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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... Satellites : Gold Rush in the Clarke Orbit 98 Joseph N. Pelton 9. Underdevelopment via Satellite : The Interests of the German Space Industry in Developing Countries and Their Consequences 110 Jürgen Häusler and Georg Simonis 10. The ...
... satellite- use issues include the increasing friction between developed and developing countries over the availability of geostationary satellite " parking places " in the Clarke orbit . Direct broadcasting from satellites may also have ...
... satellite weapons . He thinks that the United States should reinstitute space arms - control negotiations with the Soviet Union and affirm our commitment to the antiballistic missile treaty we signed with the Soviets . The attempt to ...
... 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 economic role of Germany's growing satellite industry . They see satellites ...
... satellites or space colonies sometimes receive modest approval or publicity in Congress , they are more likely to be subjected to scathing ridicule , as when Senator William Proxmire ( D - WI ) called the proposed space colony a ...
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 |