Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Publisher: NASA 2007
ISBN/ASIN: B0018AOCEQ
Number of pages: 697
Description:
The purpose of this volume is to examine the effects of spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian and the broader social sciences and humanities. Has the Space Age indeed had a significant effect on society? If so, what are those influences?
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