Space and the American Imagination

by McCurdy, Howard E.

• ISBN13: 9781560984450
• ISBN10: 1560984457
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-01-17
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books

Summary

Examining popular images that have helped motivate the most ambitious civil space program in the world, the author argues that the spacefaring dream tapped into several of America's most deeply rooted cultural ideals. 43 photos.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Vision	p. 1
Prelude: The Exploration Ideal	p. 9
Making Space Flight Seem Real	p. 29
The Cold War	p. 53
Apollo: The Aura of Competence	p. 83
Mysteries of Life	p. 109
The Extraterrestrial Frontier	p. 139
Stations in Space	p. 163
Spacecraft	p. 185
Life on Earth	p. 207
Conclusion: Imagination and the Policy Agenda	p. 233
Notes	p. 245
Index	p. 285
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