Writers in the 60s and 70s were also promoting a space utopia because the space race was a critical Cold War military goal. We needed scientists to build equip

Writers in the 60s and 70s were also promoting a space utopia because the space race was a critical Cold War military goal. We needed scientists to build equipment to spy on the Russians harder than they were spying on us. That meant, among other things, winning the hearts and minds of the kinds of people who would grow up to be scientists.