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From its beginnings, NASA was convinced that its real mission was to create the opportunity for a much different and better society on Earth, namely through human space flight. Pursuit of such a goal has led the agency to persist in certain activities even when they conflict with the wishes of Congress and the President. Recent changes in the international environment, changes that began well before September 11, 2001, have brought the militar...

As we approach an era when military powers will routinely station weapons in space, this study discusses proposals for policy changes and offers conclusions regarding their implications. The author emphasizes their potential, in the post Cold War age to restart the global arms race.

American politicians have long been troubled by the question of whether or not to deploy a national missile defense system. The argument has focused upon the questions of cost, both political and fiscal, plus the reliability of the technologies. This study places that debate within the context of an ongoing controversy over the direction of American foreign and defense policy since the 1950s. Since that time several distinct worldviews (labele...

Explains the beginnings and expansion of China's space program, analyzing how China is able to hold such ambitions and how the interaction between technology, politics and economics has influenced the Chinese space program. This volume is aimed at students of space studies, Chinese politics, security studies, and international relations.

This volume explains the beginnings and expansion of China's space program, analyzing how China is now able to hold such ambitions and how the interaction between technology, politics and economics has influenced the Chinese space program.