Christopher Cokinos

John M. Logsdon

Julie Swarstad Johnson

The Poetry of Spaceflight

Beyond Earth's Edge

NASA SP-2004-4407. NASA History Series. Edited by John M. Logsdon, et al. 6th in a series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the United States civil space program. Includes chapters on solar physics, space physics, life sciences, and Earth science. LC. card 96-9066.

Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program

Exploring the Unknown

Charles V. Kidd

Albert H. Teich

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON DC GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY.

The current work of OECD's Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) is grouped into five broad Themes plus a category of horizontal studies. The central focus of this report on Theme I, 'Science, Technology and Economic and Industrial Policy, ' which encompasses a wide range of technology issues that relate to economic policy and go to the heart of the CSTP raison d'etre. The United States has attached low priority to activities under Theme II, 'Government Policies and the Strengthening of the Research System.' In contrast, there is considerable interest and active participation in projects under Theme III, 'Information, Computer and Communication Policy, ' which deals with subjects high on the U.S. policy agenda. Theme IV, 'Scientific and Technological Relations with Developing Countries' has involved consultation among the OECD members on preparations for the U.N. Conference and Science and Technology for Development held in Vienna in August 1979. U.S. Participation on Theme V, 'Science and Technology Indicators' is provided by the National Foundation which is deeply interested in improving these important comparative data. Horizontal activities relating to OECD-wide questions or those cutting across the individual themes complete the CSTP program.

An Analysis: U.S. Participation in the OECD Committee on Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP).

Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civilian Space Program

On May 25, 1961, President John Kennedy declared: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.” Over his remaining time in the White House, JFK actively involved himself in space decisions and several times reviewed his decision to go to the Moon, each time concluding that the benefits of being the leader in space outweighed the massive costs of the lunar landing enterprise. Logsdon traces the evolution of JFK's thinking and policy up until his assassination, which brought to an end his reexamination of the program's goal and schedule and his hope to collaborate, rather than compete, with the Soviet Union in going to the Moon. This study, based on extensive research in primary documents and archival interviews with key members of the Kennedy administration, is the definitive examination of John Kennedy’s role in sending Americans to the Moon.

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took 'one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.' The success of the Apollo 11 mission satisfied the goal that had been set by President John F. Kennedy just over eight years earlier. It also raised the question 'What do you do next, after landing on the Moon?' It fell to President Richard M. Nixon to answer this question. After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program traces in detail how Nixon and his associates went about developing their response.

Richard Nixon and the American Space Program

After Apollo?

Robert W. Smith

Roger D. Lanius

This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe. An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A. McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century.

Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite

Reconsidering Sputnik

Exploring the Unknown: Organizing for exploration

Exploring the Unknown: Accessing space

John M. Logsdon

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