NASA and the American South / edited by Brian C. Odom and Stephen P. Waring.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Odom, Brian C., editor.

Waring, Stephen P., editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History.

United States.

John F. Kennedy Space Center--History.

John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Southern States--History.

Southern States.

Southern States--Social life and customs.

Florida--History.

Florida.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

NASA & the American South

National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the American South

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, 2024.

Contents:

Foreword / Douglas Brinkley

Introduction / Brian C. Odom

Part 1. Politics and Prejudice in a Southern Context.

Constructing Apollo: The American South and the Moon Landings / Roger Launius

Lyndon Johnson, NASA, and the South / Andrew J. Dunar

Black Education in the Shadow of Apollo: Dr. Richard D. Morrison and Alabama A&M College / Brian Odom

Engineering with an Accent? A Discussion of the Challenger Accident / Stephen P. Waring

Part 2. Colonizing the Crescent.

Oranges and Rockets: The People and Technology of Cape Canaveral / Rachael Kirschenmann

Local Aerospaces: Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Baikonur, Kazakhstan / Arslan Jumaniyazov

"Fire in the Bucket": The Impact of Mississippi Test Facility on Local Residents / Stuart Simms

Moonshots and Moonshine: Project Apollo and the Appalachian Regional Commission / Max Campbell

Apollo and the Creation of the Clear Lake Community / Jennifer Ross-Nazzal

Part 3. Leveraging Aerospace for Tourism.

Gateway to the Stars: Carl McIntire, Space Tourism, and the Cape Canaveral Bible Conference / Kari Edwards

"Put Us on Display": The Making of the Alabama Space and Rocket Center,

1970 / Emily A. Margolis

Space City USA: A Theme Park of the South that Failed to Launch / Drew Adan

Part 4. Reflections in Regional Art and Architecture.

Architectural Modernity in NASA's Remote South / Jeffrey S. Nesbit

The Race for Space: Creating Modern Landmarks in Postwar Huntsville, Alabama / Caroline Swope

Institutional Orbits and the Inflatable Form in the Space Age / Katarzyna Balug

Conclusion / Stephen P. Waring

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 03, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: NASA and the American South

ISBN:

9781683404095

1683404092

9781683404255

1683404254

Publisher Number:

40032083190

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.