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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... scientist says that something is possible , he is almost certainly right . When he states something is impossible , he is very probably wrong . " There will come a time in the not - too - distant future when the technical pieces will ...
... scientists who are searching for extraterrestrial intelligence and those of groups believing in UFO phenomena . The points of agreement and conflict are delineated by the authors . They also examine the sociological processes through ...
... scientists . Aerospace contractors have also been hurt and many smaller firms have gone out of business , reducing the political support that can be marshaled from the private sector for a program in space . Sapolsky and Lambright have ...
... scientists can venture with some chance of affecting policy . But this zone will not long remain tranquil . The " winds of star wars " have begun to blow . As their velocity increases , social scientists will have less and less ...
... Scientist 82 ( 26 April 1979 ) : 248-50 . 18. U.S. Policy on A - SAT Arms Control ( Washington . D.C .: The White House . 31 March 1984 ) : Michael R. Gordon . " Proposed U.S. Anti - Satellite System Threat- ens Arms Control in Space ...
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 |