Defence and Discovery : Canada's Military Space Program, 1945-74.
Godefroy, Andrew B.
Defence and Discovery : Canada's Military Space Program, 1945-74. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Studies in Canadian Military History Series . - Studies in Canadian Military History Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chronology of Canada's Rocketry and Space Program -- Introduction -- 1: Cold War Security and Aerospace Defence Research Prior to Sputnik -- 2: Missiles, Rocketry, and the Development of the Black Brant Launcher -- 3: Defence and Discovery: Canada's Early Space Policies -- 4: Forging a Spacefaring Nation: The Alouette-ISIS Program -- 5: Canada's Militarization and Weaponization of Space -- 6: The Demise of Canada's Cold War Space Programs -- 7: National Interests and a New Agenda for Outer Space -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A revealing investigation into the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program from 1945 to 1974.
9780774819619
Astronautics, Military -- Canada -- History.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Canada -- History.
Canada -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Electronic books.
UG1525.C3 -- G63 2011eb
623/.690971
Defence and Discovery : Canada's Military Space Program, 1945-74. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Studies in Canadian Military History Series . - Studies in Canadian Military History Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chronology of Canada's Rocketry and Space Program -- Introduction -- 1: Cold War Security and Aerospace Defence Research Prior to Sputnik -- 2: Missiles, Rocketry, and the Development of the Black Brant Launcher -- 3: Defence and Discovery: Canada's Early Space Policies -- 4: Forging a Spacefaring Nation: The Alouette-ISIS Program -- 5: Canada's Militarization and Weaponization of Space -- 6: The Demise of Canada's Cold War Space Programs -- 7: National Interests and a New Agenda for Outer Space -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A revealing investigation into the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program from 1945 to 1974.
9780774819619
Astronautics, Military -- Canada -- History.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Canada -- History.
Canada -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Electronic books.
UG1525.C3 -- G63 2011eb
623/.690971