The first serious attempt to analyze the careers of converts who later left the Mormon church, this book contains selections about 18 Mormon dissenters--David Whitmer, Fawn Brody, and Sonia Johnson, among them--contributed by Richard N. Holzapfel, John S. McCormick, Kenneth M. Godfrey, William D. Russell, Dan Vogel, Jessie L. Embry, and many ...
Developed with NASA and the National Air & S pace Museum to coincide with the 40th anniversary of NASA an d John Glenn''s return to space on the Space Shuttle Columbia , this collection of images chronicles the history of the U. S. space programme. '
The golden age of planetary exploration from 1971 to 1978 is the focus of this work, which provides an insider's view of the financial, political, and technical hurdles facing 12 robotic spacecraft missions to the far corners of the solar system. 10 color, 10 b&w photos. 14 line drawings.
From Buck Rogers and winged rocketships to televised lunar landings and the exploration of Mars, space travel has gone from fantasy to reality in just fifty years. Where will we be fifty years from now? This visionary book follows the predictions of rocket scientists and science fiction authors in the 1950s to our accomplishments today and ...
On 17th December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright soared into history during a 12-second flight on a secluded North Carolina beach. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight, these essays seek to chart the central role that aviation played in 20th-century history and capture the spirit of innovation and adventure that has ...
When future generations review the history of the 20th century, they will undoubtedly judge humanity's movement into space, with both machines and people, as one of its seminal developments. Even at this juncture, the complex nature of space-flight and the activity that it has engendered on the part of many peoples and governments, makes the US ...
These essays are designed to be understandable and to capture the human drama as well as the scientific accomplishments of space exploration. Biographical profiles include not only astronauts and cosmonauts, but American and Soviet pioneers in the science of space exploration.
Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and the general ...
Topics and events newly covered in this revised and updated edition include: a new chapter on the Space Shuttle; new discoveries from the Galileo mission; the Mars probes and the Mars Global Surveyor's discovery of past water on the Red Planet; improvements to the Hubble telescope, etc.
In the history of space exploration, there have been many leaps for humankind. From the foremost experts at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, here is a complete visual narrative of our journey from Earth to the stars. . . . Although the momentous October 4, 1957, launch of "Sputnik 1" was not the beginning of humanity's adventure ...
From winged rocket ships to the epic, controversy-wracked sagas of Mir and the International Space Station, this original blend of history and popular culture explains why the dream of an occupied space outpost has captivated so many for so long.
Who were the Nauvoo Mormons? Were they Jacksonian Americans or did they embody some other weltanschaung? Why did this tiny Illinois town become such a protracted battleground for the Mormons and non-Mormons in the region? And what is the larger meaning of the Nauvoo experience for the various inheritors of the legacy of Joseph Smith, Jr.? "Kingdom ...
'This book should be read by every serious scholar of Mormonism and of American religious history--and by persons who love a good story well told.' -Paul M. Edwards, Western Illinois Regional Studies
The roots of professional baseball, and indeed its heart, may be found in the American Midwest, especially in Missouri. In Seasons in the Sun, Roger D. Launius offers an excellent overview of the teams, pennant races, trials, and triumphs of the different major-league teams that have resided in the state over the years. Since 1876, when St. Louis ...
Behind the glories and tragedies that make headlines and move the nation, the story of the space shuttle is inextricably bound to the lesser-known but no less engrossing drama of the search for a reusable single-stage-to-orbit rocket. In this book, Andrew J. Butrica tells this story, going back to the first glimmerings of the idea in the 1920s, ...
The contours of space exploration in the latter half of the 20th century owe much to the seminal but hardly singular event of Sputnik. This work looks at how this event changed history on October 4th, 1957 when the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1. The first artificial satellite was the about the size of a basketball, weighed ...
Access - no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space. Every participant in space activities - civil, military, scientific, or commercial - needs affordable, reliable, frequent, and flexible access to space. To Reach the High Frontier details the histories of the various space access vehicles ...
Alexander William Doniphan (1808-1887) - Missouri attorney, military figure, politician, and businessman - was a significant figure in antebellum Missouri. This text argues that the key to his importance was his persistent moderation on the critical issues of his day.
In Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership, ten contributors present compelling arguments and analyses that shed new light on the power and leadership of the nation's presidency and on the space program. Setting the tone for the collection, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy maintain that the nation's presidency had become imperial by ...
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