Description: With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Tyson, one of our foremost thinkers on all things space, illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds readers why NASA matters now as much as ever.
Brief description: Avis Lang is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium. For half a decade, she edited Tyson's Natural History magazine column, Universe, parts of which became the basis for his Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, and later edited his anthology Space Chronicles. She lives in New York City.
Review Quotes: There is much to enjoy here, and nothing too arcane for a non-space cadet to follow.--Dava Sobel