Title: NASA/Trek
First published: 1997
Description: This wry and highly readable investigation of the role of space travel in popular imagination looks at the way NASA has openly borrowed from the TV show Star Trek to reinforce its public standing. It also celebrates the work of a group of the show's fans who rewrite its storylines in porno-romance fanzines. Constance Penley advocates that scientific experimentation be accompanied by social and sexual experimentation, and devoted to exploring inner as well as outer space.
Subjects: Astronautics and civilization, Astronautics in literature, Astronautics in mass media, History, Popular culture, Sex customs, Star trek (Television program), United States, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Sex discrimination against women, Women in science, Popular culture, united states, Sex, United states, national aeronautics and space administration, Star trek television programs, Science, social aspects
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: E169.Z82 P45 1997