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Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek de Glen E. Swanson

Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek

Autor Glen E. Swanson Cuvânt înainte de Margaret A. Weitekamp
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 sep 2025
Discover how NASA, the Smithsonian, and the aerospace community helped craft, legitimize, and popularize the beloved television show Star Trek.

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry sought to create a work of science fiction that would immerse viewers not only through clever storylines and modern visual effects, but also by presenting the story in a scientific and technological context that felt believable. To this end, Roddenberry, a former WWII combat pilot, used his connections in the aerospace industry to seek out the latest and greatest technology.

This book, authored by Glen E. Swanson, former chief historian at the NASA Johnson Space Center, uncovers the story of how NASA, the Smithsonian, and the aerospace industry helped craft, legitimize, and popularize the beloved television show Star Trek. Further context is provided through the discussion of additional factors behind the success of the show, including merchandising and syndication.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780764369360
ISBN-10: 0764369369
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 135 color and b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Colecția Schiffer
Locul publicării:United States

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“Inspired Enterprise is an amazing book. It helps us understand what gave Star Trek its ability to miraculously convince. You wouldn't believe how many astronauts, scientists, engineers, and Hollywood designers told me that while growing up, Star Trek got them to thinking. This was the lynchpin.”

“A deep dive into the development of my favorite television show AND my favorite starship. Glen Swanson’s detailed research sheds new light onto numerous hitherto-unsung contributions – large and small – to Star Trek’s early development. In the process, he provides fascinating details and explodes a few myths.”

“Required reading for any serious Original Trek fan. It illuminates what we learned from the original “Making of Star Trek” book, and dives deeper into the how’s and why’s that went into the creation of our favorite Starship with new stories and participants. It boldly goes there, thankfully.”

"I’ve long observed and described the “mutual love affair” between NASA and Star Trek, with the heroes of space fact and the heroes of space fiction — both the famous faces and their just as talented “support crews.” Now Glen Swanson has put date, quote, verse and scripture to that amazing symbiosis with hours spent in research I can only envy. But here we are, only too glad to enjoy the fruits of Glen’s detailed and fun-loving labors. He has completely swiped my mantra of not just tweaking around the same-o, same-o of the Star Trek history we know, but digging into original research docs and first- hand witnesses.  What a story!"
"Informed by archival research, Swanson takes a unique approach to a well-documented show. Fans will find it fascinating, especially fans of the 1966–69 original series."

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  • The Creator This book tells a new story about Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and his show, how it was made, and how it came to be successful 
  • Aerospace With a focus on the real-life technology that inspired Roddenbery, this work will appeal both to "trekkies" and aerospace historians alike
  • Illustrated Includes 137 images, many of which were provided courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian curator Margaret Weikamp authored a foreword for the book.
  • Credentialed Author Author is both a trekkie and credentialed scholar of the real space program. He formerly served as chief historian at NASA's Johnson Space Center.