TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shanahan,Mark
TI  - Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age: Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands
SN  - 9781498528153
AV  - TL789.8.U5.S536 2017 
U1  - 629.40973 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
KW  - Outer space - Exploration - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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