated by the history and science of space travel, Space 2.0 is the book for you. The author has taken great care to provide a thorough examination of mankind’s efforts, cementing this as an essential guide to what future generations will see as space exploration’s days of infancy.

Review will be published on 2/25/19: https://reviewsandrobots.com/2019/02/25/space-2-book-review

Unfortunately this will not download onto my kindle. I will have to wait until release to review this title. Five stars because I can't wait to get a copy of this book. It looks fantastic.
If there is a way to receive an advance copy, I would pay for the shipping.
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