02375nam 22005654a 450 991022013650332120200520144314.00-8330-3412-X(CKB)111087028057514(EBL)202784(OCoLC)437063551(SSID)ssj0000198838(PQKBManifestationID)11188893(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198838(PQKBWorkID)10190951(PQKB)11610676(MiAaPQ)EBC202784(Au-PeEL)EBL202784(CaPaEBR)ebr10056207(EXLCZ)9911108702805751420021212d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMastering the ultimate high ground next steps in the military uses of space /Benjamin S. Lambeth1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND, Project Air Force20031 online resource (213 p.)"Prepared for the United States Air Force.""MR-1649-AF"--P. [4] of cover.0-8330-3330-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193).Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Appendix; BIBLIOGRAPHYAssesses the military space challenges facing the Air Force and the nation in light of the findings and recommendations of the Space Commission. The author reviews the Air Force's involvement in space since its creation as an independent service in 1947; examines the circumstances that occasioned the commission's creation and the conceptual and organizational roadblocks that have impeded a more rapid growth of U.S. military space capability; and enumerates the challenges facing the Air Force with respect to space.Astronautics, MilitaryUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary policyAstronautics, Military358/.8/0973Lambeth Benjamin S904730Rand Corporation.United States.Air Force.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220136503321Mastering the ultimate high ground2073723UNINA