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Title: The Dream of Spaceflight: Essays on the Near Edge of Infinity by Wyn Wachhorst, Buzz Aldrin ISBN: 0-465-09057-5 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wachhorst's magic realized
Comment: If every politician in Washington had read this book we would not only have saved the Pluto-Kuiper Express mission but might well be revitalizing our whole space effort in the direction of actual exploration. Wachhorst gets beyond the nuts and bolts and tired histories to the real meaning of spaceflight-what it feels like to dream the dream. My wife and I are avid readers, and this is simply the best non-fiction writing we have ever encountered.
Rating: 5
Summary: Review of The Dream of Spaceflight
Comment: The beautiful prose in Wyn Wachhorst's The Dream of Spaceflight : Essays on the Near Edge of Infinity, led me to a greater understanding of space exploration and invited me to meditate with the author on the deeper meanings waiting for us if we open ourselves to the mysteries of the universe. Reading this book reminded me of how I felt when I first read Chet Raymo's The Soul of the Night: that I was being taken on a journey to new places with a trustworthy guide. I love the way Wachhorst, like Raymo, looks at science through the lens of poetry. Throughout the essays in his book, whether he's writing about the history of spaceflight and the evolution of Western culture, philosophical concerns related to space exploration, or the workings of the human psyche, Wachhorst made me aware of how important it is not to lose the capacity for wonder and for the human race to keep dreaming of reaching the stars. As he focuses on what it means to explore other worlds, Wachhorst never loses sight of the inner, subjective meaning inherent in all our undertakings. The personal narrative that Wachhorst weaves through the book connects those inner and outer realities and celebrates a world that is infinite. These are essays I will return to often for their poetry, their intelligence, and their wisdom.
Rating: 4
Summary: Thought provoking essays
Comment: "The Dream of Spaceflight" is a charming little collection of essays on the past and future of spaceflight and space exploration. More lyrical than substantial, "Dream of Spaceflight" is designed more to stimulate that place in the imagination that initially made man reach for the stars and seems to have been stymied recently as spaceflight has now become a glorified courier service instead of pioneering endeavor that it was intended to be. Why is it that it only took us eight years from the first astronaut orbiting the Earth to reach the Moon, but almost 30 years since the last moonflight, we barely reach beyond our own atmosphere anymore? Author Wyn Wachorst wonders this and seeks to have readers ponder the same questions and re-ignite their desire to reach beyond the bounds of Earth.
Certainly not a fast read, "The Dream of Spaceflight" tells the story of scientific pioneers like Johannes Kepler and Werner von Braun, as well as the brave men of the Apollo program. It remembers the imagination of past explorers while seeking to provoke the desires of the future explorers. This collection of essays may prove quite valuable in the future of our dreams.
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Title: Space and the American Imagination (Smithsonian History of Aviation Series) by Howard E. McCurdy ISBN: 1560984457 Publisher: Smithsonian Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age by Walter A. McDougall ISBN: 0801857481 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The CASE FOR MARS by Robert Zubrin ISBN: 0684835509 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 03 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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