This select volume of historical documents is organized chronologically, spanning from 1914 to the present.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. This collection of historical documents provides insight into the history of the United States in its pursuit of the peaceful uses of outer space, with emphasis on the manned space program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well as commercial American activities supporting human spaceflight in the early 21st century.
Rocketry and space technology have served varied goals throughout the Space Age: pure research, as well as research applied for national security, national prestige, and commercial profit. There have been varied actors as well, among them individuals supported by philanthropists as well as governments, intergovernmental organizations, international consortiums, and for-profit corporations.
This book focuses on space exploration, and in particular, human space exploration, leading to the questions, ""Why have humans gone into outer space in the past?"" and ""Why will they do so in the future?"" These documents help readers to examine the variety of fascinating answers to those questions.
By:
Thomas Gangale
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9781440871641
ISBN 10: 1440871647
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 11 November 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Primary
,
Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Introduction Chronology Chapter 1: From Aeronautics to Astronautics (1910s to 1940s) Laws Creating NACA and NASA (1915–1958) Robert Goddard, ""A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitude"" (1919) Robert Goddard, ""On the Present Status of the High-altitude Rocket"" (December 1923) Letter from Joseph Aimes to Fiorello LaGuardia on the Importance of NACA (February 24, 1932) Appraisal of German Research During the War Relative to That of the NACA (October 1946) Chapter 2: Creating a Space Program (1950s) Wernher von Braun, ""Challenges of Outer Space"" (October 20, 1955) Wernher von Braun, ""Space Travel and Our Technological Revolution"" (April 1957) Wernher von Braun, ""The Lessons of Sputnik"" (October 29, 1957) President Eisenhower's Message to Congress on Space Science and Exploration (April 2, 1958) National Aeronautics and Space Act (July 29, 1958) Message to NACA Employees (September 22, 1958) Report of the Special Committee on Space Technology (October 28, 1958) T. Keith Glennan, ""The Challenge of the Space Age"" (December 8, 1958) T. Keith Glennan, Wright Day Dinner Speech (December 17, 1958) T. Keith Glennan, ""Space Research and the Future"" (January 14, 1959) Selection of Mercury Astronauts (January 27, 1959) T. Keith Glennan, Address to the World Affairs Council (May 7, 1959) Chapter 3: The Space Race (1960s) Report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Man-in-Space (December 16, 1960) President Kennedy's News Conference on Soviet Achievement (April 12, 1961) President Kennedy's Moon Challenge Speech to Congress (May 25, 1961) President Kennedy's Letter to Chairman Khrushchev (March 18, 1962) The Lovelace Women in Space Program: Testimony of Jerrie Cobb (July 1962) President Kennedy's Moon Shot Speech (September 12, 1962) James Webb, ""Space: The International Aspects"" (January 24, 1963) NASA's Patent Policy (March 14, 1963) James Webb, NASA's 1964 Budget Request (April 24, 1963) President Johnson's Remarks on Pictures from Mars (July 29, 1965) Outer Space Treaty (January 27, 1967) James Webb's Statement on the Apollo 4 Mission (November 9, 1967) Neil Armstrong, Thoughts on the Upcoming Apollo 11 Mission (February 6, 1969) Thomas Paine's Speech before the Launch of Apollo 9 (February 27, 1969) Thomas Paine's Statement on the Luna 15 Launch (July 13, 1969) In Event of Moon Disaster (July 18, 1969) Thomas Paine's Remarks at the Commonwealth Club (August 1, 1969) Chapter 4: After the Moon, What's Next? (1970s) NASA Future Plans News Conference (January 13, 1970) President Nixon's Statement on the Future of the Space Program (March 3, 1970) Dale Myers' Statement on the Space Shuttle (1971) George Low, ""Skylab: Man's Laboratory in Space"" (May 17, 1971) James Fletcher's Space Program for the Seventies (September 23, 1971) NASA Press Conference on the Space Shuttle Program (January 5, 1972) James Fletcher, ""NASA's Long-Range Earth Resources Survey Program"" (January 25, 1972) NASA News Conference on the Space Shuttle (March 15, 1972) Press Conference Announcing the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (May 24, 1972) Press Conference on U.S.