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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... Movement ........ William Sims Bainbridge 153 13. The Social Forces behind Technological Change and Space Policymaking 164 James Everett Katz 14. Extraterrestrial Intelligence : The Social Impact of an Idea ........ Ron Westrum , David ...
... things led to massive population movements that 50 years later saw the United States as a nation spanning the entire continent . Is it likely that someone will find something on the moon , say on the time viii People in Space.
... movement could result ? My guess is that it is not only likely but even probable . I submit that human freedom depends on growth and on expanding horizons . If you stifle growth , the available pie of resources becomes finite , which ...
... movements act to shape the mass movement of space exploration . Bainbridge's fundamental argument is that the venture into space has been driven by only a few clever individuals who were able to manipulate powerful political leaders ...
... movement " exploited a powerful technology in the service of national prestige but . as some policy analysts such as Downs and Schulman1 have suggested , when a program is quickly boosted to prominence by public support , it can just as ...
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 |