People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "Star Wars" CenturyJames Everett Katz U.S. military strategy, particularly the "Star Wars" scenarios, has generated renewed interest in outer space. The implications for the security of nations on Earth and other emerging space policy problems are examined in this volume. People in Space is organized into three sections following an overview by Katz: military activities in space, civilian activities in space, and space as a sociological phenomenon. The authors treat the human uses of outer space as endeavors wherein ordinary policy and sociological processes take place. They offer perspectives on how space policy ought to be and is being formed. Space policy is a new, often emotionally charged field, laden with conflicting ideas, values, and worldviews. |
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... NASA's current projections , the Shuttle will fly about 24 times a year and the average crew per flight will be about five people . Thus somewhat over 100 people per year will be flying in space which means that in the coming 25 years ...
... NASA official . In his chapter he notes that although the leadership of the military and space sciences communities opposed building a manned space station , through foresight and diligence NASA's leadership was able to win President ...
... NASA . Space enthusiasts in Congress are few in number , and their ardor has been matched only by their ineffectualness . Yet , the post - Apollo disenchant- ment with the space program should not dampen the interests of policy an ...
... ( NASA ) NASA's rapid rise to success , culminating in the 1969 lunar landing , has been followed by a precipitous decline . In the late 1950s and until the mid- 1960s . NASA was supported by the public and the media , as well as by ...
... NASA's critics and for disaffected groups within and outside the agency . 6 Some have blamed NASA's public relations department for its inability to deflect criticism and generate popular support , without recognizing that there are ...
Contents
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Military Activities in Space | 33 |
Space and the Preservation of Freedom | 35 |
Space Militarization A Costly Mistake | 40 |
Space Militarization and the Maintenance of Deterrence | 44 |
Space Militarization and International Law | 55 |
Civilian Activities in Space | 65 |
The Space Station Mankinds Permanent Presence in Space | 67 |
The Controversy over Remote Sensing | 129 |
The Moon Treaty Reflections on the Proposed Moon Treaty Space Law and the Future | 140 |
The Sociology of Outer Space | 151 |
Beyond Bureaucratic Policy The Space Flight Movement | 153 |
The Social Forces behind Technological Change and Space Policymaking | 164 |
Extraterrestrial Intelligence The Social Impact of an Idea | 178 |
The Social Psychology of Space Travel | 194 |
Must There Be Space Colonies? A Jurisprudential Drift to Historicism | 207 |
US International Space Activities | 82 |
The Proliferation of Communications Satellites Gold Rush in the Clarke Orbit | 98 |
Underdevelopment via Satellite The Interests of the German Space Industry in Developing Countries and Their Consequences | 110 |
About the Contributors | 220 |
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People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "Star Wars" Century James Everett Katz No preview available - 1985 |
People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "star Wars" Century James Everett Katz No preview available - 1985 |
People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "star Wars" Century James Everett Katz No preview available - 1985 |