Leaving orbit: notes from the last days of American spaceflight
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Author:
Contributors:
Polito, Robert, 1951- writer of afterword.
Published:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2015].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
317 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Status:
Description
Leaving Orbit takes the measure of what American spaceflight has achieved while reckoning with its earlier witnesses, such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Oriana Fallaci. Along the way, Dean meets NASA workers, astronauts, and space fans, gathering possible answers to the question: What does it mean that a spacefaring nation won't be going to space anymore? An elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known it.
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Pitkin County Library
629.4 D282
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Nov 1, 2017
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781555977092, 155597709X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-309).
Description
Leaving Orbit takes the measure of what American spaceflight has achieved while reckoning with its earlier witnesses, such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Oriana Fallaci. Along the way, Dean meets NASA workers, astronauts, and space fans, gathering possible answers to the question: What does it mean that a spacefaring nation won't be going to space anymore? An elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known it.
Awards
Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Dean, M. L., & Polito, R. (2015). Leaving orbit: notes from the last days of American spaceflight. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dean, Margaret Lazarus, 1972- and Robert Polito. 2015. Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dean, Margaret Lazarus, 1972- and Robert Polito, Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dean, Margaret Lazarus and Robert Polito. Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press, 2015.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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