| Title: | Societal impact of spaceflight |
| Authors: | Steven J. Dick, Editor |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2015 |
| Series: | NASA SP |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-1-62683-027-1 |
| Format: | 1 electronic resource (ix, 664 p.) / ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | CB440 |
| Subjects: | Astronautics and state--United States--History ; Astronautics--Public opinion ; Astronautics--Social aspects ; Technology transfer |
| Description: | This volume presents a series of in-depth studies on the mutual interaction of space exploration and society—part of a larger need to understand the relationships between science, technology, and society. After beginning with a study of public attitudes toward space over time, it then moves on to specific case studies of potential “spinoffs” from NASA’s space program in the areas of medical technology, integrated circuits, and the multibillion-dollar industry today known as MEMS (microelectromechanical systems). These studies explicitly raise the difficult questions of what can be considered spinoff and how much of any particular claimed spinoff can be attributed to NASA. |
| Format : | Online/Open Access |
| Access: | http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/historical_studies_societal_impact_spaceflight_detail.html |
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