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OverviewRather than examining only the civil or military side of the US space program, as have many books in the past, Space, the Dormant Frontier takes a unique look at the space program as a whole. Part of the book's treatise is that the two communities must stop ignoring each other if the US space program is to move forward beyond being a science project, jobs program, or political football. How the program got into its current, semi-desperate state is also examined, as history has given space a legacy once glorious, now an albatross. The authors include information and analysis on the military and civil space programs, challenge the perspective of the Washington Beltway analyst with vested interests in the status quo, and make policy recommendations based on realism, rather than idealism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joan Johnson-Freese , Roger HandbergPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9780275958879ISBN 10: 0275958876 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 23 September 1997 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsRepackaging the Dream Policy Overview: If You Don't Care Where You're Going, Any Road Will Take You There The Situation Space as a Government Domain History As Inertia The Economics of Space, Breaking the Dependency Cycle The Opportunity Semidesperate Times Seeking New Opportunities The Method Convergence, Merging the Space Technology Bases Change the Paradigm, Incorporate Politics and Emphasize Economics A Parallel Development Plan Selected Bibliography IndexReviews?In this ambitious book, Johnson-Freese and Handberg offer a fresh look at the structure of the nation's space activities, attempting to lay out a road map for major changes in the way the United States conceives and executes these activities....The authors, both of whom have been involved in policy analysis of space activities for some years, succeed very well in raising issues that need to be addressed.?-Space Times ?In this ambitious book, Johnson-Freese and Handberg offer a fresh look at the structure of the nation's space activities, attempting to lay out a road map for major changes in the way the United States conceives and executes these activities....The authors, both of whom have been involved in policy analysis of space activities for some years, succeed very well in raising issues that need to be addressed.?-Space Times In this ambitious book, Johnson-Freese and Handberg offer a fresh look at the structure of the nation's space activities, attempting to lay out a road map for major changes in the way the United States conceives and executes these activities....The authors, both of whom have been involved in policy analysis of space activities for some years, succeed very well in raising issues that need to be addressed. -Space Times Author InformationJOAN JOHNSON-FREESE is Professor of International Security Studies on the faculty of the Air War College. Dr. Johnson-Freese received the Meritorious Civilian Award for work on Spacecast 2020 and is the author of numerous books. ROGER HANDBERG is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Space Policy and Law at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of The Future of the Space Industry (Quorum, 1995). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |