Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age : Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands.
Shanahan, Mark.
Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age : Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (225 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Policy-Making Character -- Chapter Two: Missile and Reconnaissance Development under Eisenhower -- Chapter Three: The Sputnik Season -- Chapter Four: From Confrontation to Legislation -- Chapter Five: From Strategy to Implementation -- Chapter Six: Final Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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.
9781498528153
Outer space - Exploration - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
TL789.8.U5.S536 2017
629.40973
Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age : Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (225 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Policy-Making Character -- Chapter Two: Missile and Reconnaissance Development under Eisenhower -- Chapter Three: The Sputnik Season -- Chapter Four: From Confrontation to Legislation -- Chapter Five: From Strategy to Implementation -- Chapter Six: Final Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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.
9781498528153
Outer space - Exploration - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
TL789.8.U5.S536 2017
629.40973