Eisenhower At the Dawn of the Space Age - Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands

Ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age, this revisionist study examines the development of space policy during the Eisenhower administration. It challenges traditional scholarly assessments and argues that President Eisenhower's space policies were proactive and activist rather than passive and reactive to Soviet successes.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Policymaking Character
Chapter 2: Missile and Reconnaissance Development under Eisenhower
Chapter 3: The Sputnik Season
Chapter 4: From Confrontation to Legislation
Chapter 5: From Strategy to Implementation
Chapter 6: Final Thoughts: Ike Revisited on Space

About the author

Mark Shanahan is lecturer in politics and international relations at the University of Reading.

Summary

Ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age, this revisionist study examines the development of space policy during the Eisenhower administration. It challenges traditional scholarly assessments and argues that President Eisenhower’s space policies were proactive and activist rather than passive and reactive to Soviet successes.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Shanahan, Shanahan Mark
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781498528160
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2816-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Space Science, History of the Americas, SCIENCE / Space Science / General, Political leaders and leadership