Space and the American imagination / Howard E. McCurdy.
Space and the American imagination / Howard E. McCurdy.
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Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1997.
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N387.80973/3
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English
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x, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Vision -- 1. Prelude: The Exploration Ideal -- 2. Making Space Flight Seem Real -- 3. The Cold War -- 4. Apollo: The Aura of Competence -- 5. Mysteries of Life -- 6. The Extraterrestrial Frontier -- 7. Stations in Space -- 8. Spacecraft -- 9. Life on Earth -- Conclusion: Imaginatio...
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Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1997.
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District of Columbia
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Forty years after the launch of the first orbiting satellites, U.S. achievements in space have fallen far short of the hopeful visions encouraged by Chesley Bonestell's paintings in Collier's magazine and television shows such as Star Trek. In Space and the American Imagination, McCurdy contends that the gap between expectations and reality led to...
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Space and the American imagination / Howard E. McCurdy.
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Smithsonian history of aviation series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-283) and index.
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c1997.
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N387.80973/3
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74VMQjE5LQ83
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1560987642 (acid-free paper)
9781560987642 (acid-free paper)
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387.80973
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991000585229702626
