''Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier'' is the 2012

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson ( or ; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a po ...

covering his various writings relating to the history and future of

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and space travel in general. One of the chapters is a transcript of his attendance as a guest on the Rationally Speaking podcast in 2010, when he explained his justification for spending large amounts of government money on space programs. Tyson intended the book's original title to be, ''Failure to Launch: The Dreams and Delusions of Space Enthusiasts''.

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American anthologies 2012 non-fiction books Books by Neil deGrasse Tyson Popular science books W. W. Norton & Company books {{astronomy-book-stub