Jeffrey S Nesbit
Biographic Data
| ID | 1680666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey S Nesbit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey S |
| FAMILY NAME | Nesbit |
| SIGNATURE | NESBIT J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1597-576X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Earthmoving for the extraterrestrial
The United States spaceport, and more importantly, its technical landscape, operate in the background for the technological and political progress in pursuit of the extraterrestrial. Throughout the construction of the launch complexes on the Florida coastline, earthmoving became standard practice to elevate rocket pads above sea level and protect against rocket blasts. However, a more extended history of earthmoving at Cape Canaveral is necessary…
Ground Control
Ascension
In the middle of the South Atlantic lies Ascension Island, a modest island constructed in the background of Cold War politics and military history. This essay examines Ascension Island in three parts: first, from geologic prehistory to British naval occupation; second, the operation of the island by the United States military and installation of NASA tracking stations; and third, the lost histories in the wake of empire building. Ascension, initi…
Interiority and the Vision of Power
The American spaceport and the power of cultural imaginaries
Cape Canaveral, the site of the American space programme launch complex located on the coast of Central Florida, has both a deep history in technological innovation and has been the place for architecturally imagining the new frontier of civilization. The range and trajectory of this new extraterrestrial frontier today resides within this once remote wilderness at the ends of architecture – both at the ends of a disciplinary formation and the phy…
Cidade Oceanico. Environment and Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro
Using Rio de Janeiro as a case study in urbanization within the context of climate change, this multi-year urban design studio examines the challenges of addressing rising sea levels in one of Latin America's largest cities. As a coastal metropolis, Rio requires that heterogeneous networks be woven between ecological and 21 st century urban design processes. Yet, Rio continues to grow in low-lying, ecologically sensitive areas -and this has been …
The American spaceport and the power of cultural imaginaries
Cape Canaveral, the site of the American space programme launch complex located on the coast of Central Florida, has both a deep history in technological innovation and has been the place for architecturally imagining the new frontier of civilization. The range and trajectory of this new extraterrestrial frontier today resides within this once remote wilderness at the ends of architecture – both at the ends of a disciplinary formation and the phy…
Cidade Oceanico. Environment and Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro
Using Rio de Janeiro as a case study in urbanization within the context of climate change, this multi-year urban design studio examines the challenges of addressing rising sea levels in one of Latin America's largest cities. As a coastal metropolis, Rio requires that heterogeneous networks be woven between ecological and 21 st century urban design processes. Yet, Rio continues to grow in low-lying, ecologically sensitive areas -and this has been …
The American spaceport and the power of cultural imaginaries
Cape Canaveral, the site of the American space programme launch complex located on the coast of Central Florida, has both a deep history in technological innovation and has been the place for architecturally imagining the new frontier of civilization. The range and trajectory of this new extraterrestrial frontier today resides within this once remote wilderness at the ends of architecture – both at the ends of a disciplinary formation and the phy…
Ground Control
Ascension
In the middle of the South Atlantic lies Ascension Island, a modest island constructed in the background of Cold War politics and military history. This essay examines Ascension Island in three parts: first, from geologic prehistory to British naval occupation; second, the operation of the island by the United States military and installation of NASA tracking stations; and third, the lost histories in the wake of empire building. Ascension, initi…
Interiority and the Vision of Power
Earthmoving for the extraterrestrial
The United States spaceport, and more importantly, its technical landscape, operate in the background for the technological and political progress in pursuit of the extraterrestrial. Throughout the construction of the launch complexes on the Florida coastline, earthmoving became standard practice to elevate rocket pads above sea level and protect against rocket blasts. However, a more extended history of earthmoving at Cape Canaveral is necessary…
Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Space exploration and regulation (3 works) · Astrobiology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Extraterrestrial life (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 works)