Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond: Redefining Humanity's Purpose in Space

by Valerie Neal

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle and a call for a new vision of spaceflight

The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of space. Valerie Neal, who has spent much of her career examining the Space Shuttle program, uses this iconic vehicle to question over four decades' worth of thinking about, and struggling with, the meaning of human spaceflight. She examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300206518
• ISBN13: 9780300206517
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"