U.S. national debate topic 2011-2012 : American space exploration and development /

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Imprint:New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2011.
Description:ix, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:The reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3
Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8393718
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Varying Form of Title:American space exploration and development
United States national debate topic 2011-2012
US national debate topic 2011-2012
Other authors / contributors:Mari, Christopher.
ISBN:9780824211097 (alk. paper)
082421109X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • The U.S. Space Program. Above and beyond / Andre Balogh (History Today)
  • 50 and counting / Katherine Brick (Ad Astra)
  • Apollo R&D changed technology history / Sharon Gaudin (Computerworld)
  • Fear of a red planet is just what we need / Andrew Potter (Maclean's)
  • Delusions of space enthusiasts: sometimes innovation gets interrupted / Neil deGrasse Tyson (Natural history)
  • For NASA, longest countdown awaits / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times).
  • At a crossroads: should NASA be overhauled? The wealth of constellations: can the free market save the Space Program? / Charles Homans (Washington Monthly)
  • Space to thrive / The Economist
  • Wrecking NASA / Robert Zubrin (Commentary)
  • The role of government in a new American space agenda / Rick Tumlinson (Huffington Post)
  • Saving our space program / Bob Deutsch (USA Today Magazine)
  • NASA, we've got a problem; but it can be fixed / John Tierney (The New York Times)
  • Merging human spaceflight and science at NASA / Lou Friedman (The Space Review).
  • Outer space goes out to bid: should private companies lead U.S. spaceflight? Businesses take flight, with help from NASA / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times)
  • Not lost in space: IE seeks cost-effective means for suborbital tourism / Michael Hughes (Industrial Engineer)
  • The Explorer / Max Chafkin (Inc.)
  • Moon dreams: the Americans may still go to the moon before the Chinese / The Economist
  • Commercial crew and NASA's tipping point / Jeff Foust (The Space Review).
  • A bold mission or sheer lunacy? Should we return to the moon? Good night, moon? / Current Events
  • Moon-rush: Is the United States sitting out of the next space race? / Jeffrey Marlow (Ad Astra)
  • Buzz Aldrin: Apollo astronaut says: forget the moon, let's colonize Mars / Buzz Aldrin with Brittany Sauser (Technology Review)
  • The moon and Mars--stepping stones to life in space / Gordon Woodcock (Ad Astra).
  • Greenlighting the red planet: should we go straight to Mars? Destination Mars / Kate Lunau (MacLean's)
  • Why we shouldn't go to Mars / Gregg Easterbrook (Time)
  • Mars in 39 days / Sam Howe Verhovek (Popular Science)
  • NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft / Brian Palmer (The Washington Post)
  • Making Mars the new Earth / Robert Kunzig (National Geographic).