Can Democracies Fly in Space?: The Challenge of Revitalizing the U.S. Space Program

by W. D. Kay and W.D. Kay

Over the last two decades, the image of the U.S. space program has become seriously tarnished. Its problems have ranged from massive cost overruns to serious program delays to catastrophic mission failures. The space program, once the most prominent symbol of American scientific and technological preeminence, now seems but one more example of government bumbling, extravagance, and waste. In this study, Kay examines the recent problems of the space...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275952541
• ISBN13: 9780275952549
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"