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Author Weitekamp, Margaret A., 1971- author.

Title Space craze : America's enduring fascination with real and imagined spaceflight / Margaret A. Weitekamp.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3005024~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  629.4 WEI    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  629.4 WEI    AVAILABLE
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Description 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Buck Rogers, ray guns, and the space frontier -- Space forts, television, and the Cold War mindset -- John Glenn, the Apollo Program, and fluctuating spaceflight enthusiasm -- Star trek, Star wars, and burgeoning fandoms -- Generation X, the Space Shuttle, and promoting education -- Space stations, spaceflight enthusiasm, and online fandom -- Streaming services, battling billionaires, and accelerated change.
Summary "A space historian's tour through astounding spaceflight history and the Smithsonian's collection of space and science fiction memorabilia"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index.
Subject Astronautics -- History -- Popular works.
Manned space flight -- Public opinion -- United States.
Popular culture -- United States.
Voyages, Imaginary.
ISBN 9781588347251 (hardcover)
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