While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of USspace efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with keyparticipants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years. JOHN LOGSDON Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, USA, and until his retirement was the long-time director of GWU's Space Policy Institute. Author of the seminal study The Decision to Go to the Moon (1970) and the main article for 'space exploration' in the newest edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, he is a sought-after commentator on space issues who has appeared on all major broadcast and cable networks, along with many international news shows. He was a member of the NASA Advisory Council from 2005-2009 and remains a member of its Exploration Committee. From 2008-2009 he held the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum. In 2003 he served as a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. INDICE: 'We Should Go to the Moon' - Before the White House - Making the Transition - Getting Started - First Decisions - 'There's Nothing More Important' - Space Plans Reviewed - 'A Great New American Enterprise' - First Steps onthe Way to the Moon - 'I Am Not That Interested in Space' - Early Attempts atSpace Cooperation - To the Moon Together: Pursuit of an Illusion? - Apollo under Pressure - Were Changes in the Wind? - John F. Kennedy and the Race to theMoon -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-11010-6
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 308
- Fecha Publicación: 10/02/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido