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A cultural legacy of post-Apollo America identifies societal beliefs and factors that contributed to a decline in enthusiasm for the space program, profiling key figures in rocketry, space travel, cyberspace, and other developments.
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From the first landings on the moon, UFOs and Extra-Terrestrials, to the implications of our cyber worlds, this is a provocative and profound look at our fascination with space.
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Marina Benjamin has worked as a museum curator, a television writer, a professional blackjack player, and a journalist, writing for the Manchester Guardian, the Financial Times, and the Independent. She also served as arts editor of the New Statesman and then as deputy arts editor of the Evening Standard. She is the author of one previous book, Living at the End of the World, and now divides her time between London and San Francisco.
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- PublisherFree Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0743233433
- ISBN 13 9780743233439
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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