Apollo's legacy : perspectives on the moon landings

Apollo's legacy : perspectives on the moon landings / Roger D. Launius.

The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world. Launius surveys a wide range of viewpoints and narratives, both positive and negative, surrounding the program. These include the argument that Apollo epitomizes American technological-- and pol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Launius, Roger D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Project Apollo (U.S.) > History.
Space flight to the moon > History.
Space race > United States > History.
Outer space > Exploration > United States > History.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Versions of reality
  • A moment in time
  • The most powerful technology ever conceived
  • Heroes in a vacuum
  • Ex luna, scientia
  • Apollo imagery and vicarious exploration
  • Applying knowledge from Apollo to this-world problems
  • Apollo and the religion of spaceflight
  • Abandoned in place
  • Denying the Apollo Moon landings.

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