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OverviewReaching for the High Frontier tells the story of the pro-space movement from the end of the moon landing program to the beginning of the space station program. It describes the origins, constituencies, and goals of the various groups in the movement, and reviews their tactics, successes, and the opportunities they may have missed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael MichaudPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.826kg ISBN: 9780275921514ISBN 10: 0275921514 Pages: 462 Publication Date: 03 December 1986 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews"""Everyone interested in the U.S. space program should read Michael Michaud's Reaching for the High Frontier: The American Pro-Space Movement, 1972-84, both for enlightenment and for entertainment.... [The book] is a thorough accurate, and well-written history.... Michaud's fine book chronicles the origins and history of the pro-space movement up to 1984. It lays bare the shortcomings as well as the successes, the zany ideas and internecine warfare among various groups, and the admirable aspirations that motivate them.... Reaching for the High Frontier remains the best book yet written about the pro-space movement.""-Sky & Telescope ?A well-written, timely, useful contribution to our understanding of the space program.... Rich source notes, appendixes, and an excellent bibliographical essay enrich the book's utility. Students and general readers.?-Choice ?Everyone interested in the U.S. space program should read Michael Michaud's Reaching for the High Frontier: The American Pro-Space Movement, 1972-84, both for enlightenment and for entertainment.... [The book] is a thorough accurate, and well-written history.... Michaud's fine book chronicles the origins and history of the pro-space movement up to 1984. It lays bare the shortcomings as well as the successes, the zany ideas and internecine warfare among various groups, and the admirable aspirations that motivate them.... Reaching for the High Frontier remains the best book yet written about the pro-space movement.?-Sky & Telescope ""A well-written, timely, useful contribution to our understanding of the space program.... Rich source notes, appendixes, and an excellent bibliographical essay enrich the book's utility. Students and general readers.""-Choice" Everyone interested in the U.S. space program should read Michael Michaud's Reaching for the High Frontier: The American Pro-Space Movement, 1972-84, both for enlightenment and for entertainment.... [The book] is a thorough accurate, and well-written history.... Michaud's fine book chronicles the origins and history of the pro-space movement up to 1984. It lays bare the shortcomings as well as the successes, the zany ideas and internecine warfare among various groups, and the admirable aspirations that motivate them.... Reaching for the High Frontier remains the best book yet written about the pro-space movement. -Sky & Telescope A well-written, timely, useful contribution to our understanding of the space program.... Rich source notes, appendixes, and an excellent bibliographical essay enrich the book's utility. Students and general readers. -Choice ?A well-written, timely, useful contribution to our understanding of the space program.... Rich source notes, appendixes, and an excellent bibliographical essay enrich the book's utility. Students and general readers.?-Choice ?Everyone interested in the U.S. space program should read Michael Michaud's Reaching for the High Frontier: The American Pro-Space Movement, 1972-84, both for enlightenment and for entertainment.... [The book] is a thorough accurate, and well-written history.... Michaud's fine book chronicles the origins and history of the pro-space movement up to 1984. It lays bare the shortcomings as well as the successes, the zany ideas and internecine warfare among various groups, and the admirable aspirations that motivate them.... Reaching for the High Frontier remains the best book yet written about the pro-space movement.?-Sky & Telescope Everyone interested in the U.S. space program should read Michael Michaud's Reaching for the High Frontier: The American Pro-Space Movement, 1972-84, both for enlightenment and for entertainment.... [The book] is a thorough accurate, and well-written history.... Michaud's fine book chronicles the origins and history of the pro-space movement up to 1984. It lays bare the shortcomings as well as the successes, the zany ideas and internecine warfare among various groups, and the admirable aspirations that motivate them.... Reaching for the High Frontier remains the best book yet written about the pro-space movement. -Sky & Telescope Author Informationchaud /f Michael /i A. G. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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