Once Upon a Time in Space by James Bluemel - ISBN: 9781785949807
Hardcover
Humanity’s epic space journey: triumph, tragedy, and a boundless future.

Once Upon a Time in Space

$58.69

  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    28 January 2026

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Summary

Accompanying a new documentary series from the multi-award-winning director James Bluemel, this lavishly illustrated oral history covers 50 years of space exploration, told by the astronauts, scientists, engineers, astro-theorists, space tourists, and entrepreneurs who lived it.

It’s been 63 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to ever go into space. Since then, only 676 people have followed him up there. But now, with huge technological advances bridging the gap between ou…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781785949807
ISBN-10:1785949802
Author:James Bluemel
Publisher:Ebury Publishing
Imprint:BBC Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:28 January 2026
Weight:1.19kg
Dimensions:252mm x 197mm x 28mm
About The Author

James Bluemel

James Bluemel is an Emmy and BAFTA award winning filmmaker. His landmark documentary series Exodus- the Journey to Europe and the follow up series, The Journey Continues were both broadcast on the BBC and PBS Frontline and charted the journeys of refugees as they fled their homes and tried to find asylum in Europe. Filmed over 4 years, it won the BAFTA for Director - Factual 2017.

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