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Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age : Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498528153
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space AgeDDC classification:
  • 629.40973
LOC classification:
  • TL789.8.U5.S536 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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