Teasel Muir-Harmony: Operation Moonglow

Cover: 9781541699878 | Operation Moonglow | A Political History of Project Apollo | Buch

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The moon landing was an important moment in history, but many forget what was happening behind the scenes -- discover the groundbreaking political history of the Apollo program in this riveting exploration of America's space missions.Since July 1969, Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon has represented the pinnacle of American space exploration and a grand scientific achievement. Yet, as Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony argues in Operation Moonglow, its primary purpose wasn't advancing science. Rather, it was part of a political strategy to build a global coalition. Starting with President John F. Kennedy's 1961 decision to send astronauts to the Moon to promote American "freedom" over Soviet "tyranny," Project Apollo was central to American foreign relations. From that perspective, the critical event did not just take place on the lunar surface, it took place in homes, public squares, palaces, and schools around the world, as Apollo captured global attention like never before. After the Moon landing, the Apollo astronauts and President Richard Nixon traveled the world to amplify the sense of participation and global unity shared by billions of people who followed the flight.
Drawing on a rich array of untapped archives and firsthand interviews with Apollo astronauts, Operation Moonglow paints a riveting picture of the intersection of spaceflight, geopolitics, propaganda, and diplomacy during the Cold War.

Über den Autor

Teasel Muir-Harmony is the curator of the Project Apollo collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and teaches at Georgetown University. She is the author of Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects and a contributor to the television series Apollo's Moon Shot. She lives in Washington, DC.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781541699878
ISBN-10:	1541699874
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Muir-Harmony, Teasel
Hersteller:	Basic Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	240 x 161 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Teasel Muir-Harmony
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.11.2020
Gewicht:	0,61 kg

Artikel-ID: 133001719

Über den Autor

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781541699878
ISBN-10:	1541699874
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Muir-Harmony, Teasel
Hersteller:	Basic Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	240 x 161 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Teasel Muir-Harmony
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.11.2020
Gewicht:	0,61 kg