{"product_id":"rocket-dreams-how-the-space-age-shaped-our-vision-of-a-world-beyond-paperback","title":"Rocket Dreams: How the Space Age Shaped Our Vision of a World Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemember when the race to the moon held the rapt attention of millions? Remember the \u003ci\u003eApollo\u003c\/i\u003e missions that were supposed to herald the beginning of the Space Age? Thirty years after the last moonwalk, those missions now appear to have ushered in an era's conclusion. What happened? \u003cbr\u003e Marina Benjamin has been asking that question ever since her childhood fascination with space exploration ended in disappointment. \u003ci\u003eRocket Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is her thought-provoking look at the Space Age and the shadow it casts on the fabric of our modern lives. When the futuristic expectations we pinned on \u003ci\u003eApollo\u003c\/i\u003e came crashing back to earth, Benjamin argues, new phenomena took up the cause. Pulling movies, literature, junk culture, and the Internet into an irreverent alternative account of the post-\u003ci\u003eApollo\u003c\/i\u003e years, she links the demise of the Space Age to groups like the \"church\" of Noetics -- founded by astronaut Edgar Mitchell -- to the spread of UFO believers, even to the birth of fantasy literature. Propelling us through the golden age of Space Age-dreaming during the seventies and eighties, Benjamin finally touches down on...the Web. Has cyberspace become the new frontier we once thought outer space would be? \u003cbr\u003e From Florida's overgrown rocket graveyards to Roswell, New Mexico, and beyond, this skillful blend of history and social observation examines the rise and fall of America's space obsession as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.41 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131930054791,"sku":"9780743255349","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/11a7c35c7a740b52d2f01ce7f6d174be.webp?v=1732622479","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rocket-dreams-how-the-space-age-shaped-our-vision-of-a-world-beyond-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}