Space and security : a reference handbook

Space and security : a reference handbook / Peter L. Hays.

Two-and-a-half years before Russia launched the first Sputnik satellites in 1957, the United States had already established a secret policy that emphasized peaceful applications of space technology and set the precedent of using satellite overflight for reconnaissance collection. Almost all of the o...

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Main Author: Hays, Peter L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2011.
Series:Contemporary world issues.
Subjects:
Astronautics and state > United States.
Astronautics, Military > United States.
Space industrialization > Government policy > United States.
Space surveillance > Government policy > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Astronautics and state
Astronautics, Military
Space industrialization > Government policy
Outer space > Civilian use > Government policy > United States.
Outer space
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Two-and-a-half years before Russia launched the first Sputnik satellites in 1957, the United States had already established a secret policy that emphasized peaceful applications of space technology and set the precedent of using satellite overflight for reconnaissance collection. Almost all of the organization and management structures that were created in the 1950s continue to affect U.S. national security space policy today.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781598844221
1598844229
1283053454
9781283053457
1849729220
9781849729222
9786613053459
6613053457
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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