[PDF] The Politics And Perils Of Space Exploration eBook

Author : Linda Dawson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 47,21 MB
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319388134

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Written by a former Aerodynamics Officer on the space shuttle program, this book provides a complete overview of the “new” U. S. space program, which has changed considerably over the past 50 years.The future of space exploration has become increasingly dependent on other countries and private enterprise. Can private enterprise fill NASA's shoes and provide the same expertise, safety measures and lessons learned? In order to tell this story, it is important to understand the politics of space as well as the dangers, why it is so difficult to explore and utilize the resources of space. Some past and recent triumphs and failures will be discussed, pointing the way to a successful space policy that includes taking risks but also learning how to mitigate them.

Author : E. Sadeh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 50,84 MB
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 0306484137

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Space Politics and Policy: An Evolutionary Perspective provides a comprehensive survey of Space Policy. This book is organized around two themes. Space Policy is evolutionary in that it has responded to dramatic political events, such as the launching of Sputnik and the Cold War, and has undergone dynamic and evolutionary policy changes over the course of the space age. Space Policy is an integral part of and interacts with public policy processes in the United States and abroad. The book analyzes Space Policy at several levels including historical context, political actors and institutions, political processes and policy outcomes. It examines the symbiotic relationships between policy, technology, and science; provides a review and synthesis of the existing body of knowledge in Space Policy; and identifies Space Policy trends and developments from the beginnings of the space age through the current era of the twenty-first century.

Author : Linda Dawson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 12,4 MB
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030568350

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This book examines the U.S. space program’s triumphs and failures in order to assess what constitutes a successful space policy. Using NASA and the space industry’s complex history as a guide, it draws global lessons about space missions and the trends we can expect from different nations in the next decade and beyond. Space exploration has become increasingly dependent on cooperation between countries as well as the involvement of private enterprise. This book thus addresses issues such as: Given their tenuous history, can rival countries work together? Can private enterprise fill NASA’s shoes and provide the same expertise and safety standards? Written by a former NASA Aerodynamics Officer at Houston Mission Control working on the Space Shuttle program, the second edition of this book provides updated information on U.S. space policy, including the new strategy to return to the Moon prior to traveling to Mars. Additionally, it takes a look at the formation of the Space Force as a military unit, as well as the latest developments in private industry. Overall, it is a thought-provoking resource for both space industry professionals and space enthusiasts.

Author : Eligar Sadeh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 40,34 MB
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1136884246

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The pace of space exploration has long been dictated by political motivations. This book helps to explain why this is so in the post-Cold War era. Combining essays, a glossary of terms, tables and statistics, this new title from Routledge comes as a welcome addition to this increasingly popular topic. The book: covers theories and concepts, as well as current issues gives a background to international and national space agencies contains essays that cover military, commercial and governmental actors in space politics.

Author : Melissa Mean
Publisher : Demos
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : 1841801194

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"Explores how space technology can help governments and citizens meet the challenges of economic modernisation and sustainable development." - cover.

Author : Michael Sheehan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 2007-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1134151381

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The year 2007 saw the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. Space is crucial to the politics of the postmodern world. It has seen competition and cooperation in the past fifty years, and is in danger of becoming a battlefield in the next fifty. The International Politics of Space is the first book to bring these crucial themes together and provide a clear and vital picture of how politically important space has become, and what its exploitation might mean for all our futures. Michael Sheehan analyzes the space programmes of the United States, Russia, China, India and the European Space Agency, and explains how central space has become to issues of war and peace, international law, justice and international development, and cooperation between the worlds leading states. It highlights the significance of China and India’s commitment to space, and explains how the theories and concepts we use to describe and explain space are fundamental to the possibility of avoiding conflict in space in the future.

Author : Deganit Paikowsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107194490

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This book analyses the decisions of nations to develop indigenous space programs in order to become a leading world power.

Author : Greg Klerkx
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 2004-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0375423117

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The daring, revolutionary NASA that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon has lost its meteoric vision, says journalist and space enthusiast Greg Klerkx. NASA, he contends, has devolved from a pioneer of space exploration into a factionalized bureaucracy focused primarily on its own survival. And as a result, humans haven’t ventured beyond Earth orbit for three decades. Klerkx argues that after its wildly successful Apollo program, NASA clung fiercely to the spotlight by creating a government-sheltered monopoly with a few Big Aerospace companies. Although committed in theory to supporting commercial spaceflight, in practice it smothered vital private-sector innovation. In striking descriptions of space milestones spanning the golden 1960s Space Age and the 2003 Columbia tragedy, Klerkx exposes the “real” NASA and envisions exciting public-private cooperation that could send humans back to the moon and beyond.

Author : Sarah Flowers
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 46,21 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780766011991

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Examines the debate over whether the United States should continue putting money into its space program.