Out of the Cradle (book)

Out of the Cradle
Author William K. Hartmann
Illustrator William K. Hartmann
Ron Miller
Pamela Lee
Cover artist Pamela Lee
Subject Planetary exploration
Publisher Workman
Publication date
September 1984
Pages 190
ISBN 0-89480-770-6
Preceded by The Grand Tour: A Traveller's Guide to the Solar System (1981)
Followed by Cycles of Fire (1987)

Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers beyond Earth is a book written and illustrated by planetary scientist William K. Hartmann, Ron Miller and Pamela Lee. Cradle describes potential manned space missions to the planets, moons and asteroids of the Solar System. The approximately 100[1] space art illustrations were in large part based on the plethora of new photographs from the unmanned space probes Pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and the Viking Lander, available at the time of publication, with scientific extrapolation of the likely appearance of various planetary surfaces. The title is derived from a quote from Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, which is included in the preface: "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in the cradle forever."

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Reception

Cradle has received critical academic reviews, including from the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.[2] It has been recommended as a teaching aid for science classes.[3]

References

  1. "BILL HARTMANN'S WRITING PAGE | Planetary Science Institute". psi.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  2. "1986JRASC..80..217 Page 217". adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. Miller, W.J. (1998). Teaching U.S. History Through Children's Literature: Post-World War II. Teacher Ideas Press. p. 106. ISBN 9781563085819. Retrieved 2015-04-04.

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