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Politics and Space: Image Making by NASA

Book by Mark E. Byrnes; Praeger Publishers, 1994

Subjects:

Astronautics--United States--Public Opinion, Mass Media--United States--Influence, United States--National Aeronautics And Space Administration--Public Opinion, United States--Politics And Government

Collections: Entire Library

Government agencies have tended to attempt to project favorable public images of themselves as a method of building the public support they need to survive, all the more so in times of increasingly sophisticated communications and decreasingly available financial resources. This study analyzes ...
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Government agencies have tended to attempt to project favorable public images of themselves as a method of building the public support they need to survive, all the more so in times of increasingly sophisticated communications and decreasingly available financial resources. This study analyzes NASA's efforts to build political support through its public image. Throughout its tumultuous history, the space agency has carefully tailored its use of basic images: nationalism (during the Mercury era), romanticism (during the Apollo era), and pragmatism (during the Shuttle era)--to fit its prevailing political circumstances. This in-depth study will be of keen interest to scholars in political science and political communication.
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Reinventing NASA: Human Spaceflight, Bureaucracy, and Politics

Book by Roger Handberg; Praeger, 2003

Subjects:

Astronautics--Political Aspects--United States, United States--National Aeronautics And Space Administration

Collections: History, Entire Library

From its beginnings, NASA was convinced that its real mission was to create the opportunity for a much different and better society on Earth, namely through human space flight. Pursuit of such a goal has led the agency to persist in certain activities even when they conflict with the wishes of ...
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From its beginnings, NASA was convinced that its real mission was to create the opportunity for a much different and better society on Earth, namely through human space flight. Pursuit of such a goal has led the agency to persist in certain activities even when they conflict with the wishes of Congress and the President. Recent changes in the international environment, changes that began well before September 11, 2001, have brought the military back into the field of human space flight, a situation that holds certain hazards for NASA since the military is more powerful politically. Dramatic changes could be in store, changes that could severely damage NASA's capacity for continuing what it sees as its primary objective.
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The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia

Book by Marc Rothenberg; Garland, 2001

Subjects:

Science--United States--History--Encyclopedias

Collections: History, Entire Library

"Science is an essential element of American civilization. The historical study of American science -- the study of the individuals, the institutions, the ideas, and the experiments that together constitute the rich fabric of science in the United States -- is a lively and exciting field of ...
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"Science is an essential element of American civilization. The historical study of American science -- the study of the individuals, the institutions, the ideas, and the experiments that together constitute the rich fabric of science in the United States -- is a lively and exciting field of scholarship. However, the knowledge and interpretations generated by this scholarship have not been easily accessible to the high school or college student or to the interested general reader. This volume has been written to furnish that access".
-- Marc Rothenberg
(from the Introduction)
The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia brings together more than 200 scholars, ranging from the leading experts in their fields to young scholars presenting the fruits of their research. It offers a vast body of information hitherto scattered in numerous journals and specialized monographs. The book's coverage includes the roles of institutions and disciplines, the history of medicine and technology, the relationship between science and technology, and the major figures in the history of science in the United States.
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The Politics of Space: A History of U.S.-Soviet/Russian Competition and Cooperation in Space

Book by Matthew J. Von Bencke; Westview Press, 1997

Subjects:

Astronautics--International Cooperation--Government Policy--Russia, Astronautics--International Cooperation--Government Policy--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...and Space Administration NASA . NASA was designed to successfully...and Space Administration NASA . 75 NASA was expressly...Defense structures and the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration Eisenhower formed the basis...
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Global Environmental Change: Interactions of Science, Policy, and Politics in the United States

Book by Robert G. Fleagle; Praeger Publishers, 1994

Subjects:

Environmental Policy--United States, Global Environmental Change

Collections: Entire Library

This study examines how threats to the environment--the facts and probable impacts of global environment change--deserve local, national, and international attention.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the...Aeronautics and Space Administration (1989); H. Benedict, NASA: The Journey Continues (2d ed., 1992); R. D. Launius et al...
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Space Shuttle

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two...resumed on a more conservative schedule. NASA was forced to reemphasize expendable...killing the seven astronauts on board. NASA again halted shuttle launches, and a...
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Orbiting Solar Observatory

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...observatories (see observatory, orbiting ) launched between 1962 and 1971 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the sun in the ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths filtered out by the earths atmosphere. The third to be launched...
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Orbiting Astronomical Observatory

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...observatories (see observatory, orbiting ) launched between 1966 and 1972 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide astronomical data in the ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths filtered out by the earths atmosphere. Only two of...
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Orbiting Geophysical Observatory

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...observatories (see observatory, orbiting ) launched between 1964 and 1969 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the earths atmosphere, ionosphere , and magnetosphere and the solar wind . In order to provide global coverage...

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