02117nam 2200469 450 991079898800332120230126214749.01-4985-2815-5(CKB)3710000000922184(MiAaPQ)EBC4729506(EXLCZ)99371000000092218420161109h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEisenhower at the dawn of the Space Age sputnik, rockets, and helping hands /Mark ShanahanLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2017.©20171 online resource (225 pages)1-4985-2816-3 1-4985-2814-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.The policymaking character -- Missile and reconnaissance development under Eisenhower -- The Sputnik season -- From confrontation to legislation -- From strategy to implementation -- Final thoughts : Ike revisited on space."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"--Provided by publisher.Astronautics and stateUnited StatesHistory20th centurySpace raceUnited StatesHistory20th centuryOuter spaceExplorationGovernment policyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesRelationsSoviet UnionSoviet UnionRelationsUnited StatesAstronautics and stateHistorySpace raceHistory629.40973Shanahan Mark1476710MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798988003321Eisenhower at the dawn of the Space Age3691470UNINA