The politics of space : a history of U.S.-Soviet/Russian competition and cooperation in space / Matthew J. Von Bencke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Bencke, Matthew J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics--International cooperation--Government policy--United States.

Astronautics.

Astronautics--International cooperation--Government policy--Russia.

Astronautics--International cooperation--Government policy.

Astronautics--International cooperation.

Russia.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.

Summary:

This is the first political history to emerge since the end of the Cold War that analyzes the development and interactions of the U.S. and Soviet/Russian space programs throughout the Space Age. Taking advantage of American and Russian sources previously unavailable, Von Bencke shows how U.S. and Soviet space policies intertwined with other, broader policy interests - interests that coalesced both in a frenzied "space race" and in surprisingly persistent attempts at cooperation. This ambivalent interaction did not end with the demise of the USSR. Von Bencke traces history through to the present, exploring the most recent opportunities that the two great space rivals have found to work together - as well as the new challenges they must yet surmount.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256) and index.

ISBN:

0813331927

OCLC:

187449474