Space Exploration in the United States: A Documentary History
byThomas Gangaleauthor
Thomas Gangale holds a JSD in space, cyber, and telecommunications law from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a former U.S. Air Force officer.
20191130
ABC-CLIO
| Pages | 344 |
| Topics | Commercial Space Transportation;Crew Dragon;Early Rocketry;Human Spaceflight;International Space Station;New Shepard;Orion;Project Apollo;Project Gemini;Project Mercury;Skylab;Space Exploration;Space Shuttle;SpaceShipTwo;Starliner;American History: Science and Technology |
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This select volume of historical documents is organized chronologically, spanning from 1914 to the present. Divided into eight chapters, it includes a narrative introduction to each historical period.
- Provides readers with a broad overview of the U.S. history of human spaceflight from its beginnings to the present, and of the early 20th century rocketry that preceded it
- Provides a basis for in-depth studies of more specific topics in U.S. space history via source documents
- Presents the technocratic and commercial development of space technology as a push-pull relationship in which each propels the other into the future
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Table of Contents
Space Exploration in the United States: A Documentary History
Author(s): Gangale, Thomas;Contributors: Gangale, Thomas;Abstract:This select volume of historical documents is organized chronologically, spanning from 1914 to the present. Divided into eight chapters, it includes a narrative introduction to each historical period.
- Provides readers with a broad overview of the U.S. history of human spaceflight from its beginnings to the present, and of the early 20th century rocketry that preceded it
- Provides a basis for in-depth studies of more specific topics in U.S. space history via source documents
- Presents the technocratic and commercial development of space technology as a push-pull relationship in which each propels the other into the future
SortTitle: space exploration in the united states: a documentary historyAuthor Info:Thomas GangaleauthorThomas Gangale holds a JSD in space, cyber, and telecommunications law from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a former U.S. Air Force officer.
eISBN-13: 9781440871658Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440871658.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440871641Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 344Publication Date: 20191130- Cover Cover11
- Tite Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction xi12
- Chronology xv16
- Chapter 1: From Aeronautics to Astronautics (1910s to 1940s) 120
- Laws Creating NACA and NASA (1915–1958) 524
- Robert Goddard, “A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitude” (1919) 1534
- Robert Goddard, “On the Present Status of the High-altitude Rocket” (December 1923) 1837
- Letter from Joseph Aimes to Fiorello LaGuardia on the Importance of NACA (February 24, 1932) 2039
- Appraisal of German Research During the War Relative to That of the NACA (October 1946) 2645
- Chapter 2: Creating a Space Program (1950s) 4160
- Wernher von Braun, “Challenges of Outer Space” (October 20, 1955) 4564
- Wernher von Braun, “Space Travel and Our Technological Revolution” (April 1957) 4968
- Wernher von Braun, “The Lessons of Sputnik” (October 29, 1957) 5473
- President Eisenhower’s Message to Congress on Space Science and Exploration (April 2, 1958) 5877
- National Aeronautics and Space Act (July 29, 1958) 6281
- Message to NACA Employees (September 22, 1958) 6685
- Report of the Special Committee on Space Technology (October 28, 1958) 6988
- T. Keith Glennan, “The Challenge of the Space Age” (December 8, 1958) 7392
- T. Keith Glennan, Wright Day Dinner Speech (December 17, 1958) 7695
- T. Keith Glennan, “Space Research and the Future” (January 14, 1959) 7897
- Selection of Mercury Astronauts (January 27, 1959) 8099
- T. Keith Glennan, Address to the World Affairs Council (May 7, 1959) 82101
- Chapter 3: The Space Race (1960s) 85104
- Report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Man-in-Space (December 16, 1960) 89108
- President Kennedy’s News Conference on Soviet Achievement (April 12, 1961) 95114
- President Kennedy’s Moon Challenge Speech to Congress (May 25, 1961) 97116
- President Kennedy’s Letter to Chairman Khrushchev (March 18, 1962) 99118
- The Lovelace Women in Space Program: Testimony of Jerrie Cobb (July 1962) 101120
- President Kennedy’s Moon Shot Speech (September 12, 1962) 104123
- James Webb, “Space: The International Aspects” (January 24, 1963) 106125
- NASA’s Patent Policy (March 14, 1963) 108127
- James Webb, NASA’s 1964 Budget Request (April 24, 1963) 110129
- President Johnson’s Remarks on Pictures from Mars (July 29, 1965) 112131
- Outer Space Treaty (January 27, 1967) 114133
- James Webb’s Statement on the Apollo 4 Mission (November 9, 1967) 118137
- Neil Armstrong, Thoughts on the Upcoming Apollo 11 Mission (February 6, 1969) 119138
- Thomas Paine’s Speech before the Launch of Apollo 9 (February 27, 1969) 122141
