[PDF] The Politics And Perils Of Space Exploration eBook

Author : Linda Dawson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 25,57 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 : E. Sadeh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,72 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 : Eligar Sadeh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 15,27 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 : Michael Sheehan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1134151373

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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 Po

Author : Gregory Vogt
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,67 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :

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"Space exploration represents one of the triumphs of the twentieth century, but its story would be incomplete without looking at the disasters that occurred along the way. Vogt discusses the perils of space flight and relates some of the harrowing escapes and full-fledged calamities that have occurred. Even readers well-versed in NASA history may find new material here, as mishaps from the Soviet space program are related as well. Photographs, including many in color, appear on nearly every double-page spread. Despite the tales of adversity, Vogt encourages readers to remember the many successes in space exploration, commenting, "each failure takes us a stop closer to the stars."--Booklist.

Author : Melissa Mean
Publisher : Demos
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 26,18 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 : Deganit Paikowsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,70 MB
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108170749

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Why do nation states choose to develop national space programs? How can they justify national efforts to acquire capabilities by arguing for membership of the space club? This book provides a unique perspective of the past, current and future of space exploration and technological development in world politics. A country that sees itself as a power deserving of a seat at the table of world governance is expected to race for space. Based on a rich and detailed analysis of a range of space programs of states which are not usually at the focus of world politics and its research, the author shows that joining the space club is a legitimate and rational decision. The book provides a different way of looking at international relations, through a relatively under-studied area of policy - the space club.

Author : Charles P. Cozic
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 33,69 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Debates the space exploration issues of proper goals of space exploration, which programs should be pursued, the elimination of NASA, and the appropriateness of using space for warfare.

Author : Sarah Flowers
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 33,24 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.