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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... example , that the American military will stick to its current position that people in space are not necessary to carry out missions related to the national defense . I have also assumed that NASA's projected flight rate — which is a ...
... example of Arthur C. Clarke's first law of prophecy : " When a distinguished scientist says that something is possible , he is almost certainly right . When he states something is impossible , he is very probably wrong . " There will ...
... example remote sensing , communications sat- ellites , and manned space stations , can be used for either civilian or military purposes . The genesis of the U.S. space station project , which is to be primarily civilian , is analyzed in ...
... examples of successful ones . She also analyzes the failures or close failures , positing that a lack of program continuity , fluctuating policy toward technology transfer , and the question of assured launches play an important role in ...
... example with Sputnik , no nation has asked permission before orbiting a satellite , and no official protests were heard until Colombia's in 1975. The first - come , first- served mode of operations in space took its rationale from the ...
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 |