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The Superpower Space Race: An Explosive Rivalry through the Solar System

Book by Robert Reeves; Plenum Press, 1994

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Outer Space--Exploration--Soviet Union--History, Outer Space--Exploration--United States--History, Space Probes, Space Race--Soviet Union--History, Space Race--United States--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...programs and spurring the missile race by starting a program to extend militarization into outer space. In addition to the constant...was clear. The exploration of space was going to accelerate because...I saw this new prospect of space exploration as nothing less...
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The Missile and Space Race

Book by Alan J. Levine; Praeger Publishers, 1994

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Arms Race--History--20th Century, Cold War--History, Outer Space--Exploration--History, Space Race--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Benson Charles. Living and Working in Space . Washington, D.C.: NASA, 1983...Dial Press, 1973. Cox Donald. Space Power . Philadelphia, Pa.: John C. Winston, 1958. Cox Donald. The Space Race . Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton...
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Wages, Race, Skills, and Space: Lessons from Employers in Detroit's Auto Industry

Book by Susan Turner Meiklejohn; Garland, 2000

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African American Automobile Industry Workers--Michigan--Detroit, Discrimination In Employment--Michigan--Detroit

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...to evaluate the relative merit of space-, race-, and skill-based explanations...reflects the explanatory categories of space, skills, and race. I begin this...follow this with an introductory space chapter that presents a brief history...
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Space, the Dormant Frontier: Changing the Paradigm for the 21st Century

Book by Joan Johnson-Freese, Roger Handberg; Praeger, 1997

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Astronautics and state--United States, Astronautics--United States--Public opinion, Outer space--Exploration--Government policy--United States

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...immediate impetus for the US-Soviet "space race," there had actually been a considerable...as a device by which an expensive space race could be avoided. The space race...But Sputnik triggered the public space race, with NASA becoming responsible...
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Politics and Space: Image Making by NASA

Book by Mark E. Byrnes; Praeger Publishers, 1994

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

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...frequently used sports metaphor was the "space race." Keith Glennan commented in 1959, "I...this race." 105 NASAs director of manned space flight downplayed the early Soviet lead in space by noting that "being ahead in the first...

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Journal Articles on: space race

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The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites

Journal article by James R. Downey; Parameters, Vol. 36, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites (Book)--Book reviews

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The First Space Race: Launching the Worlds First Satellites...in a detailed accounting of the early space race, this book will more than satisfy their...and continues even today. The First Space Race is organized chronologically and opens...
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Race, Space and the Law: Unmapping a White Settler Society

Journal article by Ozgur Ozdamar; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Race, Space and the Law: Unmapping a White Settler Society (Book)--Book reviews

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Race, Space and the Law: Unmapping a...Sherene H. Razack, ed. Race, Space and the Law: Unmapping a...24.95 paper. Race, Space and the Law explores how...The authors argue that the spaces and the arrangement of the...
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The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites

Journal article by Rick W. Sturdevant; Air Power History, Vol. 52, 2005

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Books--Book reviews, The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites (Book)--Book reviews

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The First Space Race: Launching the Worlds First Satellites. by Rick W. Sturdevant The First Space Race: Launching the Worlds First Satellites...assume the history of American and Soviet space programs during the 1950s has been chiseled...
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Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Race

Journal article by J. Ron Davis; Air Power History, Vol. 55, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Race (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Race. by J. Ron Davis Red Moon Rising...Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Race. By Matthew Brzezinski. New...examines the early Soviet and American space programs, beginning with their race...
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Working the Boundaries: Race, Space, and Mexican "Illegality" in Mexican Chicago

Journal article by David Roediger; Journal of Social History, Vol. 40, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Working the Boundaries: Race, Space, and Mexican "Illegality" in Mexican Chicago (Book)--Book reviews

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Working the Boundaries: Race, Space, and Mexican "Illegality" in Mexican...Roediger Working the Boundaries: Race, Space, and Mexican "Illegality" in Mexican...everyday life and the production of space, the book is avowedly interested in...

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Magazine Articles on: space race

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Assembly Adopts 15 Principles on Remote Sensing; States Urged to Prevent Outer Space Arms Race

Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 24, February 1987

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Arms race--Prevention, Outer space--Military aspects, Remote sensing--Military aspects, United Nations. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space--Management, United Nations. General Assembly--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.

