The other space race : Eisenhower and the quest for aerospace security / / Nicholas Michael Sambaluk

• Autore: Sambaluk Nicholas Michael
• Pubblicazione: Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2015]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvii, 316 pages)
• Disciplina: 358.8
• Soggetto topico: Astronautics and state - United States - History - 20th century; Aeronautics and state - United States - History - 20th century; Space race - History - 20th century; National security - United States - History - 20th century; Astronautics, Military - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Terms and Acronyms -- Chronology of Events -- 1. "What's a Heaven For?" Setting Security Policy in Space -- 2. "Symbol of . . . Longing and Hope": Dwight Eisenhower and America, 1952-1956 -- 3. "What an Impressive Idea!" Conceptualizing the Aerospace Bomber -- 4. "Adjacent to the Abyss": Leveraging Crisis to Promote the Aerospace Agenda -- 5. "The First of a New Generation": Dyna-Soar Spreads the Air Force's Wings into Aerospace -- 6. "The Air Force Must Not Lose Dynasoar": Air Force Reaction to Eisenhower Policy -- 7. "A Capacity . . . Adequate for Our Own U.S. Purposes": Space Security Policymaking in the Eisenhower White House -- 8. "Satellites Are Our Last Chance": Pursuing the Need for Reconnaissance -- 9. "Slipping Out of Control": The Struggle to Define Security in 1960 -- 10. "A Thousand Drawing Boards": Eisenhower's Farewell Warnings -- 11. "Equal Attention to Both": John F. Kennedy's Activity in Space -- Epilogue and Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Other Space Race is a unique look at the early U.S. space program and how it both shaped and was shaped by politics during the Cold War. Eisenhower's "New Look" expanded the role of the Air Force in national security, and ultimately allowed ambitious aerospace projects, namely the "Dyna-Soar," a bomber equipped with nuclear weapons that would operate in space. Eisenhower's space policy was purely practical, creating a strong deterrent against the use of nuclear arms against the United States.With the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, the political climate changed, and space travel became part of the United States' national discourse. Sambaluk explores what followed, including the scuttling of the "Dyna-Soar" program and the transition from Eisenhower's space policy to John Kennedy's. This well-argued, well-researched book gives much needed perspective on the Cold War's influence on space travel and it's relation to the formation of public policy.
• Titolo autorizzato: The other space race
• ISBN: 1-61251-887-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460956703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Transforming war.