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02869aam a2200565 i 4500 001 5F71490082A011E99E6AB6FC96128E48 003 SILO 005 20190530010029 008 180730t20192019dcua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018032602 020 $a 1588346498 020 $a 9781588346490 035 $a (OCoLC)1048054778 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ZVR $d ZQP $d IHV $d UAP $d JQW $d ILC $d JQM $d DLC $d OQX $d W8N $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a TL789.8.U6 $b L27 2019 082 00 $a 629.45/4 $2 23 100 1 $a Launius, Roger D., $e author. 245 10 $a Apollo's legacy : $b perspectives on the moon landings / $c Roger D. Launius. 264 1 $a Washington, DC : $b Smithsonian Books, $c [2019] 300 $a xxiii, 239 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Versions of reality -- A moment in time -- The most powerful technology ever conceived -- Heroes in a vacuum -- Ex luna, scientia -- Apollo imagery and vicarious exploration -- Applying knowledge from Apollo to this-world problems -- Apollo and the religion of spaceflight -- Abandoned in place -- Denying the Apollo Moon landings. 520 $a The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world. Launius surveys a wide range of viewpoints and narratives, both positive and negative, surrounding the program. These include the argument that Apollo epitomizes American technological-- and political-- progress; technological and scientific advances garnered from the program; critiques from both sides of the political spectrum about the program's expenses; and even conspiracy theories and denials of the program's very existence. -- adapted from jacket 610 20 $a Project Apollo (U.S.) $x History. 650 0 $a Space flight to the moon $x History. 650 0 $a Space race $z United States $x History. 651 0 $a Outer space $x History. $z United States $x History. 941 $a 18 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611020448.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417014927.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210022125.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20220806010700.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728010429.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722061547.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529015910.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204094417.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110080725.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190806075024.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20190716014133.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20190711011155.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20190711010613.0 952 $l ORAX826 $d 20190711010235.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20190615010316.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20190604034531.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20190604033651.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190530011930.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5F71490082A011E99E6AB6FC96128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search