LEADER 04519nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910810146803321 005 20240416115115.0 010 $a0-8014-6792-6 010 $a0-8014-6793-4 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801467936 035 $a(CKB)2550000001038746 035 $a(OCoLC)829990483 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10656287 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001503909 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138432 035 $a(OCoLC)966771333 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51847 035 $a(DE-B1597)478670 035 $a(OCoLC)979723686 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801467936 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138432 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10656287 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL681807 035 $a(OCoLC)922998265 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001038746 100 $a20120717d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEisenhower's Sputnik moment $ethe race for space and world prestige /$fYanek Mieczkowski 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aIthaca $cCornell University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (369 p.) 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2013. 311 $a1-322-50525-X 311 $a0-8014-5150-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat was the Sputnik "panic"? -- The most fateful decision of his presidency? -- Eisenhower's reaction to Sputnik -- Space and Eisenhower's principles -- Cheerleader-in-chief -- Gloom, gloom, gloom -- High in space, low on earth -- Eisenhower's rival -- Radical moves -- Order from chaos -- Defeat and a score -- Priorities versus prestige -- Satellites, Saturn, spacemen -- Voyages, images, mirages -- Space and prestige in the 1960 race -- Eisenhower versus Kennedy. 330 $aIn a critical Cold War moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite. What Ike called "a small ball" became a source of Russian pride and propaganda, and it wounded him politically, as critics charged that he responded sluggishly to the challenge of space exploration. Yet Eisenhower refused to panic after Sputnik-and he did more than just stay calm. He helped to guide the United States into the Space Age, even though Americans have given greater credit to John F. Kennedy for that achievement.In Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment, Yanek Mieczkowski examines the early history of America's space program, reassessing Eisenhower's leadership. He details how Eisenhower approved breakthrough satellites, supported a new civilian space agency, signed a landmark science education law, and fostered improved relations with scientists. These feats made Eisenhower's post-Sputnik years not the flop that critics alleged but a time of remarkable progress, even as he endured the setbacks of recession, medical illness, and a humiliating first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite. Eisenhower's principled stands enabled him to resist intense pressure to boost federal spending, and he instead pursued his priorities-a balanced budget, prosperous economy, and sturdy national defense. Yet Sputnik also altered the world's power dynamics, sweeping Eisenhower in directions that were new, even alien, to him, and he misjudged the importance of space in the Cold War's "prestige race." By contrast, Kennedy capitalized on the issue in the 1960 election, and after taking office he urged a manned mission to the moon, leaving Eisenhower to grumble over the young president's aggressive approach.Offering a fast-paced account of this Cold War episode, Mieczkowski demonstrates that Eisenhower built an impressive record in space and on earth, all the while offering warnings about America's stature and strengths that still hold true today. 606 $aArtificial satellites, Russian$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aSputnik satellites$xHistory 606 $aAstronautics and state$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1953-1961 615 0$aArtificial satellites, Russian$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aSputnik satellites$xHistory. 615 0$aAstronautics and state$xHistory. 676 $a973.921092 700 $aMieczkowski$b Yanek$0478731 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810146803321 996 $aEisenhower's Sputnik moment$9263399 997 $aUNINA