书目

After Sputnik

内容简介

Inthe50yearssinceSputnik'shistoricorbitkickstartedaracetothestars,spaceflighthasmovedfromaspeculativeandexperimentalsciencetoastapleofcontemporarylife.Spaceexplorationhaschangedthewaywelookatouruniverse,ourplanet,andeventhepeoplearoundus.AFTERSPUTNIKwillexplorethefirst50yearsofachievementsinspacewithaguidedtouroftheartifactsinthecollectionoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum.Thisisthepremiercollectionofspaceartifactsintheworld,andincludesmostUSartifacts;majorRussianartifactsonloan;andmostrecently,BurtRutan'sSpaceShipOne.Inaddition,themuseum'spopularculturecollectionandanartcollectionincludeobjectssuchasa1930sBuckRogersstopwatch,andNormanRockwell'sfamouspainting,SuitingUp.Usingaselectionof180to200objects,thisbookwilltelltheartifactstoriestoconveyasenseofwhatitwasliketobetherewhentheobjectwasinuse,accompaniedbydramaticphotographs.Theartifactswillrangefromthefamous,suchasJohnGlenn'sFriendship7MercuryspacecraftandtheMarsPathfinderlanderandSojournerrover,totheequallyrare,butlesswell?known,suchastheSurveyor3camerareturnedfromtheMoonandGordonCooper'sspaceboots.Nootherbookcanofferthisbreadthanddepthofartifacts.

作者简介

MartinCollinsisacuratorattheSmithsonianInstitution'sNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminWashington,D.C.HereceivedhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofMarylandandistheauthor/editorofseveralbooksonspacehistoryandonscience,technology,andsocietyinthetwentiethcentury,includingSpaceRace:TheUS-USSRCompetitiontoReachtheMoon(1999).HelivesinTakomaPark,Maryland.

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