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Ronald Reagan and the Space Frontier

Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98962-4

ISBN: 978-3-319-98961-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 27, 2018

1 - 10 of 24 Chapters

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Chapter 1A Cowboy Comes to Washington

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 1 –11

[Ronald Reagan, an actor-turned politician, was elected U.S. president in November 1980. He brought to the presidency a belief in American exceptionalism, an optimistic view of the future, and a fascination with technological progress. Told that the U.S. civilian space program was at...
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Chapter 2Getting Started

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 13 –23

[Reagan staffed his administration with a mixture of true believers in his conservative ideology and pragmatic individuals familiar with the functioning of the U.S. political system. He preferred to have issues come to him for decision only after being analyzed and debated by his administration...
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Chapter 3First Decisions

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 25 –41

[As Reagan took office, the first flight of the space shuttle was approaching. That April 1981 flight was hailed as an indication of a resurgence in American greatness. During 1981, the Reagan administration, after a brief debate, endorsed the already-existing policy that the space shuttle as it...
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Chapter 4An Initial Reagan Space Policy

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 43 –55

[After an 11-month review, a new National Space Policy was announced by President Reagan on July 4, 1982. That policy did not reflect major changes to existing NASA programs, but placed increased emphasis on private sector and military space activities. A lasting impact of the policy was to...
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Chapter 5SIG (Space) Gets Started

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 57 –70

[The SIG (Space) had its first meeting in September 1982. Staff support was provided by Air Force Col. Gil Rye, National Security Council director for space programs, who had an ambitious agenda for reforming U.S. space efforts. The group chose three topics for initial study: space launch policy,...
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Chapter 6Space Shuttle Issues: Round One

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 71 –85

[Between October 1982 and early 1983, the Reagan administration debated whether to build another space shuttle orbiter, increasing the fleet size to five orbiters. The administration was also dealing with several other policy issues associated with the space shuttle, ranging from what price to...
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Chapter 7The Next Logical Step

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 87 –100

[The decision with the most lasting impact on the U.S. space program made during the presidency of Ronald Reagan was likely his commitment to developing a space station. A permanently occupied human outpost in Earth orbit had been a central element in planning for space development since even...
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Chapter 8Debates and Disagreement

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 101 –119

[There were many issues to be resolved before the question of whether to move forward with a space station could be ready for presidential decision. They included: whether the scientific community or national security community would support a space station program; what was the design of the...
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Chapter 9The Space Station Decision

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 121 –139

[In the final months of 1983, Gil Rye was joined by Cabinet secretary Craig Fuller in pushing for bringing the issue of the space station before the president in a positive context. They decided to use the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, rather than SIG (Space), as the forum for briefing...
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Chapter 10“Follow Our Dreams to Distant Stars”

Logsdon, John M.

Pages: 141 –148

[The White House decided to make “the second great goal” to be outlined in Reagan’s January 25, 1984, State of the Union speech developing “our next frontier: space.” Announcing his approval of the space station was central to this portion of Reagan’s address. In the run up to the speech, there...

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