- Thomas Paine’s Statement on the Luna 15 Launch (July 13, 1969) 124143
- In Event of Moon Disaster (July 18, 1969) 124143
- Thomas Paine’s Remarks at the Commonwealth Club (August 1, 1969) 125144
- Chapter 4: After the Moon, What’s Next? (1970s) 129148
- NASA Future Plans News Conference (January 13, 1970) 133152
- President Nixon’s Statement on the Future of the Space Program (March 3, 1970) 135154
- Dale Myers’ Statement on the Space Shuttle (1971) 138157
- George Low, “Skylab: Man’s Laboratory in Space” (May 17, 1971) 140159
- James Fletcher’s Space Program for the Seventies (September 23, 1971) 142161
- NASA Press Conference on the Space Shuttle Program (January 5, 1972) 145164
- James Fletcher, “NASA’s Long-Range Earth Resources Survey Program” (January 25, 1972) 148167
- NASA News Conference on the Space Shuttle (March 15, 1972) 150169
- Press Conference Announcing the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (May 24, 1972) 151170
- Press Conference on U.S.-Russia Cooperation (June 15, 1972) 152171
- James Fletcher, “The Space Flight after Apollo” (January 17, 1973) 154173
- Robert Frosch, Press Conference on the Space Program (June 23, 1977) 156175
- Robert Frosch, Statement to Congress (January 26, 1978) 158177
- Sally Ride Oral History (October 22, 2002) 161180
- Robert Frosch, Press Briefing on the Shuttle Program (November 14, 1979) 165184
- Chapter 5: The Shuttle Program (1980s) 169188
- Report of the NASA Transition Team (December 19, 1980) 173192
- James Beggs, “America’s Next Step in Space” (June 1982) 176195
- James Beggs, “Making Space Pay Off” (1982) 179198
- President Reagan, Address on the Challenger Disaster (January 28, 1986) 181200
- William Graham on the Future of the Teacher in Space Program (February 13, 1986) 183202
- James Fletcher, Design of the Space Station (May 14, 1986) 185204
- Report on the Challenger Accident (June 6, 1986) 188207
- President Reagan on the Future of the Space Program (August 15, 1986) 192211
- James Fletcher, Remarks on the Future of NASA (August 27, 1986) 193212
- James Fletcher, “A Case for Mars” (July 18, 1987) 195214
- The Ride Report: America’s Future in Space (August 1987) 198217
- President Bush’s Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (July 20, 1989) 202221
- Chapter 6: To Mars and Beyond (1990s) 207226
- Richard Truly, “Back to the Moon and On to Mars” (1990) 211230
- Richard Truly, Talk with NASA Employees (September 21, 1990) 213232
- Exploring the Moon and Mars (July 1991) 216235
- A Post–Cold War Assessment of U.S. Space Policy (December 1992) 219238
- President Clinton’s Conversation with Endeavour Astronauts (June 22, 1993) 222241
- Daniel Goldin, “What Comes Next in Space” (June 23, 1993) 224243
- Daniel Goldin, Statement on Agreement with Russia (September 2, 1993) 227246
- Daniel Goldin, Speech to Kennedy Space Center Employees (January 27, 1995) 229248
- Press Release on the Pathfinder Landing (July 1997) 231250
- General Public Space Travel and Tourism (1998) 234253
- Astronaut John Glenn and President Clinton: Emails in Space (November 7, 1998) 242261
- Chapter 7: The Commercialization of Space (2000s) 245264
- Expedition One Crew Brings the Station to Life (October 25, 2000) 249268
- Space Tourism Promotion Act of 2001 (July 10, 2001) 251270
- President Bush’s Speech on the Columbia Disaster (February 4, 2003) 254273
- Elon Musk, Testimony on Private Spaceflight (July 24, 2003) 256275
- Congressional Hearing on Lunar Exploration (November 6, 2003) 259278
- President Bush, Vision for Space Exploration (January 14, 2004) 262281
- Building a Robust Space Industry (June 2004) 264283
- Future Markets for Commercial Space (April 20, 2005) 269288
- GAO Report on Commercial Space Launches (October 20, 2006) 271290
- Hearing on the Workforce at Kennedy Space Center (June 23, 2008) 273292
- The Augustine Summary Report (September 2009) 275294
- Hearing on Commercial Space Transportation (December 2, 2009) 278297
- Chapter 8: The Future of Space (2010s) 283302
- President Obama, Space Exploration in the 21st Century (April 15, 2010) 287306
- President Obama on the Space Program (July 6, 2011) 289308
- President Obama on the Last Shuttle Flight (July 8, 2011) 290309
- Charles Bolden, “Curiosity Takes Us Back to Mars” (August 6, 2012) 291310
- Charles Bolden, “Success in Commercial Space Continues” (January 13, 2015) 293312
- President Obama, “Ensuring America Leads the World into the Next Frontier” (October 15, 2016) 294313
- President Trump, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (March 21, 2017) 295314
- President Trump, “Reviving the National Space Council” (June 30, 2017) 296315
- Congressional Hearing, “Reopening the American Frontier” (July 13, 2017) 300319
- President Trump’s Space Policy Directive-1 (December 11, 2017) 303322
- President Trump, National Space Traffic Management Policy (June 18, 2018) 304323
- Steve Stich, Crew Dragon Mission Success (March 8, 2019) 307326
- NASA’s Deep Space Exploration System (March 8, 2019) 310329
- Results from the Twins Study (April 11, 2019) 312331
- Index 315334
- About the Author 325344