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The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security (2015)

Sambaluk, Nicholas Michael (Author)

Naval Institute Press

ISBN: 9781612518862

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Satellites, artificial Bombs and bombing Technology and war; technology and the military Space travel; space flight Space research and exploration Cold War National security Aeronautics; aviation Technology and politics 20th century Soviet Union United States Eisenhower, Dwight David

The Other Space Race is a unique look at the early U.S. space program and how it both shaped and was shaped by politics during the Cold War. Eisenhower’s “New Look” expanded the role of the Air Force in national security, and ultimately allowed ambitious aerospace projects, namely the “Dyna-Soar,” a bomber equipped with nuclear weapons that would operate in space. Eisenhower’s space policy was purely practical, creating a strong deterrent against the use of nuclear arms against the United States. With the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, the political climate changed, and space travel became part of the United States’ national discourse. Sambaluk explores what followed, including the scuttling of the “Dyna-Soar” program and the transition from Eisenhower’s space policy to John Kennedy’s. This well-argued, well-researched book gives much needed perspective on the Cold War’s influence on space travel and it’s relation to the formation of public policy.

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Review Meyer, Alan D. (April 2017) Review of "The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security". Technology and Culture (pp. 597-598). unapi

Review Rick W. Sturdevant (2016) Review of "The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security". Air Power History (p. 54). unapi

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