| Description |
1 online resource (x, 199 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"This book explores how NASA's space program impacted American society and culture during and after the race to the Moon, looking back at the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing from the perspective of the present day"-- Provided by publisher |
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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. Centering on the human dimension of spaceflight, this multidisciplinary book contains chapters that address the effects of the space race on science, politics, art, fashion, and popular culture. Several essays cover themes that directly touch on the space program itself, such as the sheer improbability of the Moon landing, the hidden chemistry behind human spaceflight, and the critical role played by immigrants in making space exploration a reality. Others consider societal repercussions, such as how immense space expenditures drew attention to underfunded social programs and paved the way for Great Society social legislation, as well as how cultural narratives of exploration and the frontier evolved as the program's goals changed. Many of the authors look at the interplay between art and space exploration, beginning with the role of popular entertainment in selling spaceflight to the public. Showcasing the work of contributors representing diverse areas of study, After Apollo details the many and varied human impacts and cultural spin-offs that came to pass as the mythology and eventual reality of space travel permeated American society"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2023) |
| Subject |
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History
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Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Project Apollo (U.S.) fast (OCoLC)fst00610722 |
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. fast (OCoLC)fst00528469 |
| Subject |
Space flight to the moon -- History
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HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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Lunar exploration.
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Space flight to the moon.
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| SUBJECT |
Moon -- Exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087115
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| Subject |
Moon.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bennington, J. Bret, 1963- editor.
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Hill, Rodney F., editor.
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| LC no. |
2022051317 |
| ISBN |
168340369X |
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9781683403692 |
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