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Space Policy for the Twenty-First Century / Wendy N. Whitman Cobb and Derrick V. Frazier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitman Cobb, Wendy N., author.
- Frazier, Derrick V., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History.
- United States.
- Astronautics and state--United States.
- Astronautics and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Space policy for the 21st century.
- Place of Publication:
- University Press of Florida 2024
- Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- A foundational resource for both students and professionals, this book provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of major space policies in the United States and a framework through which to analyze them.
- Contents:
- The Space Race during the Cold War: The Quest for Prestige and Security
- Post-Cold War Space History
- Presidents and Space Policy
- Congress and Space Policy
- NASA
- Military Space and the Intelligence Community
- The Other Actors
- Nongovernmental Forces
- Civilian Space Policy
- International Politics and National Security Space Policy
- Commercial Space Policy
- Major Issues in US Space Policy
- Bibliography
- Index
- Figures: NASA's Budget in Millions, 1959-2022 (Constant 2021 Dollars)
- Presidential Statements About Space, 1957-2020
- Presidential Statements by Type of Space Policy, 1957-2020
- Congressional Hearings by Chamber on Space, 1970-2020
- Frequency of Military/National Security Space Hearings, 1970-2020
- Space Economy Output in Millions of Current US Dollars, 2012-2019
- NASA Cost and Schedule Overruns, 2013-2022
- General Social Survey Attitudes on Space Exploration Spending, 1973
- General Social Survey Interest in Space, 2008-2018
- Technology Spectrum
- Tables: Types of Space Policy
- Major Space Race Milestones
- Theoretical Perspectives: Actors, Preferences, Outcomes, and Schools of Thought
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781683404125
- 1683404122
- 9781683404279
- 1683404270
- 9781683404361
- 168340436X
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