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The Sputniks Crisis and Early United States Space Policy

A Critique of the Historiography of Space

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Crisis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A Devastating Blow

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 3-18
  3. Truman

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Advice on Missiles for Truman

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 29-44
    3. Advice on Space for Truman

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 45-59
    4. Intelligence for Truman

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 60-69
    5. The Truman Space Policy

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 70-86
  4. International Geophysical Year

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
    2. Proposing Satellites for the IGY

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 89-103
    3. Satellites in the IGY

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 104-122
  5. Eisenhower

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Advice for Eisenhower

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 125-144
    3. Intelligence for Eisenhower

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 145-155
    4. Eisenhower’s Early Space Policy

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 156-182
  6. Judgements

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
    2. Post-Mortem

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 185-200
    3. Versions of Events

      • Rip Bulkeley
      Pages 201-214
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 215-286

About this book

An examination of American space policy in the 12 years after World War II and in particular of the reaction provoked by the launching of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. In the author's opinion the truth of what occurred in this period has been clouded by confusion and misinformation.

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