TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mieczkowski,Yanek
TI  - Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment: The Race for Space and World Prestige
SN  - 9780801467936
AV  - E835 
U1  - 973.921092 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David), -- 1890-1969
KW  - Artificial satellites, Russian -- Political aspects -- United States
KW  - Sputnik satellites -- History
KW  - Astronautics and state -- United States -- History
KW  - United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: Sputnik -- 1. What Was the Sputnik "Panic"? -- 2. "The Most Fateful Decision of His Presidency" -- 3. Eisenhower's Reaction to Sputnik -- 4. Eisenhower's Principles -- Part Two: Setbacks -- 5. Cheerleader-in-Chief -- 6. "Gloom, Gloom, Gloom" -- 7. Space Highs, Economic Lows -- 8. Eisenhower's Rival -- 9. "Radical Moves" -- 10. Order from Chaos -- 11. Defeat and a SCORE -- 12. Priorities and Prestige -- Part Three: Space -- 13. Satellites, Saturn, Spacemen -- 14. Voyages, Mirages, Images -- 15. Space, Prestige, and the 1960 Race -- 16. Eisenhower versus Kennedy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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