The Sputniks Crisis and Early United States Space Policy

The Sputniks Crisis and Early United States Space Policy
Author: Rip Bulkeley
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1991-06-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1349119814

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.