The Other Space Race : Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security.

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 ;Dy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sambaluk, Nicholas Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2015.
Colección:Transforming war.
Temas:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969
1900-1999
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.
Astronautique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Conquête de l'espace > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Astronautique militaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Aeronautics and state
Astronautics and state
Astronautics, Military
National security
Space race
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (254 pages)
ISBN:9781612518879
1612518877

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