Tag Archives: Lyndon B. Johnson

Wednesday’s Book Review: “US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946—1967″

Posted on February 27, 2013 by launiusr

US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946—1967. By Sean Kalic. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2012. I was quite pleased when Sean Kalic’s book, US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946—1967, appeared in the Centennial of Flight … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Space | Tagged Centennial of Flight Series, cold war, Department of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George W. Bush, History, international relations, JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson, Matthew Mowthorpe, Paul B. Stares, politics, presidential power, public perceptions, public policy, Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, Richard Nixon, Sean Kalic, Soviet Union, The Militarization and Weaponization of Space, The Militarization of Space: U.S. Policy, US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, World War II | 1 Comment

How Do Space Activities Contribute to Our Daily Lives?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by launiusr

I was recently asked this question, how do space activities contribute to our daily lives? I must confess that I have been asked it many times previously. Virtually every time this question is asked, however, it is because the person … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, Science, Space | Tagged 1960s, American exceptionalism, global warming, History, international relations, International Space Station, Lyndon B. Johnson, NASA, politics, public perceptions, reconnaissance satellites, science, space science, space shuttle, Spinoffs, technology transfer, U.S. Civil Space | 9 Comments

The Lure of the Red Planet: Early Flyby Missions to Mars

Posted on November 30, 2011 by launiusr

Robotic exploration of Mars has been one of the persistent efforts of the space age. It began, just as lunar exploration had, in a race between the United States and the Soviet Unionto see who would be the first to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, Science, Space | Tagged 1960s, cold war, History, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mariner 4, Mariner 6, Mariner 7, Mars exploration, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, presidential power, public perceptions, public policy, Soviet Union, space science, U.S. Civil Space, William H. Pickering | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Lyndon B. Johnson

Wednesday’s Book Review: “US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946—1967″

How Do Space Activities Contribute to Our Daily Lives?

The Lure of the Red Planet: Early Flyby Missions to Mars

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