{"product_id":"orbital-planes-a-personal-vision-of-the-space-shuttle-photographs-by-roland-miller-9788862087599","title":"Orbital Planes: A Personal Vision of the Space Shuttle: Photographs by Roland Miller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling photographic inventory of the Space Shuttle Program, from the author of \u003ci\u003eInterior Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrbital Planes\u003c\/i\u003e is Roland Miller's intimate photographic view of the Space Shuttle Program. It explores the Space Shuttle orbiters--both inside and out--along with related facilities, including rocket engine test sites, Solid Rocket Booster and External Tank manufacturing facilities, orbiter manufacturing and maintenance facilities, launch sites and more. Miller started photographing the Space Shuttle in 1988, and began his focused work for \u003ci\u003eOrbital Planes\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008, continuing for the duration of the Space Shuttle Program.\u003cbr\u003eThrough a combination of documentary and abstract photographs made around the US, \u003ci\u003eOrbital Planes\u003c\/i\u003e tells an expansive story of the Space Shuttle Program in a visually arresting style, describing the distinctive design of these spacecraft and the facilities where they were maintained and launched. The drama and danger of spaceflight are seen in the wear and tear visible on the orbiters. The book also chronicles the story of Miller's interactions with Space Shuttle workers and the impacts of the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e accidents.\u003cbr\u003eA Chicago native, \u003cb\u003eRoland Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1958) taught photography at Brevard Community College in Cocoa, Florida, for 14 years, where he began photographing nearby NASA launch sites. Miller's project and book, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned in Place: Preserving America's Space History\u003c\/i\u003e (University of New Mexico Press, 2016), documents deactivated and repurposed space launch and test facilities around the US. His collaborative project and book, \u003ci\u003eInterior Space: A Visual Exploration of the International Space Station\u003c\/i\u003e (Damiani, 2020), with Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, examines the interior of the International Space Station. His photographs are part of permanent collections at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago and the NASA Art Collection in Washington, DC. Miller's work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic UK\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Damiani Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788862087599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 12.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Denis Defibaugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42200659132597,"sku":"9788862087599","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_42edddd9-57a7-4313-9880-2091baac5540.jpg?v=1655218495","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/orbital-planes-a-personal-vision-of-the-space-shuttle-photographs-by-roland-miller-9788862087599","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}