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...sensing; states urged to prevent outer space arms race The General Assembly on 3 December...remote sensing of the Earth from space that had been endorsed in 1986 by...Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space after 12 years of work by its Legal...
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The Race to Space

Magazine article; Popular Science, Vol. 255, July 1999

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Archives & records, Government documents, International relations-US, Public access, Space exploration, USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United States

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The Race to Space IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO. JULY 20,1969 Neil...Gilruth, now director of all U.S. manned space programs, Mercury was nearing its end...Americans were beginning to dominate the space race. So the Chief Designer resorted to tricks...
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The Race to Exploit Outer Space

Magazine article by Leonard David; World and I, Vol. 14, May 1999

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Astronautics and civilization--Social aspects, Astronautics and state--History, Outer space--Discovery and exploration, Satellite launch services industry--Economic aspects, Space business enterprises--Social aspects, Space exploration, Space policy--History, Space stations--International aspects

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The Race to Exploit Outer Space. by Leonard David They silently slip through the vacuum void of space. Over 2,500 satellites belonging...as an undeclared finish line for the space race. Project Apollos key objective of...
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Helpful Lessons from the Space Race

Magazine article by William P. Barry, Louis Friedman, James E. Oberg, Howard E. Mccurdy; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 27, Summer 2011

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Kennedy, John F., Outer space--Analysis, Outer space--Discovery and exploration, Space exploration--Analysis, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Analysis, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Space policy

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...Helpful Lessons from the Space Race. by William P. Barry...book John E Kennedy and the Race to the Moon, he helps us...understand a conundrum that we "space people" have lived with...That motivation for the space race a priori doomed any significant...
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Return of the Space Race? the Russians Can't Afford a Space Programme Now; the US Has Lost Interest. So Will China Be Next to Reach for the Stars

Magazine article by David Whitehouse; New Statesman, Vol. 131, May 20, 2002

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Astronautics--International aspects, China--Science and technology policy, Russia--Science and technology policy, Space flight--Public opinion

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Return of the space race? The Russians cant afford a space...a few years after losing the moon race. But Soviet space engineers still had enough momentum...do something about it? Perhaps the space race will return after all. Dr David Whitehouse...

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Newspaper Articles on: space race

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Private Space Race Heating Up as US Retires Shuttle Atlantis

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 16, 2011

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Aerospace industry, Boeing Co., Space shuttles

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

Private Space Race Heating Up as US Retires Shuttle Atlantis. WASHINGTON...companies, aided by NASAs cash and expertise in human space flight, are rushing to be the first to build a space capsule to replace the retiring US shuttle in the next...
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City Game for Space Race

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), February 18, 2010

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Astronomy, Computer simulation, Computer-generated environments, Mars (Planet), Outer space--Discovery and exploration, Robots, Space exploration, University of Birmingham

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City Game for Space Race. Birmingham-developed technology could open up the next frontier in space exploration by providing a means to control space robots sent to probe the surface of Mars, writes Anna...
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Chimps Have the Right Stuff; Space-Going Simians in a Desperate Race to Save the Galaxy

Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), September 25, 2008

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Samberg, Andy, Space Chimps (Motion picture)

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Chimps Have the Right Stuff; Space-Going Simians in a Desperate Race to Save the Galaxy. SPACE Chimps is the story of Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp in space. He is a free-spirited circus performer...
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PERSPECTIVE: Is Mankind Ready for Another Giant Leap? as Scientists Prepare for Another Foray to Mars, Prof Mike Cruise from Birmingham University Explains Why the Future of the Human Race Could Depend on Successful Space Exploration

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 29, 2006

Subjects:

Mars (Planet), Nuclear energy--Discovery and exploration, Outer space--Discovery and exploration, Space exploration

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...Explains Why the Future of the Human Race Could Depend on Successful Space Exploration. Byline: Prof Mike...world but some research does need space platforms to carry the instruments...All research is expensive but space research is especially so and...
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EURO STARS; How the Space Race Has Become a Truly International Affair

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 11, 2007

Subjects:

EADS Astrium, Satellite industry

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EURO STARS; How the Space Race Has Become a Truly International Affair...superpowers have always dominated the space race. But with companies and agencies...1950s The post war years saw the space race kick-off, with Russia sending the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: space race

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Space Exploration

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...development of powerful rockets made direct space exploration a technological possibility...competition popularly known as the "space race." Explorer I, the first American...great majority of launches in the space program, even more information on...
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...by Soviet troops. In the technological race between the Soviet Union and the West...along with accords on cooperation in space exploration, environmental matters, and...especially the navy. In the "space race" with the United States, the USSR did...
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National Socialism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...deterioration of the superior race, and the Jews, knowing this...breeding, to extend the "master race" and limit inferior races. The Nazis accused Jews of...conquering path of the "master race." Marxism, international...would wrest Lebensraum living space. The ruling "master race...
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Satellite, Artificial

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...Japan, India, and the European Space Agency have orbited similar craft...narrow or wide area, and maneuver in space to obtain maximum coverage. Navigation...Kallen, The Giant Leaps: The Race to Space (1996); M. Long, 1997 Phillips...
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Von Braun, Wernher

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...prime figure in the cold war arms race and later in the space program. From 1945 to 1950 von...Agency (now the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center). There he developed...for the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASAs) lunar...

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