Remembering the Space Age: Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Conference

by Steven J. Dick (Editor)

Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch  in October 1957 and the dawn of the space age. 

Genres: Space

465 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Steven J. Dick is an American astronomer, author, and historian of science most noted for his work in the field of astrobiology. He served as the NASA Chief Historian and Director of the NASA History Office from 2003 to 2009 and, prior to that, as an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory for more than two decades.

Reviews

[Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Professor Jonathan Coopersmith for letting me borrow this book. This NASA History office publication based on a 2007 conference details the memory of the space age in national and global contexts. I learned a great deal.