Leaving orbit : notes from the last days of American spaceflight
(Book)
Contributors
Polito, Robert, 1951- author of afterword.
Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2015].
ISBN
9781555977092, 155597709X
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2015].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781555977092, 155597709X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-309).
Description
In the 1960s, humans took their first steps away from Earth, and for a time our possibilities in space seemed endless. But in a time of austerity and in the wake of high-profile disasters like Challenger, that dream has ended. In early 2011, Margaret Lazarus Dean traveled to Cape Canaveral for NASA's last three space shuttle launches in order to bear witness to the end of an era. With Dean as our guide to Florida's Space Coast and to the history of NASA, Leaving Orbit takes the measure of what American spaceflight has achieved while reckoning with its earlier witnesses, such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Oriana Fallaci. Along the way, Dean meets NASA workers, astronauts, and space fans, gathering possible answers to the question: What does it mean that a spacefaring nation won't be going to space anymore?--,Publisher.
Awards
Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dean, M. L., & Polito, R. (2015). Leaving orbit: notes from the last days of American spaceflight . Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dean, Margaret Lazarus, 1972- and Robert Polito. 2015. Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight. Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dean, Margaret Lazarus, 1972- and Robert Polito. Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight Graywolf Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dean, Margaret Lazarus, and Robert Polito. Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight Graywolf Press, 2015.
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