Into the unknown together : the DOD, NASA, and early spaceflight / Mark Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Mark, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History.

United States.

United States. Air Force--History.

United States. Department of Defense--History.

United States. Air Force.

United States. Department of Defense.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Manned space flight--Government policy--United States--History.

Manned space flight.

Astronautics, Military--Government policy--United States.

Astronautics, Military.

Astronautics, Military--Government policy.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 667 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

DOD, NASA, and early spaceflight

Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and early spaceflight

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2005.

Summary:

"Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the evolving NASA-DOD relationship, and the larger context in which this relationship was forged. He focuses on the human-spaceflight projects -- Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Dynasoar, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory--by examining the geopolitical, domestic political, and bureaucratic environments in which decisions concerning these projects were made. By blending in the individuals involved, the obstacles that were overcome, and the achievements of the US space program, Erickson reveals a special transformation that took place during this chapter of Americana."--Abstract from AU press web site

Contents:

Necessary preconditions

Eisenhower Act I : reaction to Sputnik and the birth of NASA

Eisenhower Act II : forging a NASA-DOD relationship

Mercury, Dynosoar, and the National Reconnaissance Office under Eisenhower

Kennedy, prestige, and the manned lunar landing program

NASA, DOD, McNamara and the Air Force under Kennedy

Gemini, Dynosoar, and the manned orbiting laboratory

Johnson's philosophy, space policy, and institutional continuity

Apollo and the MOL

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr 12, 2013).

"September 2005."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-654) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Erickson, Mark, 1962- Into the unknown together

ISBN:

9781429455527

1429455527

OCLC:

85349378