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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... Space Policy at the Crossroads . James Everett Katz Part I Military Activities in Space . 2. Space and the Preservation ... Station : Mankind's Permanent Presence in Space . Hans Mark 655 65 67 7. U.S. International Space Activities 82 ...
... space policy was eclipsed during the late 1960s and the 1970s . In part ... space stations , public and scholarly interest in space is again rising . In the ... station and space - based strategic defenses . Senator Schmitt , a former ...
... 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 enhance national security through space ... station project , which is to be ...
... space station within the decade . Less than a year earlier , Reagan had proposed a multibillion dollar program to militarize space . The administration named the program the Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) . but it was quickly ...
... space program . This compe- tition was evidenced when space program advocates succeeded in winning President Reagan's approval of a permanent manned space station . The $ 8 billion plan , announced in his 1984 State of the Union address ...
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 |