Spaceflight Lib/E: A Concise History by Chamberlain, Mike

Spaceflight Lib/E: A Concise History

Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the...
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Author: Mike Chamberlain
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Spaceflight Lib/E: A Concise History by Chamberlain, Mike

Spaceflight Lib/E: A Concise History

Dhs. 68.68

Spaceflight Lib/E: A Concise History

Dhs. 68.68
Author: Mike Chamberlain
Format: CD
Language: English
Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon. Michael Neufeld explains that the space program should not be equated only with human spaceflight. Since the 1960s, unmanned military and commercial spacecraft have been orbiting near the Earth, and robotic deep-space explorers have sent back stunning images of faraway planets. Neufeld begins with the origins of space ideas and the discovery that rocketry could be used for spaceflight. He then discusses the Soviet-U.S. Cold War space race and reminds us that NASA resisted adding female astronauts even after the Soviets sent the first female cosmonaut into orbit. He analyzes the two rationales for the Apollo program: prestige and scientific discovery (this last something of an afterthought). He describes the internationalization and privatization of human spaceflight after the Cold War, the cultural influence of space science fiction, including Star Trek and Star Wars, space tourism for the ultra-rich, and the popular desire to go into space. Whether we become a multiplanet species, as some predict, or continue to call Earth home, this book offers a useful primer.

Author: Mike Chamberlain, Michael J. Neufeld
Publisher: Gildan Media Corporation
Published: 04/02/2019
Binding Type: CD
ISBN: 9798200584857

About the Author
Chamberlain, Mike: -

Mike Chamberlain is an actor and voice-over performer in Los Angeles whose audiobook narration has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. His voice credits range from radio commercials and television narration to animation and video game characters. Stage trained at Boston College, he has performed works from Shakespeare and the classics to contemporary drama and comedy.

Neufeld, Michael J.: -

Michael J. Neufeld is the author of Von Braun and The Rocket and the Reich, among other books.



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