Sputniks Crisis and Early United States Space Policy A Critique of the Historiography of Space

Klappentext An examination of American space policy in the 12 years after World War II and in particular of the reaction provoked by the launching of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. In the author's opinion the truth of what occurred in this period has been clouded by confusion and misinformation. Zusammenfassung An examination of American space policy in the 12 years after World War II and in particular of the reaction provoked by the launching of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. In the author's opinion the truth of what occurred in this period has been clouded by confusion and misinformation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Crisis: a devastating blow; "Ad Homines" - Eisenhower and Johnson before 1957. Part 2 Truman: advice on missiles for Truman; advice on space for Truman; intelligence for Truman; the Truman space policy. Part 3 International geophysical year: proposing satellites for the IGY; satellites in the IGY. Part 4 Eisenhower: advice for Eisenhower; intelligence for Eisenhower; Eisenhower's early space policy. Part 5 Judgements: post mortem; versions of events.

Product details

• Authors: Rip Bulkeley
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 14.01.2014
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781349119837
• ISBN: 978-1-349-11983-7
• Pages: 303
• Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History; Studies in Military and Strate; Studies in Military and Strategic History; Studies in Military and Strate
• Subjects: Internationale Beziehungen, Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Angewandte Physik, HISTORY / Historiography, Business / Economics / Finance, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Space Science / General