Monographie

Dark side of the moon : the magnificent madness of the American lunar quest / Gerard J. DeGroot

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Dark side of the moon : the magnificent madness of the American lunar quest / Gerard J. DeGroot
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • New York (N.Y.) London : New York university press
Date de copyright
  • C 2006
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XIV-321 pages) ; 24 cm
ISBN
  • 0-8147-1995-3
  • 978-0-8147-1995-4
EAN
  • 9780814719954
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 629.454
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliographie pages 289-292. Index
Note sur le contenu
  • Fly me to the moon Slaves to a dream What are we waiting for ? Sputnik The red rockets glare Muttnik Rocket jocks Before this decade is out The sleep of reason produces monsters Lost in space Sacrifices on the altar of St. John Merry Christmas from the Moon Magnificent desolation Nothing left to do
Résumé ou extrait
  • Présentation de l'éditeur : "The moon mission was sold as a race which America could not afford to lose. Landing on the moon, it was argued, would be good for the economy, for politics, and for the soul. It could even win the Cold War. The great tragedy is that so much effort and expense was devoted to a small step that did virtually nothing for mankind." "Drawing on meticulous archival research, DeGroot cuts through the myths constructed by the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations and sustained by NASA ever since. He finds a gang of cynics, demagogues, scheming politicians, and corporations who amassed enormous power and profits by exploiting the fear of what the Russians might do in space." "Exposing the truth behind one of the most revered fictions of American history, Dark Side of the Moon explains why the American space program has been caught in a state of purposeless wandering ever since Neil Armstrong descended from Apollo 11 and stepped onto the moon. The effort devoted to the space program was indeed magnificent and its cultural impact was profound, but the purpose of the program was as desolate and dry as lunar dust."
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