Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth Author:R Buckminster Fuller R. Buckminster Fuller's Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, published in 1969, imagines our species as a crew, united by a shared fate, on a tiny spaceship traveling through infinity. It can be read even today as the most intelligent metaphor for thinking about humankind on this planet. Fuller accepted the challenge pre-sented by this metaphor... more », using his inventions and writings to contribute to the safe operations of Spaceship Earth. This title is an exact facsimile of the 1969 edition.« less