The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security

by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk

The Other Space Race is a unique look at the early U.S. space program and how it both shaped and was shaped by politics during the Cold War. Eisenhower's "New Look" expanded the role of the Air Force in national security, and ultimately allowed ambitious aerospace projects, namely the "Dyna-Soar," a bomber equipped with nuclear weapons that would operate in space. Eisenhower's space policy was purely practical, creating a strong deterrent against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612518869
• ISBN13: 9781612518862
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"