{"product_id":"9781616732301","title":"SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003e“One of the most  remarkable accomplishments in our conquest of gravity.” — Sir Arthur C.  Clarke In April, 2003, a company called  Scaled Composites introduced \u003ci\u003eSpaceShipOne\u003c\/i\u003e to the world. \u003ci\u003eSpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the  development of the world’s first commercial manned space program—aprogram that includes an airborne launcher (the \u003ci\u003eWhite Knight\u003c\/i\u003e), a space ship (\u003ci\u003eSpaceShipOne\u003c\/i\u003e),  rocket propulsion, avionics, simulator, and full ground support. With  ample illustrations, photographs, and behind-the-scenes information, \u003ci\u003eSpaceShipOne\u003c\/i\u003e provides a full picture of this classified  project. The  story of \u003ci\u003eSpaceShipOne\u003c\/i\u003e combines the adventurous spirit of  Charles Lindbergh, the entrepreneurial drive of Howard Hughes, and the  urgency of the space race at the height of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quarto Publishing Group USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148320129264,"sku":"9781616732301","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616732301_p0.jpg?v=1769904704","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616732301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}