Cosmic Fragments

Cosmic Fragments enlarges the purview of the history of space exploration, foregrounding those narrative fragments normally consigned to the edges—environmental damage, Indigenous dispossession, infrastructural entanglements, failed pathways, and cultural registers of ambiguity and rupture. This anthology is a significant achievement and is poised to make a valuable contribution to space history.

-- Matthew Hersch, Harvard University

Cosmic Fragments makes a valuable contribution to space exploration history through its coverage of the negative and problematic aspects of space development.

-- Michael J. Neufeld, author of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

Cosmic Fragments is an exciting collection of essays challenging the commonsense idea that space history is only the technological innovations and political interests of the Cold War superpowers. The book gives us a new history that disrupts our favorite ‘right stuff’ myths, unveiling overlooked places, people, and perspectives. It is essential reading for exploring the space-age ruins of India, Japan, Australia, South America, Canada, and China, as well as those of Russia and the United States.

-- DeWitt Douglas Kilgore, Indiana Univer