Endeavour Views the Earth


Many of us dream of Òseeing the world,Ó but few of us ever expect to see it as 
an astronaut doesÑfrom space. Thus, it is a special treat to travel along in our 
imaginations with Dr. Jay Apt as he takes us on a world tour from an 
astronautÕs perspective. With lively commentary on photographs taken by 
the crew of the U.S. Space Shuttle fleetÕs 50th journey into space, Flight 
Engineer Jay Apt continues a tradition begun with the Apollo astronauts of 
relaying warmly and intelligently this unique perspective of our home from 
space. In doing so, he conveys the essence of all of our nationÕs best and 
bravest space explorers: their adventurous spirit, historical interest, scientific 
knowledge, and visionary skills.

The ÒEndeavour Views the EarthÓ Electronic PictureBook contains a total of 
40 full-color images of Earth. Captions accompanying the images describe the 
location in latitude and longitude of the areas being viewed, as well as their 
importance in geographical, geological, environmental, and social terms. 
Maps of the various areas highlighted and CIA's The World Factbook, 
containing background information on the worldÕs people, culture, 
geography, history, government, economy, political conditions, and a country 
map, are included. 

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This Electronic PictureBook is one of a series being produced by the 
Exploration in Education (ExInEd) program at the Special Studies Office of the 
Space Telescope Science Institute (ST ScI). The purpose of the ExInEd program 
is to discover new tools and approaches to relate space science and exploration 
to basic teaching and learning, and it involves searching for new ways to 
assemble and distribute the results of research, particularly images. 

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