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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... effort . These essays are followed by an analysis by Thomas Blau and Daniel Goure of military activities in space . They survey the importance of space control in U.S. deterrence policy and come to a mixed conclusion . They see the ...
... effort should be devoted to international cooperation , and that national interests must in- creasingly be made subordinate to those of the international community . Magdelenat occupies a middle ground ; he is deeply concerned about the ...
... effort of reaching the moon . It is important to bear in mind that much of the early civilian space program was sustained by developments in military programs . The same knowledge needed for an ICBM force — about materials , electron ...
... efforts are also being devoted to the passive defense of satellites to reduce their vulnerability . 17 The most disturbing aspect of the increasing A - SAT activity is its political effect on the fragile but vital deterrent created by ...
... effort ; New York Times , 20 July 1979 . p . 12 . 8. " United States Space Activities . " Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 14 ( 26 June 1978 ) : 1135-37 . 9. U.S. General Accounting Office . " U.S. Must Spend More 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 |