Captures the unique community of shuttle fans camping in the Mojave Desert, celebrating the dawn of the New Space Age.
Waiting for Spaceships vividly portrays a forgotten community of pilgrims who camped on a barren patch of California's Mojave Desert to witness space shuttles come to Earth. It was during the 1980s and the dawn of the first New Space Age. The location was Edwards Air Force Base--endless miles of wild desert protecting...