LEADER 02117nam 2200469 450 001 9910798988003321 005 20230126214749.0 010 $a1-4985-2815-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000922184 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4729506 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000922184 100 $a20161109h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEisenhower at the dawn of the Space Age $esputnik, rockets, and helping hands /$fMark Shanahan 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (225 pages) 311 $a1-4985-2816-3 311 $a1-4985-2814-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 2 $a"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. 606 $aAstronautics and state$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSpace race$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aOuter space$xExploration$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xRelations$zSoviet Union 607 $aSoviet Union$xRelations$zUnited States 615 0$aAstronautics and state$xHistory 615 0$aSpace race$xHistory 676 $a629.40973 700 $aShanahan$b Mark$01476710 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798988003321 996 $aEisenhower at the dawn of the Space Age$93691470 997 $aUNINA