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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... University , New Brunswick , New Jersey 08903 . Library of Congress Catalog Number : 85-1011 ISBN : 0-88738-052-2 ( cloth ) , 0-88738-609-1 ( paper ) Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication ...
... University of Texas system . Mark served as Secretary of the Air Force and for many years was a high NASA official . In his chapter he notes that although the leadership of the military and space sciences communities opposed building a ...
... University in West Germany , examine how developed countries are using satellites that affect the Third World . The perspective of these two writers is highly pessimistic and in sharp contrast to Pelton's . They focus on the potential ...
... University of Texas examines the difficult life of the Moon Treaty in his chapter . Now seemingly moribund , the intent of the treaty was to develop an international policy for the exploitation of lunar sources . However , the belief ...
... University - Northridge , intertwines studies of sociology , psychology , and human engineering to reflect on the problems and consequences of humans traveling in space . Her analysis is profoundly important in view of nascent plans to ...
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 |