-Russia Cooperation (June 15, 1972) James Fletcher, ""The Space Flight after Apollo"" (January 17, 1973) Robert Frosch, Press Conference on the Space Program (June 23, 1977) Robert Frosch, Statement to Congress (January 26, 1978) Sally Ride Oral History (October 22, 2002) Robert Frosch, Press Briefing on the Shuttle Program (November 14, 1979) Chapter 5: The Shuttle Program (1980s) Report of the NASA Transition Team (December 19, 1980) James Beggs, ""America's Next Step in Space"" (June 1982) James Beggs, ""Making Space Pay Off"" (1982) President Reagan, Address on the Challenger Disaster (January 28, 1986) William Graham on the Future of the Teacher in Space Program (February 13, 1986) James Fletcher, Design of the Space Station (May 14, 1986) Report on the Challenger Accident (June 6, 1986) President Reagan on the Future of the Space Program (August 15, 1986) James Fletcher, Remarks on the Future of NASA (August 27, 1986) James Fletcher, ""A Case for Mars"" (July 18, 1987) The Ride Report: America's Future in Space (August 1987) President Bush's Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (July 20, 1989) Chapter 6: To Mars and Beyond (1990s) Richard Truly, ""Back to the Moon and On to Mars"" (1990) Richard Truly, Talk with NASA Employees (September 21, 1990) Exploring the Moon and Mars (July 1991) A Post–Cold War Assessment of U.S. Space Policy (December 1992) President Clinton's Conversation with Endeavour Astronauts (June 22, 1993) Daniel Goldin, ""What Comes Next in Space"" (June 23, 1993) Daniel Goldin, Statement on Agreement with Russia (September 2, 1993) Daniel Goldin, Speech to Kennedy Space Center Employees (January 27, 1995) Press Release on the Pathfinder Landing (July 1997) General Public Space Travel and Tourism (1998) Astronaut John Glenn and President Clinton: Emails in Space (November 7, 1998) Chapter 7: The Commercialization of Space (2000s) Expedition One Crew Brings the Station to Life (October 25, 2000) Space Tourism Promotion Act of 2001 (July 10, 2001) President Bush's Speech on the Columbia Disaster (February 4, 2003) Elon Musk, Testimony on Private Spaceflight (July 24, 2003) Congressional Hearing on Lunar Exploration (November 6, 2003) President Bush, Vision for Space Exploration (January 14, 2004) Building a Robust Space Industry (June 2004) Future Markets for Commercial Space (April 20, 2005) GAO Report on Commercial Space Launches (October 20, 2006) Hearing on the Workforce at Kennedy Space Center (June 23, 2008) The Augustine Summary Report (September 2009) Hearing on Commercial Space Transportation (December 2, 2009) Chapter 8: The Future of Space (2010s) President Obama, Space Exploration in the 21st Century (April 15, 2010) President Obama on the Space Program (July 6, 2011) President Obama on the Last Shuttle Flight (July 8, 2011) Charles Bolden, ""Curiosity Takes Us Back to Mars"" (August 6, 2012) Charles Bolden, ""Success in Commercial Space Continues"" (January 13, 2015) President Obama, ""Ensuring America Leads the World into the Next Frontier"" (October 15, 2016) President Trump, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (March 21, 2017) President Trump, ""Reviving the National Space Council"" (June 30, 2017) Congressional Hearing, ""Reopening the American Frontier"" (July 13, 2017) President Trump's Space Policy Directive-1 (December 11, 2017) President Trump, National Space Traffic Management Policy (June 18, 2018) Steve Stich, Crew Dragon Mission Success (March 8, 2019) NASA's Deep Space Exploration System (March 8, 2019) Results from the Twins Study (April 11, 2019) Index"
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.
Reviews for Space Exploration in the United States: A Documentary History
"""This useful volume of public documents, laws, speeches, and memoirs—each marking a turning point in the development of the U.S. space program—will be an asset to school, college, and general public collections from high school on up."" - Choice"
