After Apollo : Cultural Legacies of the Race to the Moon /

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"Exploring the impacts of NASA's space program on American society and culture After Apollo explores how NASA's space program impacted American society during and after the race to the Moon, looking back at the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing from the perspective of the present day. Cente...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hill, Rodney F. (Editor ), Bennington, J. Bret, 1963- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.) > History.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > History.
Space flight to the moon.
Lunar exploration.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Space flight to the moon > History.
Moon.
Moon > Exploration.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / J Bret Bennington
  • "We Ran as if to Meet the Moon": The Inspired Lunacy of Apollo 11 / Matthew H. Hersch
  • The Hidden Chemistry Behind the Apollo 11 Mission / Sabrina G. Sobel
  • Selling Space Travel: the Disney Version / Chris Robinson
  • The Launching of Apollo 11: A Necessary Mission in the Space Race vs. Superfluous Government Spending / Patricia Rossi
  • Scientists Without Borders: Immigrants in NASA and the Apollo Program / Rosanna Perotti
  • Picturing Women in the Space Age: The Impact of the Lunar Landing on Films, Television, and Fashion / Julie Wosk
  • "His Own Personal Adventure": Lunar Exploration and the IMAX Experience in Magnificent Desolation and First Man / Allison Whitney
  • America's "Space Frontier" in an Era of Space Tourism / James A. Spiller

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